Batley and Spen - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Batley and Spen 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	Batley and Spen
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Labour
	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	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,594	42.69%	-12.80%
	Conservative	19,069	36.03%	-2.80%
	Minor	6,432	12.15%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,462	4.65%	+2.38%
	Brexit Party	1,678	3.17%	N/A
	Green	692	1.31%	+0.02%
Majority		3,525	6.66%
Turnout		52,927	66.53%	-0.56%
Electorate		79,558
Swing from LAB to CON			5.00%
Swing from LAB to MIN			11.48%
Swing from CON to MIN			6.48%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	29,844	55.49%	+12.25%
	Conservative	20,883	38.83%	+7.59%
	Liberal Democrat	1,224	2.28%	-2.47%
	Minor	1,076	2.00%	N/A
	Green	695	1.29%	-1.15%
	Others	58	0.11%	N/A
Majority		8,961	16.66%
Turnout		53,780	67.09%	+2.68%
Electorate		80,161
Swing from CON to LAB			2.33%
Swing from LD to LAB			7.36%
Swing from LD to CON			5.03%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,826	43.24%	+1.04%
	Conservative	15,769	31.24%	-2.33%
	UKIP	9,080	17.99%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,396	4.75%	-11.09%
	Green	1,232	2.44%	+1.26%
	Minor	123	0.24%	N/A
	Others	53	0.10%	N/A
Majority		6,057	12.00%
Turnout		50,479	64.41%	-2.19%
Electorate		78,373
Swing from CON to LAB			1.69%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			8.47%
Swing from CON to UKIP			10.16%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,565	42.19%	-2.40%
	Conservative	17,159	33.57%	+3.13%
	Liberal Democrat	8,095	15.84%	+1.25%
	Minor	3,685	7.21%	N/A
	Green	605	1.18%	N/A
Majority		4,406	8.62%
Turnout		51,109	66.60%	+4.37%
Electorate		76,738
Swing from LAB to CON			2.76%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.82%
Swing from LD to CON			0.94%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,381	44.59%	-1.25%
	Conservative	13,915	30.45%	-0.64%
	Liberal Democrat	6,670	14.59%	-0.02%
	Minor	1,364	2.98%	N/A
	Others	3,375	7.38%	N/A
Majority		6,466	14.15%
Turnout		45,705	62.23%	-0.06%
Electorate		73,446
Swing from LAB to CON			0.31%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.61%
Swing from CON to LD			0.31%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,974	45.84%	-4.04%
	Conservative	12,186	31.08%	-5.66%
	Liberal Democrat	5,731	14.62%	+4.27%
	Minor	2,668	6.80%	N/A
	Green	649	1.66%	+0.11%
Majority		5,788	14.76%
Turnout		39,208	62.29%	+1.75%
Electorate		62,949
Swing from CON to LAB			0.81%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.15%
Swing from CON to LD			4.96%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,224	49.88%	+0.45%
	Conservative	14,160	36.74%	+0.39%
	Liberal Democrat	3,989	10.35%	+1.55%
	Green	595	1.54%	+0.73%
	UKIP	574	1.49%	N/A
Majority		5,064	13.14%
Turnout		38,542	60.54%	-12.61%
Electorate		63,665
Swing from CON to LAB			0.03%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.55%
Swing from CON to LD			0.58%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,213	49.43%	+6.34%
	Conservative	17,072	36.35%	-9.05%
	Liberal Democrat	4,133	8.80%	-1.68%
	Minor	1,691	3.60%	N/A
	Green	384	0.82%	-0.21%
	Others	472	1.01%	N/A
Majority		6,141	13.08%
Turnout		46,965	73.14%	-6.53%
Electorate		64,209
Swing from CON to LAB			7.69%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.01%
Swing from CON to LD			3.68%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,629	45.40%	+1.95%
	Labour	26,221	43.09%	+1.96%
	Liberal Democrat	6,380	10.48%	N/A
	Green	628	1.03%	N/A
Majority		1,408	2.31%
Turnout		60,858	79.67%	+0.69%
Electorate		76,387
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
Swing from CON to LD			4.26%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.26%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,512	43.44%	+3.88%
	Labour	24,150	41.13%	+3.16%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,372	14.26%	-7.30%
	Minor	689	1.17%	N/A
Majority		1,362	2.32%
Turnout		58,723	78.99%	+5.59%
Electorate		74,347
Swing from LAB to CON			0.36%
Swing from ALL to CON			5.59%
Swing from ALL to LAB			5.23%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,433	39.57%	N/A
	Labour	20,563	37.96%	N/A
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	11,678	21.56%	N/A
	Ecology	493	0.91%	N/A
Majority		870	1.61%
Turnout		54,167	73.40%	N/A
Electorate		73,798

	Conservative win

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