Chester, City of - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Chester, City of 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	Chester, City of
Region	North West
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	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	27,082	49.64%	-7.12%
	Conservative	20,918	38.34%	-2.15%
	Liberal Democrat	3,734	6.84%	+4.09%
	Green	1,438	2.64%	N/A
	Brexit Party	1,388	2.54%	N/A
Majority		6,164	11.30%
Turnout		54,560	71.74%	-5.70%
Electorate		76,057
Swing from LAB to CON			2.48%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.61%
Swing from CON to LD			3.12%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	32,023	56.76%	+13.53%
	Conservative	22,847	40.49%	-2.56%
	Liberal Democrat	1,551	2.75%	-2.86%
Majority		9,176	16.26%
Turnout		56,421	77.44%	+8.75%
Electorate		72,859
Swing from CON to LAB			8.04%
Swing from LD to LAB			8.19%
Swing from LD to CON			0.15%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,118	43.23%	+8.16%
	Conservative	22,025	43.05%	+2.45%
	UKIP	4,148	8.11%	+5.49%
	Liberal Democrat	2,870	5.61%	-13.48%
Majority		93	0.18%
Turnout		51,161	68.69%	+1.97%
Electorate		74,485
Swing from CON to LAB			2.85%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			1.33%
Swing from CON to UKIP			1.52%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,995	40.60%	+3.89%
	Labour	16,412	35.08%	-3.86%
	Liberal Democrat	8,930	19.09%	-2.82%
	UKIP	1,225	2.62%	N/A
	English Democrat	594	1.27%	N/A
	Green	535	1.14%	N/A
	Minor	99	0.21%	N/A
Majority		2,583	5.52%
Turnout		46,790	66.72%	+2.37%
Electorate		70,131
Swing from LAB to CON			3.87%
Swing from LD to CON			3.36%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.52%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,248	38.93%	+0.05%
	Conservative	16,264	36.71%	-0.13%
	Liberal Democrat	9,707	21.91%	+0.05%
	Others	1,085	2.45%	N/A
Majority		984	2.22%
Turnout		44,304	64.34%	-0.78%
Electorate		68,855
Swing from CON to LAB			0.09%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from CON to LD			0.09%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,458	38.88%	-9.61%
	Conservative	16,543	36.84%	+3.72%
	Liberal Democrat	9,818	21.86%	+7.18%
	UKIP	776	1.73%	-0.28%
	English Democrat	308	0.69%	N/A
Majority		915	2.04%
Turnout		44,903	65.12%	+1.36%
Electorate		68,954
Swing from LAB to CON			6.66%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.40%
Swing from CON to LD			1.73%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,760	48.49%	-4.49%
	Conservative	14,866	33.13%	-1.10%
	Liberal Democrat	6,589	14.68%	+5.17%
	UKIP	899	2.00%	N/A
	Minor	763	1.70%	N/A
Majority		6,894	15.36%
Turnout		44,877	63.76%	-14.67%
Electorate		70,382
Swing from LAB to CON			1.70%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.83%
Swing from CON to LD			3.13%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	29,806	52.98%	+10.99%
	Conservative	19,253	34.22%	-9.84%
	Liberal Democrat	5,353	9.52%	-3.41%
	Minor	1,487	2.64%	N/A
	Others	358	0.64%	N/A
Majority		10,553	18.76%
Turnout		56,257	78.43%	-5.49%
Electorate		71,730
Swing from CON to LAB			10.42%
Swing from LD to LAB			7.20%
Swing from CON to LD			3.21%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,411	44.06%	-0.80%
	Labour	22,310	41.99%	+6.37%
	Liberal Democrat	6,867	12.92%	N/A
	Green	448	0.84%	N/A
	Minor	98	0.18%	N/A
Majority		1,101	2.07%
Turnout		53,134	83.91%	+4.07%
Electorate		63,319
Swing from CON to LAB			3.58%
Swing from CON to LD			6.86%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.28%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,582	44.86%	-2.26%
	Labour	18,727	35.62%	+7.44%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,262	19.52%	-5.18%
Majority		4,855	9.24%
Turnout		52,571	79.84%	+5.33%
Electorate		65,845
Swing from CON to LAB			4.85%
Swing from ALL to CON			1.46%
Swing from ALL to LAB			6.31%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,645	47.11%	-4.32%
	Labour	13,546	28.18%	-6.60%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	11,874	24.70%	N/A
Majority		9,099	18.93%
Turnout		48,065	74.51%	-3.13%
Electorate		64,508
Swing from LAB to CON			1.14%
Swing from CON to ALL			14.51%
Swing from LAB to ALL			15.65%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,764	51.43%	+7.43%
	Labour	19,450	34.78%	-0.43%
	Liberal	7,711	13.79%	-7.00%
Majority		9,314	16.65%
Turnout		55,925	77.64%	+2.23%
Electorate		72,027
Swing from LAB to CON			3.93%
Swing from LIB to CON			7.21%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.28%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,095	44.01%	-0.28%
	Labour	18,477	35.21%	+3.14%
	Liberal	10,907	20.78%	-2.87%
Majority		4,618	8.80%
Turnout		52,479	75.41%	-4.90%
Electorate		69,587
Swing from CON to LAB			1.71%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.29%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.00%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,527	44.29%	N/A
	Labour	17,759	32.07%	N/A
	Liberal	13,098	23.65%	N/A
Majority		6,768	12.22%
Turnout		55,384	80.31%	N/A
Electorate		68,962

	Conservative win

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