Blackpool South - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Blackpool South 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	Blackpool South
Region	North West
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Reform UK
Swing To Lose	9.73%
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	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 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,916	48.08%	+7.97%
	Reform UK	10,068	28.62%	+23.88%
	Conservative	5,504	15.65%	-33.19%
	Green	1,207	3.43%	+1.52%
	Liberal Democrat	1,041	2.96%	-0.57%
	Minor	261	0.74%	N/A
	Others	183	0.52%	N/A
Majority		6,848	19.47%
Turnout		35,180	45.42%	-10.34%
Electorate		77,459
Swing from LAB to REF			7.96%
Swing from CON to LAB			20.58%
Swing from CON to REF			28.54%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,715	48.84%	-0.77%
	Labour	17,015	40.12%	+1.78%
	Reform UK	2,009	4.74%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,497	3.53%	+0.45%
	Green	810	1.91%	+0.19%
	Minor	368	0.87%	N/A
Majority		3,700	8.72%
Turnout		42,414	55.76%	-1.02%
Electorate		76,071
Swing from CON to LAB			1.27%
Swing from CON to REF			2.75%
Swing from LAB to REF			1.48%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,247	49.61%	+6.53%
	Labour	12,557	38.34%	-11.96%
	Brexit Party	2,009	6.13%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,008	3.08%	+1.26%
	Green	563	1.72%	+0.74%
	Minor	368	1.12%	N/A
Majority		3,690	11.27%
Turnout		32,752	56.77%	-3.01%
Electorate		57,690
Swing from LAB to CON			9.24%
Swing from BREX to CON			0.20%
Swing from LAB to BREX			9.05%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,581	50.30%	+8.53%
	Conservative	15,058	43.08%	+9.28%
	UKIP	1,339	3.83%	-13.47%
	Liberal Democrat	634	1.81%	-0.48%
	Green	341	0.98%	-1.62%
Majority		2,523	7.22%
Turnout		34,953	59.78%	+3.28%
Electorate		58,470
Swing from LAB to CON			0.38%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			11.00%
Swing from UKIP to CON			11.38%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	13,548	41.77%	+0.71%
	Conservative	10,963	33.80%	-2.00%
	UKIP	5,613	17.30%	+13.46%
	Green	841	2.59%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	743	2.29%	-12.15%
	Minor	655	2.02%	N/A
	Others	73	0.23%	N/A
Majority		2,585	7.97%
Turnout		32,436	56.50%	+0.66%
Electorate		57,411
Swing from CON to LAB			1.35%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			6.38%
Swing from CON to UKIP			7.73%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,449	41.06%	-8.07%
	Conservative	12,597	35.80%	+4.95%
	Liberal Democrat	5,082	14.44%	-1.25%
	Minor	1,482	4.21%	N/A
	UKIP	1,352	3.84%	N/A
	Others	230	0.65%	N/A
Majority		1,852	5.26%
Turnout		35,192	55.84%	+3.68%
Electorate		63,027
Swing from LAB to CON			6.51%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.41%
Swing from LD to CON			3.10%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,224	49.13%	-1.40%
	Conservative	10,186	30.85%	+0.97%
	Liberal Democrat	5,180	15.69%	+1.21%
	Others	1,433	4.34%	N/A
Majority		6,038	18.28%
Turnout		33,023	52.16%	-0.09%
Electorate		63,311
Swing from LAB to CON			1.19%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.30%
Swing from CON to LD			0.12%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,375	50.53%	-3.76%
	Conservative	11,453	29.87%	-3.12%
	Liberal Democrat	5,552	14.48%	+3.87%
	Minor	1,113	2.90%	N/A
	UKIP	849	2.21%	+0.10%
Majority		7,922	20.66%
Turnout		38,342	52.25%	+0.05%
Electorate		73,383
Swing from LAB to CON			0.32%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.81%
Swing from CON to LD			3.50%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,060	54.29%	-2.75%
	Conservative	12,798	32.99%	-1.42%
	Liberal Democrat	4,115	10.61%	+2.05%
	UKIP	819	2.11%	N/A
Majority		8,262	21.30%
Turnout		38,792	52.20%	-15.60%
Electorate		74,311
Swing from LAB to CON			0.66%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.40%
Swing from CON to LD			1.74%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	29,282	57.04%	+15.58%
	Conservative	17,666	34.41%	-10.83%
	Liberal Democrat	4,392	8.55%	-4.36%
Majority		11,616	22.63%
Turnout		51,340	67.80%	-9.52%
Electorate		75,720
Swing from CON to LAB			13.21%
Swing from LD to LAB			9.97%
Swing from CON to LD			3.24%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,880	45.24%	-2.79%
	Labour	18,213	41.45%	+9.36%
	Liberal Democrat	5,673	12.91%	N/A
	Minor	173	0.39%	N/A
Majority		1,667	3.79%
Turnout		43,939	77.32%	+3.86%
Electorate		56,829
Swing from CON to LAB			6.08%
Swing from CON to LD			7.85%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.77%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,312	48.04%	-2.55%
	Labour	13,568	32.09%	+7.34%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,405	19.88%	-4.12%
Majority		6,744	15.95%
Turnout		42,285	73.45%	+3.62%
Electorate		57,567
Swing from CON to LAB			4.94%
Swing from ALL to CON			0.79%
Swing from ALL to LAB			5.73%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,852	50.58%	-0.92%
	Labour	9,714	24.75%	-5.81%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,417	23.99%	N/A
	Minor	263	0.67%	N/A
Majority		10,138	25.83%
Turnout		39,246	69.83%	-2.26%
Electorate		56,201
Swing from LAB to CON			2.45%
Swing from CON to ALL			12.46%
Swing from LAB to ALL			14.90%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,762	51.50%	+6.57%
	Labour	12,914	30.56%	-1.47%
	Liberal	7,057	16.70%	-6.34%
	Others	524	1.24%	N/A
Majority		8,848	20.94%
Turnout		42,257	72.09%	+2.22%
Electorate		58,615
Swing from LAB to CON			4.02%
Swing from LIB to CON			6.46%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.43%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,188	44.93%	-0.67%
	Labour	12,967	32.03%	+5.41%
	Liberal	9,327	23.04%	-4.21%
Majority		5,221	12.90%
Turnout		40,482	69.87%	-6.74%
Electorate		57,940
Swing from CON to LAB			3.04%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.77%
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.81%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,107	45.60%	N/A
	Liberal	12,016	27.25%	N/A
	Labour	11,739	26.62%	N/A
	Others	229	0.52%	N/A
Majority		8,091	18.35%
Turnout		44,091	76.61%	N/A
Electorate		57,556

	Conservative win

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