England · Constituency
Tunbridge Wells
Covers Paddock Wood · Royal Tunbridge Wells · Southborough · Broadwater Down
Photograph shows Paddock Wood, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Tunbridge Wells.
Your member of parliament
Mike Martin
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won Tunbridge Wells at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,687 votes, or 16.0 points. A swing of 8.0 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 366 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 284.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 16.0 points, which is larger than 366 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 8,687 votes.
Majority
8,687
16.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
68.9%
+9.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
54,250 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike MartinElected | Liberal Democrat | 23,661 | 43.6% | +31.4 |
| Neil Mahapatra | Conservative | 14,974 | 27.6% | +3.9 |
| John Gager | Reform UK | 6,484 | 12.0% | -2.3 |
| Hugo Pound | Labour | 6,178 | 11.4% | -22.3 |
| John Hurst | Green Party | 2,344 | 4.3% | -2.1 |
| Hassan Kassem | Independent | 609 | 1.1% | -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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