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Christchurch — 2024

Christopher Chope (Conservative Party) was elected with 16,941 votes35.8% of 47,335 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.

Result · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −14.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 47,335

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes.Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Christopher Chope Conservative Party 16,94135.8%−14.2 ptsElected
2Mike Cox Liberal Democrats 9,48620.0%
3Robin Adamson Reform UK 8,96118.9%
4Joanna Howard Labour Party 7,76216.4%
5Susan Graham Green Party 1,9004.0%
6Simon McCormack Independent 1,7283.7%
7Sasha Jolliffe Yasawi Animal Welfare Party 3350.7%
8Steve Unwin UK Independence Party 1630.3%
9Trevor Parsons Social Democratic Party 590.1%

Electorate 71,060 · Turnout 66.6% · Majority 7,455 · Back to 2024 overview

Source data: House of Commons Library general election results 2024, retrieved 2026-05-18, generated 2026-05-19 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.