Brighton Kemptown - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Brighton Kemptown 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	Brighton Kemptown
Region	South East
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Conservative
	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 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,033	51.58%	-6.75%
	Conservative	16,972	34.97%	-3.31%
	Liberal Democrat	2,964	6.11%	+3.15%
	Green	2,237	4.61%	N/A
	Brexit Party	1,327	2.73%	N/A
Majority		8,061	16.61%
Turnout		48,533	69.50%	-2.98%
Electorate		69,833
Swing from LAB to CON			1.72%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.95%
Swing from CON to LD			3.23%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,703	58.33%	+19.18%
	Conservative	18,835	38.28%	-2.40%
	Liberal Democrat	1,457	2.96%	-0.05%
	Minor	212	0.43%	N/A
Majority		9,868	20.05%
Turnout		49,207	72.48%	+5.71%
Electorate		67,893
Swing from CON to LAB			10.79%
Swing from LD to LAB			9.62%
Swing from CON to LD			1.17%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,428	40.67%	+2.70%
	Labour	17,738	39.15%	+4.29%
	UKIP	4,446	9.81%	+6.57%
	Green	3,187	7.03%	+1.58%
	Liberal Democrat	1,365	3.01%	-15.00%
	Minor	73	0.16%	N/A
	Others	69	0.15%	N/A
Majority		690	1.52%
Turnout		45,306	66.77%	+2.08%
Electorate		67,858
Swing from CON to LAB			0.79%
Swing from CON to UKIP			1.94%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			1.14%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,217	37.97%	+3.91%
	Labour	14,889	34.86%	-4.68%
	Liberal Democrat	7,691	18.01%	+1.03%
	Green	2,330	5.46%	N/A
	UKIP	1,384	3.24%	N/A
	Minor	194	0.45%	N/A
Majority		1,328	3.11%
Turnout		42,705	64.69%	+4.38%
Electorate		66,015
Swing from LAB to CON			4.29%
Swing from LD to CON			1.44%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.85%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,266	39.54%	-0.39%
	Conservative	13,151	34.06%	+1.03%
	Liberal Democrat	6,555	16.98%	+0.46%
	Minor	246	0.64%	N/A
	Others	3,391	8.78%	N/A
Majority		2,115	5.48%
Turnout		38,609	60.31%	+0.11%
Electorate		64,019
Swing from LAB to CON			0.71%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.42%
Swing from LD to CON			0.28%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,858	39.93%	-7.89%
	Conservative	13,121	33.03%	-2.23%
	Liberal Democrat	6,560	16.52%	+6.15%
	Green	2,800	7.05%	+3.76%
	UKIP	758	1.91%	+0.52%
	Minor	172	0.43%	N/A
	Others	450	1.13%	N/A
Majority		2,737	6.89%
Turnout		39,719	60.20%	+2.23%
Electorate		65,978
Swing from LAB to CON			2.83%
Swing from LAB to LD			7.02%
Swing from CON to LD			4.19%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,745	47.82%	+1.26%
	Conservative	13,823	35.26%	-3.64%
	Liberal Democrat	4,064	10.37%	+0.66%
	Green	1,290	3.29%	N/A
	UKIP	543	1.39%	N/A
	Minor	364	0.93%	N/A
	Others	374	0.95%	N/A
Majority		4,922	12.56%
Turnout		39,203	57.97%	-12.84%
Electorate		67,621
Swing from CON to LAB			2.45%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.30%
Swing from CON to LD			2.15%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,479	46.56%	+5.38%
	Conservative	17,945	38.90%	-9.24%
	Liberal Democrat	4,478	9.71%	-0.46%
	Minor	1,526	3.31%	N/A
	Others	704	1.53%	N/A
Majority		3,534	7.66%
Turnout		46,132	70.81%	-5.33%
Electorate		65,147
Swing from CON to LAB			7.31%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.92%
Swing from CON to LD			4.39%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,129	48.14%	-5.41%
	Labour	18,073	41.18%	+8.26%
	Liberal Democrat	4,461	10.16%	N/A
	Minor	230	0.52%	N/A
Majority		3,056	6.96%
Turnout		43,893	76.14%	+1.67%
Electorate		57,649
Swing from CON to LAB			6.83%
Swing from CON to LD			7.78%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.95%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,031	53.54%	+2.41%
	Labour	14,771	32.91%	+3.31%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,080	13.55%	-5.05%
Majority		9,260	20.63%
Turnout		44,882	74.47%	+2.95%
Electorate		60,271
Swing from CON to LAB			0.45%
Swing from ALL to CON			3.73%
Swing from ALL to LAB			4.18%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,265	51.14%	-2.46%
	Labour	12,887	29.60%	-7.18%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,098	18.60%	N/A
	Minor	290	0.67%	N/A
Majority		9,378	21.54%
Turnout		43,540	71.52%	-2.66%
Electorate		60,877
Swing from LAB to CON			2.36%
Swing from CON to ALL			10.53%
Swing from LAB to ALL			12.89%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,512	53.60%	+7.69%
	Labour	17,504	36.77%	-3.50%
	Liberal	4,179	8.78%	-4.35%
	Others	404	0.85%	N/A
Majority		8,008	16.82%
Turnout		47,599	74.18%	+1.84%
Electorate		64,170
Swing from LAB to CON			5.60%
Swing from LIB to CON			6.02%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.43%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,725	45.90%	-0.08%
	Labour	19,060	40.27%	+2.15%
	Liberal	6,214	13.13%	-2.43%
	Others	327	0.69%	N/A
Majority		2,665	5.63%
Turnout		47,326	72.33%	-6.45%
Electorate		65,427
Swing from CON to LAB			1.12%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.18%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.29%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,504	45.99%	N/A
	Labour	19,484	38.12%	N/A
	Liberal	7,954	15.56%	N/A
	Others	170	0.33%	N/A
Majority		4,020	7.87%
Turnout		51,112	78.78%	N/A
Electorate		64,878

	Conservative win

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