Bridlington - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Bridlington 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.

NameBridlington
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Current StatusAbolished

Electoral History

ElectionParty
Election 1992Conservative
Election 1987Conservative
Election 1983Conservative
Election 1979Conservative
Election 1974 (October)Conservative
Election 1974 (February)Conservative
Election 1970Conservative
Election 1966Conservative
Election 1964Conservative
Election 1959Conservative
Election 1955Conservative

Election 1992

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative33,60450.83%-3.99%
Liberal Democrat17,24626.09%N/A
Labour15,26323.09%+5.04%
Majority16,35824.74%
Turnout66,11377.83%+4.17%
Electorate84,950
Swing from
CON
to
LD
15.04%
Swing from
LAB
to
LD
10.53%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
4.51%
Conservative hold

Election 1987

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative32,35154.82%-2.98%
SDP-Liberal Alliance15,03025.47%-1.64%
Labour10,65318.05%+4.44%
Green9831.67%N/A
Majority17,32129.35%
Turnout59,01773.66%+3.10%
Electorate80,126
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
3.71%
Swing from
ALL
to
LAB
3.04%
Swing from
CON
to
ALL
0.67%
Conservative hold

Election 1983

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative31,28457.79%+2.99%
SDP-Liberal Alliance14,67527.11%N/A
Labour7,37013.61%-11.24%
Ecology8031.48%N/A
Majority16,60930.68%
Turnout54,13270.56%-3.62%
Electorate76,718
Swing from
LAB
to
ALL
19.17%
Swing from
CON
to
ALL
12.06%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
7.11%
Conservative hold

Election 1979

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative27,98854.80%+5.73%
Labour12,69324.85%+2.57%
Liberal10,39020.34%-6.08%
Majority15,29529.95%
Turnout51,07174.18%+6.30%
Electorate68,849
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
5.91%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
4.33%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
1.58%
Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative21,90149.07%-2.14%
Liberal11,79526.43%-2.88%
Labour9,94622.29%+2.81%
Others9872.21%N/A
Majority10,10622.64%
Turnout44,62967.88%-9.02%
Electorate65,745
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
2.84%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
2.47%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
0.37%
Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative25,71151.21%-6.92%
Liberal14,71529.31%+14.24%
Labour9,78019.48%-7.31%
Majority10,99621.90%
Turnout50,20676.91%+7.08%
Electorate65,282
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
10.78%
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
10.58%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
0.19%
Conservative hold

Election 1970

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative25,05358.14%+3.56%
Labour11,54626.79%-2.86%
Liberal6,49515.07%-0.70%
Majority13,50731.34%
Turnout43,09469.83%-1.65%
Electorate61,715
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
3.21%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
2.13%
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
1.08%
Conservative hold

Election 1966

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative21,97654.58%-1.92%
Labour11,93929.65%+7.27%
Liberal6,34915.77%-5.35%
Majority10,03724.93%
Turnout40,26471.47%-1.31%
Electorate56,333
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
6.31%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
4.60%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
1.71%
Conservative hold

Election 1964

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative22,72956.50%-16.69%
Labour9,00222.38%-4.42%
Liberal8,49421.12%N/A
Majority13,72734.13%
Turnout40,22572.78%+2.87%
Electorate55,268
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
18.90%
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
12.77%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
6.13%
Conservative hold

Election 1959

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative27,43873.20%+2.28%
Labour10,04726.80%-2.28%
Majority17,39146.39%
Turnout37,48569.91%+0.50%
Electorate53,621
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
2.28%
Conservative hold

Election 1955

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative25,88070.92%N/A
Labour10,61429.08%N/A
Majority15,26641.83%
Turnout36,49469.40%N/A
Electorate52,583
Conservative win
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