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Historical verified result · E14001282

Herne Bay and Sandwich general election result, 2024.

Roger Gale (Conservative) won Herne Bay and Sandwich in the 2024 UK general election by 2,499 votes over Helen Whitehead (Labour).

Direct answer

Roger Gale was elected.

Roger Gale received 17,243 votes (35.31%). Helen Whitehead received 14,744 votes (30.20%).

Winning party
Conservative
Runner-up party
Labour
Winning majority
2,499
Turnout
62.70%
Valid votes
48,827
Electorate
77,869
Complete candidate result

All 5 candidates.

PlaceCandidatePartyVotesShare
1Roger Gale ↗ElectedConservative17,24335.31%
2Helen WhiteheadLabour14,74430.20%
3Amelia RandallReform UK10,60221.71%
4Thea BarrettGreen Party3,5297.23%
5Angie CurwenLiberal Democrat2,7095.55%
Permanent constituency record

Herne Bay and Sandwich, England

Electionpedia ID
eop-result-uk-2024-commons-e14001282
Official constituency code
E14001282
Region
South East
Nation
England
Polling date
4 July 2024
Result summary
Con hold
Invalid ballots
196
Coverage boundary

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