Rochester and Strood
ConstituencyThe east of the South East. About 109,506 people in 145 square kilometres.
MP for Rochester and Strood
Lauren EdwardsLabourMP since
They won by 2,930 votes on a 57.4% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Majority 2024 by constituency
UK Parliament election results · July 2024
The winner in Rochester and Strood had a majority of 6.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren EdwardsElected | Labour | 15,403 | 36.2% |
| Kelly Tolhurst | Conservative | 12,473 | 29.3% |
| Daniel Dabin | Reform UK | 9,966 | 23.4% |
| Cat Jamieson | Green Party | 2,427 | 5.7% |
| Graham Colley | Liberal Democrat | 1,894 | 4.4% |
| John Innes | Workers Party of Britain | 245 | 0.6% |
| Peter Burch | Heritage Party | 190 | 0.4% |
- Electorate
- 74,257
- Turnout
- 57.4%
- Majority
- 2,930 (6.9%)
- Valid votes
- 42,598
- Rejected ballots
- 135
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Rochester and Strood compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.
What is the population of Rochester and Strood?
Rochester and Strood had 103,036 usual residents at the census.
Rochester and Strood is the 274th most populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Medway
Most of Rochester and Strood lies in Medway. These figures are published for the whole of Medway, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Rochester and Strood itself. See Medway
Rochester and Strood in brief
The winner in Rochester and Strood had a majority of 6.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Rochester and Strood at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.4%.
Rochester and Strood had 103,036 usual residents at the census.
65.1% of residents in Rochester and Strood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.