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Wakefield and Rothwell
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Your member of parliament
Simon Lightwood
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Wakefield and Rothwell at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,346 votes, or 23.0 points. A swing of 11.5 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 483 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 167.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 23.0 points, which is larger than 483 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 9,346 votes.
Majority
9,346
23.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.2%
-5.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
40,656 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon LightwoodElected | Labour | 17,773 | 43.7% | +10.0 |
| David Dews | Reform UK | 8,427 | 20.7% | +6.4 |
| Arnold Cravan | Conservative | 7,322 | 18.0% | -5.7 |
| Stewart Golton | Liberal Democrat | 3,249 | 8.0% | -4.2 |
| Ash Routh | Green Party | 2,389 | 5.9% | -0.5 |
| Keith Mason | Workers Party of Britain | 705 | 1.7% | +1.0 |
| Brent Hawksley | The Yorkshire Party | 606 | 1.5% | +1.4 |
| Nicholas Sanders | Social Democratic Party | 185 | 0.5% | +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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