Ashford - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Ashford 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	Ashford
Region	South East
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	1.89%
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	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Conservative
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2005	Conservative
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,262	32.49%	+8.72%
	Conservative	13,483	28.70%	-30.50%
	Reform UK	10,141	21.59%	N/A
	Green	4,355	9.27%	+4.67%
	Liberal Democrat	2,445	5.20%	-5.45%
	Minor	1,289	2.74%	N/A
Majority		1,779	3.79%
Turnout		46,975	61.64%	-4.42%
Electorate		76,212
Swing from CON to LAB			19.61%
Swing from LAB to REF			6.44%
Swing from CON to REF			26.04%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,759	59.20%	-2.86%
	Labour	11,548	23.77%	+1.72%
	Liberal Democrat	5,176	10.65%	+0.58%
	Green	2,234	4.60%	+0.21%
	Minor	862	1.77%	N/A
Majority		17,211	35.43%
Turnout		48,579	66.05%	-1.01%
Electorate		73,546
Swing from CON to LAB			2.29%
Swing from CON to LD			1.72%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.57%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	37,270	62.06%	+3.07%
	Labour	13,241	22.05%	-7.75%
	Liberal Democrat	6,048	10.07%	+4.89%
	Green	2,638	4.39%	+2.05%
	Minor	862	1.44%	N/A
Majority		24,029	40.01%
Turnout		60,059	67.07%	-1.46%
Electorate		89,553
Swing from LAB to CON			5.41%
Swing from CON to LD			0.91%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.32%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	35,318	58.98%	+6.53%
	Labour	17,840	29.79%	+11.35%
	Liberal Democrat	3,101	5.18%	-0.80%
	UKIP	2,218	3.70%	-15.12%
	Green	1,402	2.34%	-1.96%
Majority		17,478	29.19%
Turnout		59,879	68.52%	+1.17%
Electorate		87,387
Swing from CON to LAB			2.41%
Swing from LD to CON			3.67%
Swing from LD to LAB			6.08%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,094	52.45%	-1.69%
	UKIP	10,798	18.82%	+14.28%
	Labour	10,580	18.44%	+1.76%
	Liberal Democrat	3,433	5.98%	-16.81%
	Green	2,467	4.30%	+2.46%
Majority		19,296	33.63%
Turnout		57,372	67.36%	-0.55%
Electorate		85,177
Swing from CON to UKIP			7.98%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.72%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			6.26%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,878	54.14%	+3.40%
	Liberal Democrat	12,581	22.80%	+6.85%
	Labour	9,204	16.68%	-10.02%
	UKIP	2,508	4.54%	N/A
	Green	1,014	1.84%	N/A
Majority		17,297	31.34%
Turnout		55,185	67.90%	+2.89%
Electorate		81,271
Swing from CON to LD			1.72%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.71%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.44%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,933	50.74%	-0.82%
	Labour	13,121	26.70%	+0.87%
	Liberal Democrat	7,837	15.95%	-0.13%
	Others	3,246	6.61%	N/A
Majority		11,812	24.04%
Turnout		49,137	65.01%	-0.56%
Electorate		75,580
Swing from CON to LAB			0.85%
Swing from CON to LD			0.35%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.50%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,651	51.56%	+4.13%
	Labour	13,353	25.84%	-6.25%
	Liberal Democrat	8,308	16.07%	+0.98%
	Green	1,753	3.39%	+0.57%
	UKIP	1,620	3.13%	+0.57%
Majority		13,298	25.73%
Turnout		51,685	65.58%	+3.08%
Electorate		78,816
Swing from LAB to CON			5.19%
Swing from LD to CON			1.57%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.61%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,739	47.44%	+6.02%
	Labour	15,380	32.08%	+0.36%
	Liberal Democrat	7,236	15.09%	-4.62%
	Green	1,353	2.82%	+1.63%
	UKIP	1,229	2.56%	N/A
Majority		7,359	15.35%
Turnout		47,937	62.50%	-12.07%
Electorate		76,699
Swing from LAB to CON			2.83%
Swing from LD to CON			5.32%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.49%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,899	41.41%	-13.18%
	Labour	17,544	31.73%	+11.73%
	Liberal Democrat	10,901	19.71%	-4.34%
	Minor	3,201	5.79%	N/A
	Green	660	1.19%	-0.17%
	Others	89	0.16%	N/A
Majority		5,355	9.68%
Turnout		55,294	74.57%	-4.63%
Electorate		74,149
Swing from CON to LAB			12.46%
Swing from CON to LD			4.42%
Swing from LD to LAB			8.04%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,031	54.59%	-1.95%
	Liberal Democrat	13,672	24.05%	N/A
	Labour	11,365	19.99%	+5.33%
	Green	773	1.36%	-0.11%
Majority		17,359	30.54%
Turnout		56,841	79.20%	+3.51%
Electorate		71,768
Swing from CON to LD			13.00%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.64%
Swing from LAB to LD			9.36%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,978	56.54%	-0.27%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	14,490	27.33%	-0.46%
	Labour	7,775	14.66%	+1.80%
	Green	778	1.47%	N/A
Majority		15,488	29.21%
Turnout		53,021	75.69%	+2.44%
Electorate		70,052
Swing from ALL to CON			0.10%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.03%
Swing from ALL to LAB			1.13%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,230	56.80%	+1.15%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	13,319	27.78%	N/A
	Labour	6,167	12.87%	-13.85%
	Ecology	569	1.19%	N/A
	Minor	456	0.95%	N/A
	Others	195	0.41%	N/A
Majority		13,911	29.02%
Turnout		47,936	73.25%	-3.42%
Electorate		65,442
Swing from CON to ALL			13.32%
Swing from LAB to CON			7.50%
Swing from LAB to ALL			20.82%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,224	55.65%	+11.35%
	Labour	12,586	26.71%	-3.76%
	Liberal	7,631	16.20%	-9.03%
	Others	678	1.44%	N/A
Majority		13,638	28.94%
Turnout		47,119	76.67%	+2.11%
Electorate		61,460
Swing from LAB to CON			7.55%
Swing from LIB to CON			10.19%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.63%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,294	44.31%	-1.86%
	Labour	13,269	30.47%	+4.86%
	Liberal	10,983	25.22%	-3.01%
Majority		6,025	13.84%
Turnout		43,546	74.56%	-6.93%
Electorate		58,404
Swing from CON to LAB			3.36%
Swing from LIB to CON			0.58%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.94%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,773	46.16%	N/A
	Liberal	13,314	28.23%	N/A
	Labour	12,077	25.61%	N/A
Majority		8,459	17.94%
Turnout		47,164	81.49%	N/A
Electorate		57,875

	Conservative win

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