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Tonbridge
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Your member of parliament
Tom Tugendhat
ConservativeConservative won Tonbridge at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,166 votes, or 22.2 points. A swing of 11.1 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 471 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 179.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 22.2 points, which is larger than 471 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 11,166 votes.
Majority
11,166
22.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
69.1%
+9.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
50,328 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom TugendhatElected | Conservative | 20,517 | 40.8% | +17.1 |
| Lewis Bailey | Labour | 9,351 | 18.6% | -15.1 |
| Anna Cope | Green Party | 7,596 | 15.1% | +8.7 |
| Teresa Hansford | Reform UK | 7,548 | 15.0% | +0.7 |
| John Woollcombe | Liberal Democrat | 4,234 | 8.4% | -3.8 |
| Tim Shaw | Independent Alliance (Kent) | 926 | 1.8% | +1.8 |
| Ian Grattidge | Social Democratic Party | 156 | 0.3% | +0.2 |
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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