Chippenham - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Chippenham 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	Chippenham
Region	South West
1st in 2024		Liberal Democrat
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	8.22%
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 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	22,552	45.55%	+15.29%
	Conservative	14,414	29.11%	-27.27%
	Reform UK	6,127	12.37%	N/A
	Labour	3,925	7.93%	-3.74%
	Green	1,954	3.95%	+2.26%
	Minor	540	1.09%	N/A
Majority		8,138	16.44%
Turnout		49,512	68.30%	-2.21%
Electorate		72,492
Swing from CON to LD			21.28%
Swing from REF to LD			1.46%
Swing from CON to REF			19.82%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,485	56.38%	+2.10%
	Liberal Democrat	15,285	30.26%	-4.26%
	Labour	5,896	11.67%	+0.46%
	Green	853	1.69%	N/A
Majority		13,200	26.13%
Turnout		50,519	70.51%	-3.43%
Electorate		71,648
Swing from LD to CON			3.18%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.82%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.36%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,994	54.28%	-0.44%
	Liberal Democrat	19,706	34.51%	+8.90%
	Labour	6,399	11.21%	-8.46%
Majority		11,288	19.77%
Turnout		57,099	73.94%	-0.82%
Electorate		77,221
Swing from CON to LD			4.67%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.01%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.68%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,267	54.72%	+7.16%
	Liberal Democrat	14,637	25.62%	-3.76%
	Labour	11,236	19.66%	+11.43%
Majority		16,630	29.10%
Turnout		57,140	74.76%	+0.10%
Electorate		76,432
Swing from LD to CON			5.46%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.14%
Swing from LD to LAB			7.60%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,354	47.56%	+6.52%
	Liberal Democrat	16,278	29.38%	-16.38%
	UKIP	5,884	10.62%	+7.22%
	Labour	4,561	8.23%	+1.32%
	Green	2,330	4.21%	+3.35%
Majority		10,076	18.19%
Turnout		55,407	74.65%	+2.00%
Electorate		74,218
Swing from LD to CON			11.45%
Swing from CON to UKIP			0.35%
Swing from LD to UKIP			11.80%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	23,970	45.76%	+1.53%
	Conservative	21,500	41.04%	+7.90%
	Labour	3,620	6.91%	-12.17%
	UKIP	1,783	3.40%	N/A
	Minor	641	1.22%	N/A
	Green	446	0.85%	N/A
	English Democrat	307	0.59%	N/A
	Others	118	0.23%	N/A
Majority		2,470	4.72%
Turnout		52,385	72.65%	+4.92%
Electorate		72,106
Swing from LD to CON			3.18%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.85%
Swing from LAB to CON			10.04%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	20,674	44.23%	N/A
	Conservative	15,493	33.14%	N/A
	Labour	8,921	19.08%	N/A
	Others	1,658	3.55%	N/A
Majority		5,181	11.08%
Turnout		46,746	67.73%	N/A
Electorate		69,014

	Liberal Democrat win

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,308	49.19%	+6.47%
	Liberal	24,611	41.30%	+2.21%
	Labour	5,146	8.64%	-9.03%
	Others	521	0.87%	N/A
Majority		4,697	7.88%
Turnout		59,586	79.96%	+1.56%
Electorate		74,519
Swing from LIB to CON			2.13%
Swing from LAB to CON			7.75%
Swing from LAB to LIB			5.62%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,721	42.72%	-1.61%
	Liberal	20,792	39.09%	+0.32%
	Labour	9,396	17.67%	+0.77%
	Others	278	0.52%	N/A
Majority		1,929	3.63%
Turnout		53,187	78.41%	-4.23%
Electorate		67,836
Swing from CON to LIB			0.97%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.19%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.22%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,645	44.33%	N/A
	Liberal	21,553	38.77%	N/A
	Labour	9,395	16.90%	N/A
Majority		3,092	5.56%
Turnout		55,593	82.64%	N/A
Electorate		67,275

	Conservative win

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