Cheltenham - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Cheltenham 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	Cheltenham
Region	South West
1st in 2024		Liberal Democrat
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	7.28%
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	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1997	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1992	Liberal Democrat
	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
	Liberal Democrat	25,076	50.62%	+4.66%
	Conservative	17,866	36.06%	-12.39%
	Green	3,160	6.38%	N/A
	Labour	2,665	5.38%	+0.57%
	Minor	775	1.56%	N/A
Majority		7,210	14.55%
Turnout		49,542	65.06%	-10.49%
Electorate		76,143
Swing from CON to LD			8.53%
Swing from LD to GRN			0.86%
Swing from CON to GRN			9.39%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,563	48.46%	+0.46%
	Liberal Democrat	26,142	45.96%	-0.38%
	Labour	2,733	4.80%	-0.12%
	Minor	445	0.78%	N/A
Majority		1,421	2.50%
Turnout		56,883	75.55%	+2.31%
Electorate		75,292
Swing from LD to CON			0.42%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.29%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.13%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,486	47.99%	+1.31%
	Liberal Democrat	27,505	46.34%	+4.16%
	Labour	2,921	4.92%	-4.56%
	Minor	445	0.75%	N/A
Majority		981	1.65%
Turnout		59,357	73.24%	+0.96%
Electorate		81,044
Swing from CON to LD			1.43%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.94%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.36%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,615	46.68%	+0.55%
	Liberal Democrat	24,046	42.18%	+8.17%
	Labour	5,408	9.49%	+2.22%
	Green	943	1.65%	-3.35%
Majority		2,569	4.51%
Turnout		57,012	72.28%	+2.75%
Electorate		78,878
Swing from CON to LD			3.81%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.84%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.97%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,790	46.13%	+4.95%
	Liberal Democrat	18,274	34.01%	-16.50%
	Labour	3,902	7.26%	+2.14%
	UKIP	3,808	7.09%	+4.83%
	Green	2,689	5.00%	N/A
	Minor	272	0.51%	N/A
Majority		6,516	12.13%
Turnout		53,735	69.53%	+2.71%
Electorate		77,287
Swing from LD to CON			10.72%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.40%
Swing from LD to LAB			9.32%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	26,659	50.50%	+9.46%
	Conservative	21,739	41.18%	+2.95%
	Labour	2,703	5.12%	-6.49%
	UKIP	1,192	2.26%	N/A
	Minor	493	0.93%	N/A
Majority		4,920	9.32%
Turnout		52,786	66.82%	+5.66%
Electorate		78,998
Swing from CON to LD			3.26%
Swing from LAB to LD			7.97%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.72%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	19,200	41.05%	-0.50%
	Conservative	17,886	38.24%	+1.97%
	Labour	5,431	11.61%	+0.18%
	Minor	2,372	5.07%	N/A
	Others	1,887	4.03%	N/A
Majority		1,314	2.81%
Turnout		46,776	61.16%	+0.18%
Electorate		76,485
Swing from LD to CON			1.24%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.34%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.90%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	18,122	41.54%	-6.19%
	Conservative	15,819	36.26%	+1.09%
	Labour	4,988	11.43%	-0.61%
	Minor	2,651	6.08%	N/A
	Green	908	2.08%	+0.32%
	UKIP	608	1.39%	+0.24%
	Others	525	1.20%	N/A
Majority		2,303	5.28%
Turnout		43,621	60.97%	-0.95%
Electorate		71,541
Swing from LD to CON			3.64%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.79%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.85%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	19,970	47.74%	-1.72%
	Conservative	14,715	35.17%	-1.07%
	Labour	5,041	12.05%	+1.91%
	Green	735	1.76%	N/A
	Minor	513	1.23%	N/A
	UKIP	482	1.15%	+0.55%
	Others	379	0.91%	N/A
Majority		5,255	12.56%
Turnout		41,835	61.92%	-12.11%
Electorate		67,563
Swing from LD to CON			0.32%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.82%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.49%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	24,877	49.45%	+2.11%
	Conservative	18,232	36.24%	-8.50%
	Labour	5,100	10.14%	+3.78%
	Minor	1,065	2.12%	N/A
	UKIP	302	0.60%	N/A
	Others	727	1.45%	N/A
Majority		6,645	13.21%
Turnout		50,303	74.03%	-6.30%
Electorate		67,950
Swing from CON to LD			5.30%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.83%
Swing from CON to LAB			6.14%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	30,351	47.34%	N/A
	Conservative	28,683	44.74%	-5.41%
	Labour	4,077	6.36%	-1.16%
	Minor	665	1.04%	N/A
	Others	331	0.52%	N/A
Majority		1,668	2.60%
Turnout		64,107	80.33%	+1.39%
Electorate		79,806
Swing from CON to LD			26.38%
Swing from LAB to LD			24.25%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.13%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,371	50.16%	-0.41%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	26,475	42.33%	+1.33%
	Labour	4,701	7.52%	-0.09%
Majority		4,896	7.83%
Turnout		62,547	78.94%	+3.05%
Electorate		79,234
Swing from CON to ALL			0.87%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.16%
Swing from LAB to ALL			0.71%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,187	50.56%	-0.44%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	23,669	41.00%	N/A
	Labour	4,390	7.61%	-10.68%
	Ecology	479	0.83%	N/A
Majority		5,518	9.56%
Turnout		57,725	75.89%	-1.71%
Electorate		76,068
Swing from CON to ALL			20.72%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.12%
Swing from LAB to ALL			25.84%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,618	51.01%	+4.92%
	Liberal	15,080	30.02%	+1.90%
	Labour	9,185	18.29%	-7.50%
	Others	342	0.68%	N/A
Majority		10,538	20.98%
Turnout		50,225	77.60%	+2.57%
Electorate		64,726
Swing from LIB to CON			1.51%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.21%
Swing from LAB to LIB			4.70%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,691	46.09%	+3.08%
	Liberal	13,237	28.13%	-3.18%
	Labour	12,134	25.78%	+0.10%
Majority		8,454	17.96%
Turnout		47,062	75.03%	-6.35%
Electorate		62,727
Swing from LIB to CON			3.13%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.49%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.64%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,723	43.01%	N/A
	Liberal	15,811	31.31%	N/A
	Labour	12,971	25.68%	N/A
Majority		5,912	11.71%
Turnout		50,505	81.37%	N/A
Electorate		62,065

	Conservative win

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