Canterbury - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Canterbury 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	Canterbury
Region	South East
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	9.16%
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)	Labour
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Conservative
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2005	Conservative
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	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	19,531	41.35%	-7.25%
	Conservative	10,878	23.03%	-21.79%
	Reform UK	6,805	14.41%	N/A
	Green	5,920	12.53%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	3,812	8.07%	+2.37%
	Minor	285	0.60%	N/A
Majority		8,653	18.32%
Turnout		47,231	66.36%	-9.35%
Electorate		71,171
Swing from CON to LAB			7.27%
Swing from LAB to REF			10.83%
Swing from CON to REF			18.10%
	Labour hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,782	48.60%	+0.33%
	Conservative	25,622	44.82%	-0.40%
	Liberal Democrat	3,257	5.70%	+0.03%
	Minor	505	0.88%	N/A
Majority		2,160	3.78%
Turnout		57,166	75.72%	+0.77%
Electorate		75,499
Swing from CON to LAB			0.36%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.15%
Swing from CON to LD			0.21%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	29,018	48.27%	+3.25%
	Conservative	27,182	45.22%	+0.53%
	Liberal Democrat	3,408	5.67%	-2.36%
	Minor	505	0.84%	N/A
Majority		1,836	3.05%
Turnout		60,113	74.95%	+2.30%
Electorate		80,203
Swing from CON to LAB			1.36%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.81%
Swing from LD to CON			1.44%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,572	45.02%	+20.48%
	Conservative	25,385	44.69%	+1.83%
	Liberal Democrat	4,561	8.03%	-3.62%
	Green	1,282	2.26%	-4.75%
Majority		187	0.33%
Turnout		56,800	72.65%	+6.92%
Electorate		78,182
Swing from CON to LAB			9.33%
Swing from LD to LAB			12.05%
Swing from LD to CON			2.72%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,918	42.87%	-1.94%
	Labour	13,120	24.54%	+8.40%
	UKIP	7,289	13.63%	+9.76%
	Liberal Democrat	6,227	11.65%	-20.87%
	Green	3,746	7.01%	+4.70%
	Minor	165	0.31%	N/A
Majority		9,798	18.33%
Turnout		53,465	65.73%	-0.66%
Electorate		81,341
Swing from CON to LAB			5.17%
Swing from CON to UKIP			5.85%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			0.68%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,050	44.81%	+0.46%
	Liberal Democrat	16,002	32.52%	+10.79%
	Labour	7,940	16.14%	-11.83%
	UKIP	1,907	3.88%	N/A
	Green	1,137	2.31%	N/A
	Minor	173	0.35%	N/A
Majority		6,048	12.29%
Turnout		49,209	66.39%	+0.34%
Electorate		74,121
Swing from CON to LD			5.17%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.14%
Swing from LAB to LD			11.31%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,530	44.35%	-0.02%
	Labour	12,943	27.96%	-0.71%
	Liberal Democrat	10,059	21.73%	+0.59%
	Others	2,758	5.96%	N/A
Majority		7,587	16.39%
Turnout		46,290	66.05%	-0.54%
Electorate		70,084
Swing from LAB to CON			0.35%
Swing from CON to LD			0.30%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.65%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,113	44.37%	+2.91%
	Labour	13,642	28.67%	-8.21%
	Liberal Democrat	10,059	21.14%	+3.29%
	Green	1,521	3.20%	+1.16%
	UKIP	926	1.95%	+0.17%
	Minor	326	0.69%	N/A
Majority		7,471	15.70%
Turnout		47,587	66.59%	+5.73%
Electorate		71,463
Swing from LAB to CON			5.56%
Swing from CON to LD			0.19%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.75%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,711	41.46%	+2.81%
	Labour	16,642	36.87%	+5.55%
	Liberal Democrat	8,056	17.85%	-5.91%
	Green	920	2.04%	+0.95%
	UKIP	803	1.78%	+1.26%
Majority		2,069	4.58%
Turnout		45,132	60.86%	-11.72%
Electorate		74,159
Swing from CON to LAB			1.37%
Swing from LD to CON			4.36%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.73%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,913	38.65%	-12.13%
	Labour	16,949	31.32%	+16.11%
	Liberal Democrat	12,854	23.76%	-8.63%
	Minor	2,460	4.55%	N/A
	Green	588	1.09%	-0.19%
	UKIP	281	0.52%	N/A
	Others	64	0.12%	N/A
Majority		3,964	7.33%
Turnout		54,109	72.58%	-5.54%
Electorate		74,548
Swing from CON to LAB			14.12%
Swing from CON to LD			1.75%
Swing from LD to LAB			12.37%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,827	50.78%	-3.03%
	Liberal Democrat	19,022	32.39%	N/A
	Labour	8,936	15.21%	-1.66%
	Green	747	1.27%	-0.41%
	Minor	203	0.35%	N/A
Majority		10,805	18.40%
Turnout		58,735	78.13%	+4.17%
Electorate		75,180
Swing from CON to LD			17.71%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.69%
Swing from LAB to LD			17.02%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,273	53.82%	-2.65%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	15,382	27.34%	+1.50%
	Labour	9,494	16.88%	+1.50%
	Green	947	1.68%	N/A
	Minor	157	0.28%	N/A
Majority		14,891	26.47%
Turnout		56,253	73.96%	+3.98%
Electorate		76,062
Swing from CON to ALL			2.07%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.07%
Swing from LAB to ALL			0.00%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,029	56.47%	-1.82%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	13,287	25.85%	N/A
	Labour	7,906	15.38%	-8.91%
	Ecology	962	1.87%	N/A
	Minor	226	0.44%	N/A
Majority		15,742	30.62%
Turnout		51,410	69.98%	-4.74%
Electorate		73,464
Swing from CON to ALL			13.83%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.54%
Swing from LAB to ALL			17.38%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	38,805	58.28%	+8.48%
	Labour	16,168	24.28%	-1.82%
	Liberal	10,665	16.02%	-6.31%
	Others	941	1.41%	N/A
Majority		22,637	34.00%
Turnout		66,579	74.72%	+2.09%
Electorate		89,104
Swing from LAB to CON			5.15%
Swing from LIB to CON			7.39%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.25%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,002	49.81%	-0.53%
	Labour	16,247	26.10%	+3.02%
	Liberal	13,898	22.33%	-3.03%
	Others	1,096	1.76%	N/A
Majority		14,755	23.71%
Turnout		62,243	72.63%	-7.61%
Electorate		85,699
Swing from CON to LAB			1.77%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.25%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.02%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	34,341	50.34%	N/A
	Liberal	17,300	25.36%	N/A
	Labour	15,751	23.09%	N/A
	Others	831	1.22%	N/A
Majority		17,041	24.98%
Turnout		68,223	80.24%	N/A
Electorate		85,021

	Conservative win

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