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Ashford

Every general election in Ashford since 1955. Latest: Sojan Joseph, Labour, majority 1,779.

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Member of Parliament

Sojan Joseph

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 1,779

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Sojan Joseph ElectedLabour15,26232.5%
Damian Green sitting MPConservative13,48328.7%
Tristram Kennedy HarperReform UK10,14121.6%
Mandy RossiGreen4,3559.3%
Adam RowledgeLiberal Democrats2,4455.2%
James RansleyConsensus1,2892.7%
Valid votes46,975
Majority1,7793.8%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 61.6% of 76,233 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 60.5%Conservative, 1959: 62.9%Conservative, 1964: 49.4%Conservative, 1966: 50.0%Conservative, 1970: 54.9%Conservative, February 1974: 46.2%Conservative, October 1974: 44.3%Conservative, 1979: 55.7%Conservative, 1983: 56.8%Conservative, 1987: 56.5%Conservative, 1992: 54.6%Conservative, 1997: 41.4%Conservative, 2001: 47.4%Conservative, 2005: 51.6%Conservative, 2010: 54.1%Conservative, 2015: 52.5%Conservative, 2017: 59.0%Conservative, 2019: 62.1%Conservative, 2024: 28.7%Labour, 1955: 39.5%Labour, 1959: 37.1%Labour, 1964: 28.2%Labour, 1966: 31.0%Labour, 1970: 28.9%Labour, February 1974: 25.6%Labour, October 1974: 30.5%Labour, 1979: 26.7%Labour, 1983: 12.9%Labour, 1987: 14.7%Labour, 1992: 20.0%Labour, 1997: 31.7%Labour, 2001: 32.1%Labour, 2005: 25.8%Labour, 2010: 16.7%Labour, 2015: 18.4%Labour, 2017: 29.8%Labour, 2019: 22.1%Labour, 2024: 32.5%Liberal, 1964: 22.4%Liberal, 1966: 19.0%Liberal, 1970: 16.3%Liberal, February 1974: 28.2%Liberal, October 1974: 25.2%Liberal, 1979: 16.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 24.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 19.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 15.1%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 16.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 22.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 6.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 5.2%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 10.1%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 5.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 27.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 27.3%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 18.8%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.7%Reform UK, 2024: 21.6%
Vote share in Ashford at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Ashford lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Ashford (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Sojan JosephCon1,7793.861.6%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Damian GreenLab24,02940.067.1%Con hold
2017Con Damian GreenLab17,47829.268.5%Con hold
2015Con Damian GreenUKIP19,29633.667.4%Con hold
2010Con Damian GreenLD17,29731.367.9%Con hold
2005ConLab13,29825.765.5%
2001ConLab7,35915.462.5%Con hold
1997ConLab5,3559.774.2%
1992ConLD17,35930.579.2%Con hold
1987ConAlliance15,48829.275.7%Con hold
1983ConAlliance13,91129.072.2%
1979ConLab13,63828.976.7%Con hold
October 1974ConLab6,02513.874.6%Con hold
February 1974ConLib8,45917.981.5%
1970ConLab12,61226.072.5%Con hold
1966ConLab8,11319.075.4%Con hold
1964ConLab9,03721.277.5%Con hold
1959ConLab10,40025.877.5%Con hold
1955ConLab8,30720.978.1%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Ashford?

Sojan Joseph (Labour) won Ashford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,779.

Which parties have won Ashford?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 18, Labour 1.

Which region is Ashford in?

Ashford is in South East.

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