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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Watford

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

4,723latest majority
60.8%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Matt Turmaine

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate73,100
Turnout60.8%
Majority4,723
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Sarah KnottHeritage Party1680.4%
Arran Bowen-la GrangeGreen Party2,4285.5%
Khalid ChohanWorkers Party of Britain2,6596.0%
Gary LingReform UK4,93011.1%
Ian StotesburyLiberal Democrat7,57717.0%
Dean RussellConservative10,98524.7%
Matt TurmaineLabour15,70835.3%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 1,300 · 68.4% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Conservative Majority 2,092 · 67.8% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Conservative Majority 9,794 · 67.2% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population115,450Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1823.5%Share of population
Aged 65+13.1%Share of population
Home owners55.9%Households
Private renters27.5%Households
Social renters15.5%Households
One-person households27.9%Of households
Families with children34.8%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.