Blaenau Gwent - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Blaenau Gwent 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	Blaenau Gwent
Region	Wales
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Minor
	Election 2005	Minor
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,862	49.18%	-8.83%
	Brexit Party	6,215	20.57%	N/A
	Conservative	5,749	19.02%	+4.25%
	Plaid Cymru	1,722	5.70%	-15.55%
	Liberal Democrat	1,285	4.25%	+3.34%
	Green	386	1.28%	N/A
Majority		8,647	28.61%
Turnout		30,219	59.56%	-3.66%
Electorate		50,739
Swing from LAB to BREX			14.70%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.54%
Swing from CON to BREX			8.16%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,787	58.01%	+0.00%
	Plaid Cymru	6,880	21.25%	+12.25%
	Conservative	4,783	14.77%	+3.98%
	UKIP	973	3.00%	-14.91%
	Minor	666	2.06%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	295	0.91%	-1.05%
Majority		11,907	36.77%
Turnout		32,384	63.22%	+1.50%
Electorate		51,227
Swing from LAB to PC			6.13%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.99%
Swing from CON to PC			4.14%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,380	58.01%	+5.62%
	UKIP	5,677	17.92%	+16.41%
	Conservative	3,419	10.79%	+3.80%
	Plaid Cymru	2,849	8.99%	+4.88%
	Green	738	2.33%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	620	1.96%	-8.18%
Majority		12,703	40.09%
Turnout		31,683	61.72%	-0.05%
Electorate		51,335
Swing from LAB to UKIP			5.40%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.91%
Swing from CON to UKIP			6.31%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,974	52.40%	+20.10%
	Minor	6,458	19.94%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	3,285	10.14%	+5.86%
	Conservative	2,265	6.99%	+4.67%
	Plaid Cymru	1,333	4.11%	+1.73%
	UKIP	488	1.51%	N/A
	Others	1,592	4.91%	N/A
Majority		10,516	32.46%
Turnout		32,395	61.77%	-4.36%
Electorate		52,442
Swing from MIN to LAB			29.17%
Swing from LD to LAB			7.12%
Swing from MIN to LD			22.05%
	Labour gain from Minor

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Minor	20,506	58.17%	N/A
	Labour	11,385	32.30%	+0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	1,510	4.28%	0.00%
	Plaid Cymru	840	2.38%	-0.01%
	Conservative	817	2.32%	+0.00%
	Others	192	0.54%	N/A
Majority		9,121	25.88%
Turnout		35,250	66.14%	0.00%
Electorate		53,300
Swing from LAB to MIN			0.00%
Swing from LD to MIN			0.00%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
	Minor hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Minor	20,505	58.17%	N/A
	Labour	11,384	32.29%	-39.75%
	Liberal Democrat	1,511	4.29%	-5.00%
	Plaid Cymru	843	2.39%	-8.77%
	Conservative	816	2.31%	-5.20%
	UKIP	192	0.54%	N/A
Majority		9,121	25.87%
Turnout		35,251	66.14%	+6.67%
Electorate		53,301
Swing from LAB to MIN			48.96%
Swing from LD to MIN			31.58%
Swing from LAB to LD			17.38%
	Minor gain from Labour

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,855	72.04%	-7.43%
	Plaid Cymru	3,542	11.16%	+5.94%
	Liberal Democrat	2,945	9.28%	+0.56%
	Conservative	2,383	7.51%	+0.93%
Majority		19,313	60.88%
Turnout		31,725	59.46%	-12.86%
Electorate		53,353
Swing from LAB to PC			6.68%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.99%
Swing from LD to PC			2.69%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	31,493	79.47%	+0.49%
	Liberal Democrat	3,458	8.73%	+2.34%
	Conservative	2,607	6.58%	-3.23%
	Plaid Cymru	2,072	5.23%	N/A
Majority		28,035	70.74%
Turnout		39,630	72.32%	-5.81%
Electorate		54,800
Swing from LAB to LD			0.93%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.86%
Swing from CON to LD			2.79%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	34,333	78.98%	+3.09%
	Conservative	4,266	9.81%	-1.65%
	Liberal Democrat	2,774	6.38%	N/A
	Minor	2,099	4.83%	N/A
Majority		30,067	69.16%
Turnout		43,472	78.13%	+0.92%
Electorate		55,643
Swing from CON to LAB			2.37%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.65%
Swing from CON to LD			4.02%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	32,820	75.89%	+5.93%
	Conservative	4,959	11.47%	+0.28%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	3,847	8.90%	-6.18%
	Plaid Cymru	1,621	3.75%	-0.02%
Majority		27,861	64.42%
Turnout		43,247	77.21%	+0.28%
Electorate		56,011
Swing from CON to LAB			2.82%
Swing from ALL to LAB			6.05%
Swing from ALL to CON			3.23%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	30,113	69.96%	N/A
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,488	15.07%	N/A
	Conservative	4,816	11.19%	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	1,624	3.77%	N/A
Majority		23,625	54.89%
Turnout		43,041	76.93%	N/A
Electorate		55,948

	Labour win

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