Direct answer
John Whitby was elected.
John Whitby received 17,759 votes (34.64%). Sarah Dines received 17,409 votes (33.95%).
- Winning party
- Labour
- Runner-up party
- Conservative
- Winning majority
- 350
- Turnout
- 69.93%
- Valid votes
- 51,272
- Electorate
- 73,324
Historical verified result · E14001195
Derbyshire Dales general election result, 2024.
John Whitby (Labour) won Derbyshire Dales in the 2024 UK general election by 350 votes over Sarah Dines (Conservative).
Complete candidate result
All 7 candidates.
| Place | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Whitby ↗Elected | Labour | 17,759 | 34.64% |
| 2 | Sarah Dines ↗ | Conservative | 17,409 | 33.95% |
| 3 | Edward Oakenfull | Reform UK | 7,728 | 15.07% |
| 4 | Robert Court | Liberal Democrat | 4,860 | 9.48% |
| 5 | Kelda Boothroyd | Green Party | 2,830 | 5.52% |
| 6 | Rachel Elnaugh-Love | Independent | 369 | 0.72% |
| 7 | Helen Wetherall | True & Fair Party | 317 | 0.62% |
Permanent constituency record
Derbyshire Dales, England
- Electionpedia ID
- eop-result-uk-2024-commons-e14001195
- Official constituency code
- E14001195
- Region
- East Midlands
- Nation
- England
- Polling date
- 4 July 2024
- Result summary
- Lab gain from Con
- Invalid ballots
- 173
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