Election for the constituency of Congleton on 4 July 2024

An election to the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Congleton, held as part of the general election on 4 July 2024.

Labour gain from Conservatives by Sarah Russell with a majority of 3,387 - 6.8% - on a turnout of 67.5%.

An electorate of 74,243, having a valid vote count of 50,125 and an invalid vote count of 153.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
RUSSELL, Sarah Lab 18,875 37.7% 13.6%
BRUCE, Fiona Con 15,488 30.9% -29.7%
YORK, Martin RUK 8,245 16.4% -
DUFFY, Paul LD 2,785 5.6% -5.5%
MORETON, Rob Ind 2,181 4.4% -
MCCARTHY, Richard Green 2,007 4.0% 1.1%
WESLEY, Kay WEP 544 1.1% -

The writ for this election was issued on 30 May 2024.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

This constituency of Congleton was established by the 2024 boundary set for England. This election was the first held under that boundary set. Any holds, gains and vote change percentages as a result of this election are based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.