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Truro and Falmouth
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Your member of parliament
Jayne Kirkham
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Truro and Falmouth at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,151 votes, or 16.2 points. A swing of 8.1 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 371 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 279.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 16.2 points, which is larger than 371 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 8,151 votes.
Majority
8,151
16.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
68.9%
+9.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
50,264 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne KirkhamElected | Labour | 20,783 | 41.3% | +7.6 |
| Cherilyn Mackrory | Conservative | 12,632 | 25.1% | +1.4 |
| Ruth Gripper | Liberal Democrat | 6,552 | 13.0% | +0.8 |
| Steve Rubidge | Reform UK | 6,163 | 12.3% | -2.0 |
| Karen La Borde | Green Party | 3,470 | 6.9% | +0.5 |
| Peter Lawrence | Independent | 498 | 1.0% | -1.1 |
| Peter White | Liberal | 166 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
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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