Ashfield - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Ashfield constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Ashfield
Region	East Midlands
1st in 2024		Reform UK
2nd in 2024		Labour
Swing To Lose	6.91%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Reform UK
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Reform UK	17,062	42.78%	+37.81%
	Labour	11,554	28.97%	+3.39%
	Minor	6,276	15.74%	N/A
	Conservative	3,271	8.20%	-31.00%
	Green	1,100	2.76%	+1.45%
	Liberal Democrat	619	1.55%	-0.52%
Majority		5,508	13.81%
Turnout		39,882	57.86%	-3.66%
Electorate		68,929
Swing from LAB to REF			17.21%
Swing from MIN to REF			24.46%
Swing from MIN to LAB			7.26%
	Reform UK gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,838	39.20%	-0.06%
	Minor	11,535	26.86%	N/A
	Labour	10,986	25.58%	+1.14%
	Reform UK	2,137	4.98%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	890	2.07%	-0.18%
	Green	563	1.31%	-0.07%
Majority		5,303	12.35%
Turnout		42,949	61.51%	-1.12%
Electorate		69,819
Swing from MIN to CON			0.32%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.60%
Swing from MIN to LAB			0.92%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,231	39.26%	-2.43%
	Minor	13,498	27.56%	N/A
	Labour	11,971	24.44%	-18.14%
	Brexit Party	2,501	5.11%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,105	2.26%	+0.32%
	Green	674	1.38%	+0.58%
Majority		5,733	11.70%
Turnout		48,980	62.63%	-1.40%
Electorate		78,204
Swing from CON to MIN			10.38%
Swing from LAB to CON			7.85%
Swing from LAB to MIN			18.23%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,285	42.58%	+1.55%
	Conservative	20,844	41.69%	+19.28%
	Minor	4,612	9.23%	N/A
	UKIP	1,885	3.77%	-17.64%
	Liberal Democrat	969	1.94%	-12.89%
	Green	398	0.80%	N/A
Majority		441	0.88%
Turnout		49,993	64.03%	+2.53%
Electorate		78,076
Swing from LAB to CON			8.86%
Swing from LAB to MIN			3.67%
Swing from MIN to CON			5.19%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,448	41.02%	+7.33%
	Conservative	10,628	22.42%	+0.22%
	UKIP	10,150	21.41%	+19.47%
	Liberal Democrat	7,030	14.83%	-18.47%
	Minor	153	0.32%	N/A
Majority		8,820	18.60%
Turnout		47,409	61.50%	-0.79%
Electorate		77,091
Swing from CON to LAB			3.55%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			6.07%
Swing from CON to UKIP			9.63%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,239	33.69%	-14.98%
	Liberal Democrat	16,047	33.30%	+19.42%
	Conservative	10,698	22.20%	-2.26%
	Minor	2,781	5.77%	N/A
	English Democrat	1,102	2.29%	N/A
	UKIP	933	1.94%	N/A
	Others	396	0.82%	N/A
Majority		192	0.40%
Turnout		48,196	62.29%	+4.82%
Electorate		77,379
Swing from LAB to LD			17.20%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.36%
Swing from CON to LD			10.84%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,863	48.68%	+0.09%
	Conservative	10,484	24.46%	+0.16%
	Liberal Democrat	5,945	13.87%	+0.01%
	Others	5,568	12.99%	N/A
Majority		10,379	24.22%
Turnout		42,860	57.47%	+0.12%
Electorate		74,580
Swing from LAB to CON			0.04%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.04%
Swing from LD to CON			0.07%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,433	48.59%	-9.54%
	Conservative	10,220	24.30%	-0.11%
	Liberal Democrat	5,829	13.86%	+2.61%
	Minor	2,292	5.45%	N/A
	Others	3,277	7.79%	N/A
Majority		10,213	24.29%
Turnout		42,051	57.35%	+3.76%
Electorate		73,321
Swing from LAB to CON			4.72%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.08%
Swing from CON to LD			1.36%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,875	58.13%	-7.04%
	Conservative	9,607	24.41%	+4.16%
	Liberal Democrat	4,428	11.25%	+1.61%
	Minor	1,471	3.74%	N/A
	Others	969	2.46%	N/A
Majority		13,268	33.72%
Turnout		39,350	53.59%	-16.43%
Electorate		73,428
Swing from LAB to CON			5.60%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.32%
Swing from LD to CON			1.28%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	32,979	65.17%	+10.29%
	Conservative	10,251	20.26%	-12.36%
	Liberal Democrat	4,882	9.65%	-2.85%
	Minor	1,896	3.75%	N/A
	Others	595	1.18%	N/A
Majority		22,728	44.91%
Turnout		50,603	70.02%	-10.42%
Electorate		72,269
Swing from CON to LAB			11.33%
Swing from LD to LAB			6.57%
Swing from CON to LD			4.76%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	32,018	54.88%	+13.23%
	Conservative	19,031	32.62%	-1.00%
	Liberal Democrat	7,291	12.50%	N/A
Majority		12,987	22.26%
Turnout		58,340	80.44%	+3.23%
Electorate		72,528
Swing from CON to LAB			7.11%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.37%
Swing from CON to LD			6.75%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,812	41.65%	-0.84%
	Conservative	18,412	33.62%	+2.96%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	13,542	24.73%	-2.12%
Majority		4,400	8.03%
Turnout		54,766	77.20%	+2.42%
Electorate		70,937
Swing from LAB to CON			1.90%
Swing from ALL to LAB			0.64%
Swing from ALL to CON			2.54%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,859	42.49%	-10.29%
	Conservative	15,772	30.66%	-9.69%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	13,812	26.85%	N/A
Majority		6,087	11.83%
Turnout		51,443	74.78%	-5.79%
Electorate		68,791
Swing from LAB to CON			0.30%
Swing from LAB to ALL			18.57%
Swing from CON to ALL			18.27%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	33,116	52.78%	-10.63%
	Conservative	25,319	40.35%	+18.03%
	Liberal	3,914	6.24%	-8.03%
	Others	397	0.63%	N/A
Majority		7,797	12.43%
Turnout		62,746	80.57%	+5.88%
Electorate		77,878
Swing from LAB to CON			14.33%
Swing from LAB to LIB			1.30%
Swing from LIB to CON			13.03%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	35,367	63.41%	+4.14%
	Conservative	12,452	22.32%	-1.07%
	Liberal	7,959	14.27%	-3.08%
Majority		22,915	41.08%
Turnout		55,778	74.69%	-7.32%
Electorate		74,683
Swing from CON to LAB			2.60%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.61%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.00%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	35,994	59.26%	N/A
	Conservative	14,206	23.39%	N/A
	Liberal	10,534	17.34%	N/A
Majority		21,788	35.87%
Turnout		60,734	82.00%	N/A
Electorate		74,064

	Labour win

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