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Swindon South
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Your member of parliament
Heidi Alexander
LabourLabour won Swindon South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,606 votes, or 21.4 points. A swing of 10.7 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 459 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 191.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 21.4 points, which is larger than 459 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 9,606 votes.
Majority
9,606
21.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.7%
+2.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
44,794 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi AlexanderElected | Labour | 21,676 | 48.4% | +14.7 |
| Robert Buckland | Conservative | 12,070 | 26.9% | +3.2 |
| Catherine Kosidowski | Reform UK | 6,194 | 13.8% | -0.5 |
| Roderick Hebden | Green Party | 2,539 | 5.7% | -0.7 |
| Matthew McCabe | Liberal Democrat | 1,843 | 4.1% | -8.1 |
| Martin Costello | Independent | 472 | 1.1% | -1.0 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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