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Historical verified result · E14001216

East Thanet general election result, 2024.

Polly Billington (Labour) won East Thanet in the 2024 UK general election by 6,971 votes over Helen Harrison (Conservative).

Direct answer

Polly Billington was elected.

Polly Billington received 17,054 votes (39.93%). Helen Harrison received 10,083 votes (23.61%).

Winning party
Labour
Runner-up party
Conservative
Winning majority
6,971
Turnout
57.01%
Valid votes
42,713
Electorate
74,927
Complete candidate result

All 8 candidates.

PlaceCandidatePartyVotesShare
1Polly Billington ↗ElectedLabour17,05439.93%
2Helen HarrisonConservative10,08323.61%
3Paul WebbReform UK8,59120.11%
4Steve RobertsGreen Party4,59010.75%
5Jai SinghLiberal Democrat1,3653.20%
6Grahame BirchallIndependent5631.32%
7Paul HoltonIndependent3690.86%
8Mo ShafaeiIndependent980.23%
Permanent constituency record

East Thanet, England

Electionpedia ID
eop-result-uk-2024-commons-e14001216
Official constituency code
E14001216
Region
South East
Nation
England
Polling date
4 July 2024
Result summary
Lab gain from Con
Invalid ballots
167
Coverage boundary

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