Election for the constituency of Rayleigh and Wickford on 4 July 2024

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

Conservative hold by Mark Francois with a majority of 5,621 - 11.7% - on a turnout of 62.7%.

Candidates

Name	Party	Vote	Vote share	Vote change
FRANCOIS, Mark	Con	17,756	37.0%	-35.9%
RANDALL, Grant	RUK	12,135	25.3%	-
HEDGES, James	Lab	11,823	24.6%	9.0%
MOTT, Stewart	LD	4,068	8.5%	0.8%
TAYLOR, Chris	Green	2,196	4.6%	0.9%

An electorate of 76,576, having a valid vote count of 47,978 and an invalid vote count of 166.

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 Rayleigh and Wickford 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.