Gravesham General Election results in full as Labour take out Conservatives

Tom van Klaveren

5 July 2024 at 4:54 am·1-min read

-Credit: (Image: Gravesham Borough Council)

Gravesham will be represented by a Labour MP for the first time since 2005 after the party took the seat from the Conservatives and overturned a majority of more than 15,000 votes from the 2019 election.

In Gravesham, Labour has taken out Conservatives in the Kent General Election 2024 results. Labour's Laura Sullivan won 16,623 votes vs Conservative Adam Holloway who got 13,911 votes. As for Reform, candidate Matthew Fraser Moat got 8,910. The Greens got 2,254.

The constituency, which also includes the areas of Gravesend, Northfleet and Luddlesdown, has been represented by Conservative MP Adam Holloway since 2005.

However, the area did send a Labour MP to Westminster between 1997 and 2005.

Turnout for the poll was 59.33%

See the full results for Gravesham below.

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Gravesham General Election results in full as Labour take out Conservatives

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