West Worcestershire 2024 General Election Candidates

The UK General Election is just weeks away, with all 650 parliamentary seats across the country up for grabs. Over the next few weeks, Labor and the Conservatives will deliver their final statements to voters ahead of polling day on July 4.

The state of the NHS, immigration, the environment and the cost of living are high on the political agenda this election cycle. According to the IPSOS poll, Labor led the Tories by 20 points – but the seat of West Worcestershire is considered safe for the Tories who have never lost an election in the area.

The constituency is home to approximately 92,000 people and 74,000 eligible voters, most of whom live in the Malvern Hills District Council area. There are five candidates up for election in West Worcestershire.

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Who is the Conservative candidate for West Worcestershire?

The Conservative candidate for West Worcestershire is Dame Harriett Baldwin, who has been the MP for the area since 2010. Ms Baldwin is the current Minister of State for Africa and International Development.

She has been elected by larger numbers of voters at every general election since 2010. She said the July 4 general election was about “securing our future as a nation”.

Who is the Labor candidate for West Worcestershire?

Labour’s candidate for West Worcestershire is Kashif Haroon, who is being parachuted in from London to contest the seat. Haroon is cabinet member for the public realm and climate change at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham council.

Labor has underperformed in the seat for years, coming third in five of the last six elections in the area.

Who else lives in West Worcestershire?

Britain’s Liberal Democrats and reformers will be hoping to capitalize on the Conservatives’ weak position in the polls. Nigel Farage’s decision to stand in the general election has given his party a three-point boost, according to a recent poll.

Here is a full list of candidates standing to be MP in West Worcestershire.

• Harriett Baldwin – Conservative
• Dan Boatright-Greene – Liberal Democrats
• Christopher Edmondson – Reform Great Britain
• Kashif Haroon – The work
• Natalie McVey – Green party

Who won West Worcestershire in 2019?

The Conservatives comfortably retained the seat of West Worcestershire in 2019. Harriett Baldwin won 34,909 votes and secured a majority of 24,000 votes. The Liberal Democrats came second with 10,410 votes – 9,496 votes ahead of Labor in third place. The turnout was 57,530.