Burton - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Burton 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	Burton
Region	West Midlands
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	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
	Conservative	29,560	60.65%	+2.68%
	Labour	15,064	30.91%	-6.94%
	Liberal Democrat	2,681	5.50%	+2.97%
	Green	1,433	2.94%	+1.29%
Majority		14,496	29.74%
Turnout		48,738	64.95%	-2.54%
Electorate		75,036
Swing from LAB to CON			4.81%
Swing from CON to LD			0.15%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.95%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,936	57.98%	+8.20%
	Labour	18,889	37.85%	+10.31%
	Liberal Democrat	1,262	2.53%	+0.01%
	Green	824	1.65%	-0.85%
Majority		10,047	20.13%
Turnout		49,911	67.49%	+2.41%
Electorate		73,954
Swing from CON to LAB			1.06%
Swing from LD to CON			4.09%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.15%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,376	49.77%	+5.24%
	Labour	13,484	27.53%	-4.35%
	UKIP	8,658	17.68%	+14.77%
	Liberal Democrat	1,232	2.52%	-13.32%
	Green	1,224	2.50%	N/A
Majority		10,892	22.24%
Turnout		48,974	65.08%	-1.46%
Electorate		75,248
Swing from LAB to CON			4.79%
Swing from CON to UKIP			4.76%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			9.56%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,188	44.53%	+7.28%
	Labour	15,884	31.88%	-10.47%
	Liberal Democrat	7,891	15.84%	+3.32%
	Minor	2,409	4.84%	N/A
	UKIP	1,451	2.91%	N/A
Majority		6,304	12.65%
Turnout		49,823	66.54%	+5.59%
Electorate		74,874
Swing from LAB to CON			8.88%
Swing from LD to CON			1.98%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.90%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,045	42.36%	+1.21%
	Conservative	16,751	37.25%	-0.92%
	Liberal Democrat	5,630	12.52%	-0.50%
	Others	3,539	7.87%	N/A
Majority		2,294	5.10%
Turnout		44,965	60.95%	-1.11%
Electorate		73,772
Swing from CON to LAB			1.07%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.86%
Swing from CON to LD			0.21%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,701	41.14%	-7.90%
	Conservative	18,280	38.18%	-0.43%
	Liberal Democrat	6,236	13.02%	+3.41%
	Minor	1,840	3.84%	N/A
	UKIP	913	1.91%	-0.21%
	Others	912	1.90%	N/A
Majority		1,421	2.97%
Turnout		47,882	62.06%	+0.28%
Electorate		77,152
Swing from LAB to CON			3.73%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.65%
Swing from CON to LD			1.92%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,783	49.04%	-1.98%
	Conservative	17,934	38.60%	-0.80%
	Liberal Democrat	4,468	9.62%	+1.15%
	UKIP	984	2.12%	N/A
	Minor	288	0.62%	N/A
Majority		4,849	10.44%
Turnout		46,457	61.78%	-13.30%
Electorate		75,194
Swing from LAB to CON			0.59%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.56%
Swing from CON to LD			0.97%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,810	51.02%	+10.98%
	Conservative	21,480	39.40%	-10.29%
	Liberal Democrat	4,617	8.47%	-1.80%
	Minor	604	1.11%	N/A
Majority		6,330	11.61%
Turnout		54,511	75.08%	-7.35%
Electorate		72,601
Swing from CON to LAB			10.64%
Swing from LD to LAB			6.39%
Swing from CON to LD			4.24%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,845	49.69%	-0.99%
	Labour	24,849	40.03%	+6.44%
	Liberal Democrat	6,375	10.27%	N/A
Majority		5,996	9.66%
Turnout		62,069	82.44%	+3.89%
Electorate		75,293
Swing from CON to LAB			3.71%
Swing from CON to LD			5.63%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.92%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,160	50.68%	-0.44%
	Labour	19,330	33.60%	+3.83%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,046	15.72%	-3.39%
Majority		9,830	17.08%
Turnout		57,536	78.55%	+2.66%
Electorate		73,252
Swing from CON to LAB			2.14%
Swing from ALL to CON			1.47%
Swing from ALL to LAB			3.61%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,874	51.13%	-2.87%
	Labour	16,227	29.76%	-6.49%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,420	19.11%	N/A
Majority		11,647	21.36%
Turnout		54,521	75.88%	-2.86%
Electorate		71,849
Swing from LAB to CON			1.81%
Swing from CON to ALL			10.99%
Swing from LAB to ALL			12.80%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,821	54.00%	+9.55%
	Labour	20,020	36.25%	-4.23%
	Liberal	5,383	9.75%	-5.33%
Majority		9,801	17.75%
Turnout		55,224	78.75%	+0.76%
Electorate		70,130
Swing from LAB to CON			6.89%
Swing from LIB to CON			7.44%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.55%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,496	44.45%	-8.65%
	Labour	21,398	40.48%	-6.43%
	Liberal	7,969	15.07%	N/A
Majority		2,098	3.97%
Turnout		52,863	77.99%	-1.49%
Electorate		67,783
Swing from CON to LAB			1.11%
Swing from CON to LIB			11.86%
Swing from LAB to LIB			10.75%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,343	53.09%	N/A
	Labour	25,040	46.91%	N/A
Majority		3,303	6.19%
Turnout		53,383	79.48%	N/A
Electorate		67,168

	Conservative win

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