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Thurrock
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Your member of parliament
Jen Craft
LabourLabour won Thurrock at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,474 votes, or 17.2 points. A swing of 8.6 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 392 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 258.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 17.2 points, which is larger than 392 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 6,474 votes.
Majority
6,474
17.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
51.2%
-8.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
37,558 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jen CraftElected | Labour | 16,050 | 42.7% | +9.0 |
| Sophie Preston-Hall | Reform UK | 9,576 | 25.5% | +11.2 |
| Jacqueline Doyle-Price | Conservative | 8,009 | 21.3% | -2.4 |
| Eugene McCarthy | Green Party | 1,632 | 4.3% | -2.1 |
| Michael Bukola | Liberal Democrat | 1,157 | 3.1% | -9.1 |
| Yousaff Khan | Workers Party of Britain | 691 | 1.8% | +1.1 |
| Nimal Raj | Independent | 443 | 1.2% | -0.9 |
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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