Darlington - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Darlington 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	Darlington
Region	North East
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	2.71%
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)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,621	39.22%	+0.29%
	Conservative	14,323	33.80%	-15.86%
	Reform UK	6,852	16.17%	+12.53%
	Green	2,847	6.72%	+4.20%
	Liberal Democrat	1,735	4.09%	-0.53%
Majority		2,298	5.42%
Turnout		42,378	59.89%	-5.84%
Electorate		70,763
Swing from CON to LAB			8.08%
Swing from LAB to REF			6.12%
Swing from CON to REF			14.20%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,994	49.66%	+1.61%
	Labour	18,026	38.93%	-1.55%
	Liberal Democrat	2,139	4.62%	-0.20%
	Reform UK	1,684	3.64%	N/A
	Green	1,166	2.52%	+0.09%
	Minor	292	0.63%	N/A
Majority		4,968	10.73%
Turnout		46,301	65.73%	+0.21%
Electorate		70,446
Swing from LAB to CON			1.58%
Swing from LD to CON			0.91%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.67%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,901	48.05%	+4.76%
	Labour	17,607	40.48%	-10.13%
	Liberal Democrat	2,097	4.82%	+2.52%
	Brexit Party	1,544	3.55%	N/A
	Green	1,057	2.43%	+1.26%
	Minor	292	0.67%	N/A
Majority		3,294	7.57%
Turnout		43,498	65.51%	-2.04%
Electorate		66,397
Swing from LAB to CON			7.45%
Swing from LD to CON			1.12%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.33%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,681	50.61%	+7.74%
	Conservative	19,401	43.29%	+8.10%
	UKIP	1,180	2.63%	-10.47%
	Liberal Democrat	1,031	2.30%	-2.48%
	Green	524	1.17%	-2.34%
Majority		3,280	7.32%
Turnout		44,817	67.56%	+5.08%
Electorate		66,341
Swing from LAB to CON			0.18%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			9.11%
Swing from UKIP to CON			9.28%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,637	42.87%	+3.49%
	Conservative	14,479	35.19%	+3.72%
	UKIP	5,392	13.11%	+10.32%
	Liberal Democrat	1,966	4.78%	-18.64%
	Green	1,444	3.51%	N/A
	Minor	223	0.54%	N/A
Majority		3,158	7.68%
Turnout		41,141	62.48%	-0.45%
Electorate		65,851
Swing from LAB to CON			0.11%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			3.41%
Swing from CON to UKIP			3.30%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,891	39.38%	-12.80%
	Conservative	13,503	31.48%	+5.37%
	Liberal Democrat	10,046	23.42%	+4.88%
	Minor	1,262	2.94%	N/A
	UKIP	1,194	2.78%	N/A
Majority		3,388	7.90%
Turnout		42,896	62.93%	+2.55%
Electorate		68,168
Swing from LAB to CON			9.08%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.84%
Swing from LD to CON			0.24%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,962	52.17%	-0.24%
	Conservative	10,490	26.11%	+0.11%
	Liberal Democrat	7,448	18.54%	+0.08%
	Minor	28	0.07%	N/A
	Others	1,250	3.11%	N/A
Majority		10,472	26.06%
Turnout		40,178	60.38%	-0.41%
Electorate		66,540
Swing from LAB to CON			0.18%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.16%
Swing from LD to CON			0.02%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,643	52.41%	-2.75%
	Conservative	10,239	26.00%	-5.78%
	Liberal Democrat	7,269	18.45%	+7.76%
	UKIP	730	1.85%	N/A
	Minor	507	1.29%	N/A
Majority		10,404	26.41%
Turnout		39,388	60.79%	-2.57%
Electorate		64,797
Swing from CON to LAB			1.52%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.25%
Swing from CON to LD			6.77%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,479	55.16%	-6.41%
	Conservative	12,950	31.78%	+3.48%
	Liberal Democrat	4,358	10.69%	+3.46%
	Minor	469	1.15%	N/A
	Others	498	1.22%	N/A
Majority		9,529	23.38%
Turnout		40,754	63.35%	-10.60%
Electorate		64,328
Swing from LAB to CON			4.94%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.94%
Swing from LD to CON			0.01%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	29,658	61.57%	+13.50%
	Conservative	13,633	28.30%	-14.70%
	Liberal Democrat	3,483	7.23%	-1.07%
	Minor	1,399	2.90%	N/A
Majority		16,025	33.27%
Turnout		48,173	73.95%	-9.65%
Electorate		65,140
Swing from CON to LAB			14.10%
Swing from LD to LAB			7.29%
Swing from CON to LD			6.81%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,556	48.06%	+6.46%
	Conservative	23,758	43.00%	-3.60%
	Liberal Democrat	4,586	8.30%	N/A
	Minor	355	0.64%	N/A
Majority		2,798	5.06%
Turnout		55,255	83.60%	+2.78%
Electorate		66,094
Swing from CON to LAB			5.03%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.92%
Swing from CON to LD			5.95%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,831	46.60%	+1.97%
	Labour	22,170	41.60%	+3.82%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,289	11.80%	-5.58%
Majority		2,661	4.99%
Turnout		53,290	80.82%	+3.75%
Electorate		65,940
Swing from CON to LAB			0.92%
Swing from ALL to CON			3.78%
Swing from ALL to LAB			4.70%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,434	44.62%	+1.23%
	Labour	18,996	37.78%	-7.73%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,737	17.38%	N/A
	Minor	108	0.21%	N/A
Majority		3,438	6.84%
Turnout		50,275	77.07%	-1.35%
Electorate		65,233
Swing from LAB to CON			4.48%
Swing from CON to ALL			8.07%
Swing from LAB to ALL			12.56%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,565	45.52%	-0.03%
	Conservative	21,513	43.39%	+5.77%
	Liberal	5,054	10.19%	-6.64%
	Others	444	0.90%	N/A
Majority		1,052	2.12%
Turnout		49,576	78.42%	+4.01%
Electorate		63,218
Swing from LAB to CON			2.90%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.30%
Swing from LIB to CON			6.20%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,332	45.55%	+4.80%
	Conservative	17,620	37.62%	+0.98%
	Liberal	7,882	16.83%	-5.78%
Majority		3,712	7.93%
Turnout		46,834	74.41%	-6.37%
Electorate		62,940
Swing from CON to LAB			1.91%
Swing from LIB to LAB			5.29%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.38%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,546	40.75%	N/A
	Conservative	18,477	36.65%	N/A
	Liberal	11,398	22.61%	N/A
Majority		2,069	4.10%
Turnout		50,421	80.78%	N/A
Electorate		62,414

	Labour win

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