Labour targets for next UK election

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The Labour party at the previous election gained an overall majority of 66 in the House of Commons, at Westminster. Under the new boundaries, according to the Media Guide to the new Parliamentary constituencies (ISBN 0948858 45 1) Labour’s majority would be 48 if the previous election had taken place under the new boundaries. If all these seats turn red, the Labour parties majority would increase to 148. As with this list of targets the data comes from the same source.

Rank Constituency Winning party Swing needed
1 Sittingbourne and Sheppey Conservative 0.03
2 Clwyd West Conservative 0.07
3 Hemel Hempstead Conservative 0.18
4 Kettering Conservative 0.20
5 North East Somerset Conservative 0.23
6 Finchley and Golders Green Conservative 0.35
7 Shipley Conservative 0.48
8 Dundee East Scottish National Party 0.48
9 Rochester and Strood Conservative 0.57
10 Wellingborough Conservative 0.62
11 Manchester, Withington Liberal Democrat 0.69
12 Gravesham Conservative 0.72
13 Wirral West Conservative 0.76
14 Preseli Pembrokeshire Conservative 0.77
15 Filton and Bradley Stoke Conservative 0.79
16 Reading East Conservative 0.86
17 Thanet South Conservative 0.88
18 Bethnal Green and Bow Respect 1.05
19 Enfield North Conservative 1.18
20 Bristol West Liberal Democrat 1.27