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Hastings and Rye

Every general election in Hastings and Rye since 1983. Latest: Helena Dollimore, Labour, majority 8,653.

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Member of Parliament

Helena Dollimore

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 8,653

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Helena Dollimore ElectedLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		19,13441.6%
Sally-Ann Hart sitting MPConservative10,48122.8%
Lucian FernandoReform UK7,40116.1%
Becca HornGreen5,76112.5%
Guy HarrisLiberal Democrats2,5865.6%
Phil ColleyWorkers Party of Britain3620.8%
Nicolas DaviesCommunist Party of Britain1360.3%
Paul CroslandIndependent1290.3%
Valid votes45,990
Majority8,65318.8%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 60.6% of 75,939 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative, 1983: 53.3%Conservative, 1987: 50.1%Conservative, 1992: 47.6%Conservative, 1997: 29.2%Conservative, 2001: 36.6%Conservative, 2005: 37.4%Conservative, 2010: 41.1%Conservative, 2015: 44.6%Conservative, 2017: 46.9%Conservative, 2019: 49.6%Conservative, 2024: 22.8%Labour, 1983: 15.2%Labour, 1987: 13.1%Labour, 1992: 15.7%Labour, 1997: 34.4%Labour, 2001: 47.1%Labour, 2005: 42.1%Labour, 2010: 37.1%Labour, 2015: 35.1%Labour, 2017: 46.2%Labour, 2019: 42.1%Labour, 2024: 41.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 35.2%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 28.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 10.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 15.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 15.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 7.3%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 5.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 30.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 36.0%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.8%UK Independence Party, 2015: 13.3%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.7%Green, 2015: 3.8%Green, 2024: 12.5%Reform UK, 2024: 16.1%
Vote share in Hastings and Rye at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance UKIP Grn Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Hastings and Rye (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 Helena DollimoreCon8,65318.860.6%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Sally-Ann HartLab4,0437.567.4%Con hold
2017Con Amber RuddLab3460.669.9%Con hold
2015Con Amber RuddLab4,7969.467.8%Con hold
2010Con Amber RuddLab1,9934.064.7%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon2,0264.758.7%
2001LabCon4,30810.558.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon2,5605.269.7%
1992ConLD6,63412.374.9%Con hold
1987ConAlliance7,34714.171.8%Con hold
1983ConAlliance10,98022.868.2%

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 Hastings and Rye?

Helena Dollimore (Labour) won Hastings and Rye at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,653.

Which parties have won Hastings and Rye?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Conservative 7, Labour 4.

Which region is Hastings and Rye in?

Hastings and Rye is in South East.

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