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Melksham and Devizes — 2024
Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 20,031 votes— 39.1% of 51,203 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. 39.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −10.9 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 51,203
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Mathew | Liberal Democrats | 20,031 | 39.1% | −10.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michelle Donelan | Conservative Party | 17,630 | 34.4% | — | |
| 3 | Malcolm Cupis | Reform UK | 6,726 | 13.1% | — | |
| 4 | Kerry Postlewhite | Labour Party | 4,587 | 9.0% | — | |
| 5 | Catherine Read | Green Party | 2,229 | 4.4% | — |
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.