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Historical verified result · E14001262

Halifax general election result, 2024.

Kate Dearden (Labour and Co-operative Party) won Halifax in the 2024 UK general election by 6,269 votes over Hazel Sharp (Conservative).

Direct answer

Kate Dearden was elected.

Kate Dearden received 14,135 votes (35.15%). Hazel Sharp received 7,866 votes (19.56%).

Winning party
Labour and Co-operative Party
Runner-up party
Conservative
Winning majority
6,269
Turnout
51.88%
Valid votes
40,214
Electorate
77,516
Complete candidate result

All 7 candidates.

PlaceCandidatePartyVotesShare
1Kate Dearden ↗ElectedLabour and Co-operative Party14,13535.15%
2Hazel SharpConservative7,86619.56%
3James Griffith-JonesReform UK7,81119.42%
4Martin HeyGreen Party4,13310.28%
5Shakir SaghirWorkers Party of Britain2,5436.32%
6Samuel JacksonLiberal Democrat2,3595.87%
7Perveen HussainIndependent1,3673.40%
Permanent constituency record

Halifax, England

Electionpedia ID
eop-result-uk-2024-commons-e14001262
Official constituency code
E14001262
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Nation
England
Polling date
4 July 2024
Result summary
Lab hold
Invalid ballots
149
Coverage boundary

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