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Widnes and Halewood
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Your member of parliament
Derek Twigg
LabourLabour won Widnes and Halewood at the 2024 general election with a majority of 16,425 votes, or 43.1 points. A swing of 21.6 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 638 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 12.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 43.1 points, which is larger than 638 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 16,425 votes.
Majority
16,425
43.1% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.3%
-5.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
38,116 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek TwiggElected | Labour | 23,484 | 61.6% | +27.9 |
| Jake Fraser | Reform UK | 7,059 | 18.5% | +4.2 |
| Sean Houlston | Conservative | 3,507 | 9.2% | -14.5 |
| Nancy Mills | Green Party | 2,058 | 5.4% | -1.0 |
| David Coveney | Liberal Democrat | 1,593 | 4.2% | -8.0 |
| Michael Murphy | Workers Party of Britain | 415 | 1.1% | +0.4 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. 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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