RESEARCH & RECORDS

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2024 GENERAL ELECTION

Election records

Verified results and analysis from the House of Commons Library. The tables below are deliberately non-linked: the numbers are the destination.

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TIGHTEST CONTESTS

Closest results

1Hendon0.04% · 15 votes

2Poole0.04% · 18 votes

3Basildon and Billericay0.05% · 20 votes

4North West Cambridgeshire0.09% · 39 votes

5Central Devon0.11% · 61 votes

6Havant0.22% · 92 votes

7Exmouth and Exeter East0.24% · 121 votes

8South Basildon and East Thurrock0.25% · 98 votes

9Beverley and Holderness0.28% · 124 votes

10Peterborough0.28% · 118 votes

SAFEST SEATS

Largest winning margins

1Chorley60.58% · 20,575 votes

2Bootle56.54% · 21,983 votes

3Liverpool Walton54.89% · 20,245 votes

4Liverpool West Derby53.74% · 20,423 votes

5Knowsley50.82% · 18,319 votes

6Liverpool Garston47.87% · 20,104 votes

7Liverpool Riverside45.68% · 14,793 votes

8Lewisham East44.47% · 18,073 votes

9York Central44.21% · 19,154 votes

10Hornsey and Friern Barnet44.15% · 21,475 votes

PARTICIPATION

Highest turnout

1Harpenden and Berkhamsted75.2%

2Rushcliffe72.9%

3Winchester72.9%

4Esher and Walton72.8%

5Chesham and Amersham72.7%

6South Cotswolds72.7%

7North Somerset72.2%

8North East Hampshire72.2%

9Godalming and Ash72.1%

10Henley and Thame72.1%

PARTICIPATION

Lowest turnout

1Manchester Rusholme40.0%

2Leeds South41.7%

3Kingston upon Hull East42.2%

4Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney42.7%

5Tipton and Wednesbury43.0%

6Wolverhampton South East43.1%

7Blackley and Middleton South43.3%

8Birmingham Ladywood43.7%

9Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North43.9%

10Birmingham Erdington44.1%

WHO STOOD

Most candidates by party

1Conservative635 candidates

2Labour631 candidates

3Liberal Democrats630 candidates

4Green629 candidates

5Reform UK609 candidates

6Workers Party of Britain152 candidates

7Social Democratic Party122 candidates

8SNP57 candidates

9Heritage Party41 candidates

10Plaid Cymru32 candidates

BUSIEST BALLOTS

Most candidates in a seat

1Richmond and Northallerton13 candidates

2Ealing Southall12 candidates

3Holborn and St Pancras12 candidates

4Oxford East12 candidates

The 2024 UK average was 6.9 candidates per constituency.

TURNOUT BY WINNER

Highest average turnout

1Green68.9%

2Liberal Democrats67.5%

3Conservative63.4%

4Labour56.2%

Average constituency turnout grouped by winning party.

INDEPENDENTS

Independent candidates

1Independent candidates459

2Share of all candidates10.2%

3Independent votes564,095

4Share of votes cast2.0%

5Independent MPs elected6

6Independent MPs in 20190

TURNOUT CHANGE

Compared with 2019

1East Ham−18.8 pp

2Lewisham West and East DulwichIncrease <1 pp

3St Neots and Mid CambridgeshireIncrease <1 pp

4Chesham and AmershamIncrease <1 pp

Comparison uses estimated 2019 turnout on the new 2024 constituency boundaries. East Ham recorded the largest fall; only three seats increased.

2024 ELECTION AT A GLANCE

More records & numbers

115Seats won by 5% or lessNearly one in five constituencies.

46Seats won by under 2%Very close contests by winning margin.

5Seats won by 50%+ marginsDown from 37 in 2019.

4,515Candidates stoodMore than 1,000 above the 2019 total.

6.9Candidates per constituencyThe UK-wide average.

13Most candidates in one seatRichmond and Northallerton.

59.7%UK turnoutThe lowest general-election turnout since 2001.

64.9%Highest regional turnoutSouth West England.

55.7%Lowest regional turnoutYorkshire and the Humber.

Source: House of Commons Library, General election 2024 results, marginality, turnout and candidate analysis. Figures are descriptive historical results.