MAPPED: 50 MPs with tiny majorities who could be ousted by pensioners after winter fuel vote

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stands with Labour Party MPs, whom won seats in the 2024 General Election and map of UK showing seats which are vulnerable

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stands with Labour Party MPs, whom won seats in the 2024 General Election

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GB News Reporter

By GB News Reporter


Published: 23/09/2024

- 12:47

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has faced backlash after cutting the winter fuel payment for all but the country’s poorest pensioners

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has faced increasing criticism following his decision to cut off help for the elderly with their fuel costs this winter.

The decision came at the same time as his personal polling ratings with the public dropped and the value of the number of free gifts he has received was revealed.


Keir Starmer is understood to have accepted more than £100,000 in freebies since December 2019, which has caused further backlash for the prime minister amid the Winter Fuel Allowance controversy.

Now, many Labour MPs are under threat of being ousted as the elderly organise themselves to fight back.

Watch: Vulnerable Ministers and other members of the Government team with low majorities

In a joint investigation by Martin Daubney of GB News, Facts4EU.Org and CIBUK, the general election results by constituency as well as the vote on the Winter Fuel Allowance were carefully analysed to discover the vulnerability of Labour MPs to pensioners across the country.

There are 50 Labour MPs who could be in trouble, with majorities of less than 2,500 and who all voted to kill the Winter Fuel Allowance for the elderly.

They range from Noah Law, the new MP for St Austell and Newquay in the South-West on a majority of 2470, to David Pinto-Duschinsky in Hendon in London on just 15.

Amongst them is also the new Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, whose majority in the 2024 election plummeted to just 528 votes. If 265 pensioners switched, his seat could be in danger.

Watch: MPs are vulnerable across the country, from Scotland to Cornwall

Rushanara Ali, Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney and Minister for Building Safety and Homelessness could be in a tricky situation with a majority of under 1,700.

Furthermore, in Birmingham, there is a 700-vote majority won by Women & Girls Minister Jess Phillips in Birmingham Yardley and in Wales, Under Secretary of State Nia Griffith will have to defend a 1500 majority in Llanelli at the next election.

Meanwhile, in Scotland, new Stirling and Strathallan MP Chris Kane beat the SNP with a majority of less than 1400.

Another MP who voted to kill the Winter Fuel Allowance was Anna Gelderd and at the other end of the country in South East Cornwall was Anna Gelderd with a majority only slightly better with 1,911.

List of the most vulnerable 50 \u2013 majorities all less than 2,500

A list of the 50 most vulnerable MPs based on general election results by constituency and the vote on the Winter Fuel Allowance

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Graph of the plunging majorities of Government Ministers

Labour's general election masked dramatic plunges in support in many constituencies

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A further 94 MPs have majorities of between 2,500 and 6,000 from Chris Vince in Harlow in Essex to Andrew Ranger in Wrexham in Wales.

Labour’s general election victory masked some dramatic plunges in support in many constituencies and Labour MPs suffered drops in their majorities, despite still holding onto their seats.

These include three notable Cabinet Ministers and two MPs who hold other ministerial offices.

Wes Streeting’s majority fell from 5,198 to 528, a drop of 4,670 while Shabana Mahmood, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, had a majority falling from 28,582 to 3,421.

Furthermore, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council Lucy Powell’s majority fell from 29,089 to 13,797.

Finally, Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution Jim McMahon and Women & Girls Minister Jess Phillips both had majorities which fell dramatically, as displayed in the graph above.

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