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Closest seats at the 2024 general election

The smallest winning majorities in UK general elections since 1918, in votes and as a share of the vote.

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#ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMajority%
1HendonLab David Pinto-DuschinskyCon150.04
2PooleLab Neil Duncan-JordanCon180.04
3Basildon and BillericayCon Richard HoldenLab200.05
4North West CambridgeshireLab Sam CarlingCon390.09
5Central DevonCon Mel StrideLab610.11
6HavantCon Alan MakLab920.22
7South Basildon and East ThurrockRef James McMurdockLab980.25
8PeterboroughLab Andrew PakesCon1180.28
9Exmouth and Exeter EastCon David ReedLab1210.24
10Beverley and HoldernessCon Graham StuartLab1240.28
11BlackburnInd Adnan HussainLab1320.34
12Chelsea and FulhamLab Ben ColemanCon1520.32
13East LondonderryDUP Gregory CampbellSF1790.43
14Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLab Luke MyerCon2140.56
15Forest of DeanLab Matt BishopCon2780.58
16Bromley and Biggin HillCon Peter FortuneLab3020.65
17Derbyshire DalesLab John WhitbyCon3500.68
18Sittingbourne and SheppeyLab Kevin McKennaCon3550.87
19North AntrimTUV Jim AllisterDUP4501.09
20Ely and East CambridgeshireLD Charlotte CaneCon4950.95
21Birmingham Perry BarrInd Ayoub KhanLab5071.35
22Ilford NorthLab Wes StreetingInd5281.13
23FyldeCon Andrew SnowdenLab5611.17
24Uxbridge and South RuislipLab Danny BealesCon5871.28
25Stoke-on-Trent SouthLab Allison GardnerCon6271.53
26AylesburyLab Laura Kyrke-SmithCon6301.26
27South West NorfolkLab Terry JermyCon6301.42
28North East HampshireLD Alex BrewerCon6341.14
29Ynys MônPC Llinos MediCon6371.95
30North SomersetLab Sadik Al-HassanCon6391.19
31Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardLab Alex MayerCon6671.45
32Dundee CentralSNP Chris LawLab6751.74
33Birmingham YardleyLab Jess PhillipsWPB6931.92
34Bradford WestLab Naz ShahInd7071.91
35Broadland and FakenhamCon Jerome MayhewLab7191.45
36Portsmouth NorthLab Amanda MartinCon7801.88
37BracknellLab Peter SwallowCon7841.79
38RedditchLab Chris BlooreCon7891.86
39LichfieldLab Dave RobertsonCon8101.65
40Wyre ForestCon Mark GarnierLab8121.80
41Earley and WoodleyLab Yuan YangCon8481.85
42Ribble ValleyLab Maya EllisCon8561.65
43Arbroath and Broughty FerrySNP Stephen GethinsLab8591.95
44Gordon and BuchanCon Harriet CrossSNP8782.00
45The WrekinCon Mark PritchardLab8831.77
46Godalming and AshCon Jeremy HuntLD8911.63
47Pendle and ClitheroeLab Jonathan HinderCon9021.93
48Dumfries and GallowayCon John CooperSNP9302.03
49Aberdeenshire North and Moray EastSNP Seamus LoganCon9422.47
50Leicester SouthInd Shockat AdamLab9792.34

Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.

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