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Election history

LD Lee Dillon Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 2,377 Turnout 68.0% Votes 48,930

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Lee Dillon	LD	19,645	40.2%	+7.6pp
Laura Farris	CON	17,268	35.3%	-19.8pp
Douglas Terry	REF	5,357	11.0%	—
Liz Bell	LAB	3,662	7.5%	-0.2pp
Steve Masters	GRN	2,714	5.6%	+1.6pp
Earl Jesse		153	0.3%	—
Gary Johnson	UK	131	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Laura Farris	CON	34,431	57.4%	-4.1pp
Lee Dillon	LD	18,384	30.6%	+9.3pp
James Wilder	LAB	4,404	7.3%	-6.8pp
Steve Masters	GRN	2,454	4.1%	+1.6pp
Ben Holden-Crowther		325	0.5%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Richard Benyon	CON	37,399	61.5%	+0.4pp
Judith Bunting	LD	13,019	21.4%	+6.4pp
Alex Skirvin	LAB	8,596	14.1%	+5.7pp
Paul Field	GRN	1,531	2.5%	-1.5pp
Dave Yates		304	0.5%	+0.1pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Richard Benyon	CON	34,973	61.0%	+4.6pp
Judith Bunting	LD	8,605	15.0%	-20.5pp
Catherine Anderson		6,195	10.8%	+8.3pp
Jonny Roberts	LAB	4,837	8.4%	+4.2pp
Paul Field	GRN	2,324	4.1%	+3.2pp
Peter Norman		228	0.4%	+0.2pp
Barrie Singleton		85	0.2%	—
Andrew Stott		53	0.1%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Richard Benyon	CON	33,057	56.4%	+7.4pp
David Rendel	LD	20,809	35.5%	-7.1pp
Hannah Cooper	LAB	2,505	4.3%	-1.7pp
David Black		1,475	2.5%	+0.9pp
Adrian Hollister	GRN	490	0.8%	—
Brian Burgess		158	0.3%	—
David Yates		95	0.2%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

0 to 17

21.4%

50 to 64

20.7%

35 to 49

19.9%

65 and over

19.7%

25 to 34

12.4%

18 to 24

6.1%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

92.7%

Asian or Asian British

3.6%

Other ethnic group

2.8%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.0%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

1.0%

📊 Age

65 and over

19.0%

18 to 24

6.6%

⛪ Religion

Christian

48.4%

No religion

41.7%

Not answered

6.2%

Hindu

1.5%

Muslim

1.1%

Other religion

1.1%

Buddhist

0.3%

Sikh

0.1%

Jewish

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

36.1%

Level 3 qualifications

16.9%

No qualifications

14.8%

Level 2 qualifications

14.4%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

10.2%

Apprenticeship

5.2%

Other qualifications

2.4%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

65.3%

Private renters

18.9%

Social renters

15.8%

Rent free

0.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

95.6%

Asian or Asian British

2.2%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.3%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.6%

Other ethnic group

0.2%

📊 Age

45 to 64

27.3%

Under 18

23.1%

30 to 44

21.7%

65 and over

15.2%

18 to 29

12.7%

⛪ Religion

Christian

63.7%

No religion

26.8%

Not answered

7.2%

Hindu

0.7%

Muslim

0.7%

Other religion

0.4%

Buddhist

0.3%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

32.5%

No qualifications

17.4%

Level 2 qualifications

16.2%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

13.7%

Level 3 qualifications

12.2%

Other qualifications

4.4%

Apprenticeship

3.6%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

68.0%

Social renters

15.2%

Private renters

15.0%

Rent free

1.8%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.0%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.7%

Other ethnic group

0.5%

Asian or Asian British

0.5%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

⛪ Religion

Christian

75.8%

No religion

15.8%

Not answered

7.1%

Muslim

0.3%

Other religion

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

Jewish

0.2%

Hindu

0.2%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

23.0%

No qualifications

22.5%

Level 2 qualifications

22.3%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

17.5%

Level 3 qualifications

8.4%

Other qualifications

6.3%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

72.4%

Social renters

15.5%

Private renters

9.8%

Rent free

3.1%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Other ethnic group	0.5%	0.2%	2.8%	-0.3pp	+2.6pp	+2.3pp
Asian or Asian British	0.5%	2.2%	3.6%	+1.7pp	+1.4pp	+3.1pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.3%	0.6%	1.0%	+0.3pp	+0.3pp	+0.7pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	1.3%	2.0%	+0.6pp	+0.7pp	+1.3pp
White	98.0%	95.6%	92.7%	-2.3pp	-2.9pp	-5.3pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	+0.1pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
Christian	75.8%	63.7%	48.4%	-12.2pp	-15.2pp	-27.4pp
Hindu	0.2%	0.7%	1.5%	+0.5pp	+0.8pp	+1.4pp
Jewish	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	-0.1pp	0.0pp	-0.1pp
Muslim	0.3%	0.7%	1.1%	+0.4pp	+0.4pp	+0.8pp
Sikh	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
No religion	15.8%	26.8%	41.7%	+11.0pp	+14.9pp	+25.9pp
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%	1.1%	+0.1pp	+0.6pp	+0.8pp
Not answered	7.1%	7.2%	6.2%	+0.1pp	-1.0pp	-1.0pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	3.6%	5.2%	—	+1.5pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	23.0%	32.5%	36.1%	+9.4pp	+3.7pp	+13.1pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	17.5%	13.7%	10.2%	-3.7pp	-3.6pp	-7.3pp
Level 2 qualifications	22.3%	16.2%	14.4%	-6.1pp	-1.8pp	-7.9pp
Level 3 qualifications	8.4%	12.2%	16.9%	+3.8pp	+4.8pp	+8.6pp
No qualifications	22.5%	17.4%	14.8%	-5.1pp	-2.6pp	-7.7pp
Other qualifications	6.3%	4.4%	2.4%	-1.9pp	-2.0pp	-3.9pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	72.4%	68.0%	65.3%	-4.5pp	-2.6pp	-7.1pp
Private renters	9.8%	15.0%	18.9%	+5.1pp	+3.9pp	+9.0pp
Rent free	3.1%	1.8%	0.0%	-1.3pp	-1.8pp	-3.0pp
Social renters	15.5%	15.2%	15.8%	-0.3pp	+0.5pp	+0.3pp

Previous MPs

4

MP	Party	From	To
Laura Farris	CON	2019-12-12	2024-05-30
Mr David Rendel	LD	1993-05-06	2005-05-05
Mrs Judith Chaplin	CON	1992-04-09	1993-02-19
Sir Michael McNair-Wilson	CON	1969-03-27	1992-04-09