Matt Turmaine

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Matt Turmaine
MP
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Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Watford
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Labour Matt Turmaine 15,708 35.3 –4.0
Conservative Dean Russell 10,98524.7–17.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Stotesbury7,57717.0–0.7
Reform UK Gary Ling4,93011.1New
Workers Party Khalid Mahmood Chohan2,6596.0New
Green Arran Bowen-la Grange2,4285.5+5.2
Heritage Sarah Knott1680.4New
Majority4,72310.62+3.02
Turnout 44,45561.0%–7.50
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 2019: Chesham and Amersham [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cheryl Gillan 30,850 55.4 –5.3
Liberal Democrats Dan Gallagher14,62726.3+13.3
Labour Matt Turmaine7,16612.9–7.7
Green Alan Booth3,0425.5+2.5
Majority16,22329.1–11.0
Turnout 55,68576.8–0.3
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2015: Watford [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Harrington 24,400 43.5 +8.6
Labour Matthew Turmaine14,60626.0–0.7
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Thornhill 10,15218.1–14.3
UKIP Nick Lincoln5,4819.8+7.6
Green Aidan Cottrell-Boyce1,3322.4+0.8
TUSC Mark O'Connor1780.3New
Majority9,79417.5+15.0
Turnout 56,14966.6–1.7
Conservative hold Swing +4.6

Watford Borough Council

2022 Watford Borough Council election: Holywell ward [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Matt Turmaine 949 53.2 –12.4
Conservative Sanjaya Pant42623.9+9.9
Liberal Democrats Penelope Hill36020.2–0.2
TUSC Mark O'Conner492.7New
Majority52329.3N/A
Turnout 1,78427.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing –11.1
2018 Watford Borough Council election: Holywell ward [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Turmaine 1,402 65.61
Liberal Democrats Syed Kazmi43620.40
Conservative Yasmin Goldsmith29913.99
Majority96645.21
Turnout 213733.38
Labour hold Swing
2016 Watford Borough Council election: Holywell ward (3 seats) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Bell 1,200
Labour Jackie Connal 924
Labour Matt Turmaine 917
Liberal Democrats Simonie Rose Jeffree210
Conservative Penelope Anne Mortimer208
UKIP Gavin Stephen Smith199
Liberal Democrats Frances Kershaw184
Liberal Democrats Qaiser Mahmood172
Conservative Prasi Bhatt144
Conservative Camilla Zaman Khawaja134
Green Rhiannon Emma Louise Grant133
Green Jim Grant108
Green Anne Simpson72
TUSC Clive Jones39
Turnout 26.15
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
2012 Watford Borough Council election: Holywell ward [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Turmaine 1,016 62.9 –5.5
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Umar30619.0+3.1
Conservative Neil John Punter16510.2–1.5
Green Nigel Anthony Filer1277.9+3.9
Majority71042.9
Turnout 161426.15
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

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  15. 1 2 "Election for the constituency of Chesham and Amersham on 12 December 2019". UK Parliament . Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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  17. Turmaine, Matt (26 May 2024). "'Watford wants change' claims Labour general election candidate". Watford Observer . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  18. McGuinness, Fintan (5 July 2024). "Labour candidate Matt Turmaine voted in as Watford MP". Watford Observer . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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