Rochester and Strood
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Name: Lauren Edwards
Party: Labour
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2029 election
No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.
Projections
| Projection | Projected result | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2026 | Likely Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 36%; Cons: 21%; Lab: 15%; Green: 14% |
| More in Common April 2026 | Lean Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 36%; Cons: 25%; Lab: 18%; Green: 10% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR January 2026 | Lean Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 41%; Cons: 32%; Lab: 12%; Green: 10% |
| More in Common January 2026 | Likely Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 44%; Cons: 24%; Lab: 15%; Green: 11% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR October 2025 | Safe Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 45%; Cons: 19%; Lab: 17% |
| YouGov September 2025 | Lean Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 34%; Lab: 23%; Cons: 21%; Green: 10% |
| More in Common September 2025 | Likely Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 38%; Cons: 23%; Lab: 18%; LD: 12% |
| More in Common July 2025 | Likely Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 42%; Cons: 25%; Lab: 16% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR June 2025 | Likely Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 41%; Cons: 21%; Lab: 20% |
| YouGov June 2025 | Lean Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 34%; Lab: 25%; Cons: 21%; Green: 11% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2025 | Lean Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 35%; Cons: 27%; Lab: 21% |
| More in Common April 2025 | Toss-up Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 32%; Cons: 25%; Lab: 23% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025 | Toss-up Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 32%; Cons: 30%; Lab: 19% |
| Focaldata Jan 2025 | Toss-up Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 31%; Lab: 28%; Cons: 27% |
| More in Common Dec 2024 | Lean Ref | Victory chances: Ref: 52%; Cons: 48% |
2024 results
Winning party: Labour
Majority: 2930 (6.87%)
Turnout: 57.37%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Edwards | Labour Party | 15403 | 36.2% |
| Kelly Tolhurst | Conservative and Unionist Party | 12473 | 29.3% |
| Daniel Dabin | Reform UK | 9966 | 23.4% |
| Cat Jamieson | Green Party | 2427 | 5.7% |
| Graham Colley | Liberal Democrats | 1894 | 4.4% |
| John Innes | Workers Party of Britain | 245 | 0.6% |
| Peter Richard Ede Burch | Heritage Party | 190 | 0.4% |
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2019 notional results
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Winning party: Conservative
Majority: 13553 (30.36%)
Turnout: 61.9%
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 26098 | 58.5% |
| Labour | 12545 | 28.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3170 | 7.1% |
| Other | 1667 | 3.7% |
| Green | 1155 | 2.6% |