England · Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold
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Photograph shows Wetherby. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
ConservativeConservative won Wetherby and Easingwold at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,846 votes, or 9.3 points. A swing of 4.7 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 202 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 448.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 9.3 points, which is larger than 202 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 4,846 votes.
Majority
4,846
9.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
70.3%
+10.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
52,259 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec ShelbrookeElected | Conservative | 20,597 | 39.4% | +15.7 |
| Ben Pickles | Labour | 15,751 | 30.1% | -3.6 |
| Mike Jordan | Reform UK | 7,288 | 13.9% | -0.3 |
| Arnold Warneken | Green Party | 4,529 | 8.7% | +2.3 |
| James Monaghan | Liberal Democrat | 3,351 | 6.4% | -5.8 |
| John Hall | The Yorkshire Party | 743 | 1.4% | +1.4 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. 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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