Dewsbury - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Dewsbury 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	Dewsbury
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	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	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,179	46.43%	+1.34%
	Labour	24,618	43.66%	-7.30%
	Liberal Democrat	2,406	4.27%	+2.12%
	Brexit Party	1,874	3.32%	N/A
	Green	1,060	1.88%	+0.07%
	Minor	252	0.45%	N/A
Majority		1,561	2.77%
Turnout		56,389	69.40%	-0.11%
Electorate		81,253
Swing from LAB to CON			4.32%
Swing from CON to LD			0.39%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.71%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,814	50.96%	+9.18%
	Conservative	25,493	45.08%	+6.01%
	Liberal Democrat	1,214	2.15%	-1.44%
	Green	1,024	1.81%	-0.74%
Majority		3,321	5.87%
Turnout		56,545	69.51%	+2.28%
Electorate		81,343
Swing from CON to LAB			1.58%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.31%
Swing from LD to CON			3.73%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,406	41.78%	+9.61%
	Conservative	20,955	39.07%	+4.08%
	UKIP	6,649	12.40%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,924	3.59%	-13.35%
	Green	1,366	2.55%	+0.98%
	Minor	236	0.44%	N/A
	Others	94	0.18%	N/A
Majority		1,451	2.71%
Turnout		53,630	67.23%	-1.21%
Electorate		79,770
Swing from CON to LAB			2.77%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			1.39%
Swing from CON to UKIP			4.16%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,898	34.99%	+5.76%
	Labour	17,372	32.17%	-8.67%
	Liberal Democrat	9,150	16.94%	+0.77%
	Minor	3,813	7.06%	N/A
	Green	849	1.57%	N/A
	English Democrat	661	1.22%	N/A
	Others	3,265	6.05%	N/A
Majority		1,526	2.83%
Turnout		54,008	68.44%	+7.28%
Electorate		78,910
Swing from LAB to CON			7.21%
Swing from LD to CON			2.49%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.72%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,979	40.84%	-0.12%
	Conservative	13,587	29.24%	+0.24%
	Liberal Democrat	7,515	16.17%	+1.60%
	Minor	3,702	7.97%	N/A
	Others	2,691	5.79%	N/A
Majority		5,392	11.60%
Turnout		46,474	61.16%	-0.85%
Electorate		75,988
Swing from LAB to CON			0.18%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.86%
Swing from CON to LD			0.68%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,807	40.96%	-9.59%
	Conservative	11,192	29.00%	-1.22%
	Liberal Democrat	5,624	14.57%	+2.62%
	Minor	5,066	13.13%	N/A
	Green	593	1.54%	+0.01%
	Others	313	0.81%	N/A
Majority		4,615	11.96%
Turnout		38,595	62.00%	+3.22%
Electorate		62,245
Swing from LAB to CON			4.18%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.10%
Swing from CON to LD			1.92%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,524	50.54%	+1.13%
	Conservative	11,075	30.22%	+0.12%
	Liberal Democrat	4,382	11.96%	+1.69%
	Minor	1,632	4.45%	N/A
	Green	560	1.53%	+0.64%
	UKIP	478	1.30%	N/A
Majority		7,449	20.32%
Turnout		36,651	58.79%	-11.23%
Electorate		62,344
Swing from CON to LAB			0.50%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.28%
Swing from CON to LD			0.78%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,286	49.42%	+5.59%
	Conservative	12,963	30.09%	-12.65%
	Liberal Democrat	4,422	10.27%	-0.98%
	Minor	2,232	5.18%	N/A
	Green	383	0.89%	+0.08%
	Others	1,789	4.15%	N/A
Majority		8,323	19.32%
Turnout		43,075	70.01%	-10.18%
Electorate		61,523
Swing from CON to LAB			9.12%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.29%
Swing from CON to LD			5.83%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,596	43.83%	+1.41%
	Conservative	24,962	42.74%	+1.12%
	Liberal Democrat	6,570	11.25%	N/A
	Minor	660	1.13%	N/A
	Green	471	0.81%	N/A
	Others	146	0.25%	N/A
Majority		634	1.09%
Turnout		58,405	80.19%	+1.42%
Electorate		72,833
Swing from CON to LAB			0.14%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.92%
Swing from CON to LD			5.06%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,668	42.42%	+7.11%
	Conservative	23,223	41.62%	+2.26%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,907	15.96%	-9.37%
Majority		445	0.80%
Turnout		55,798	78.77%	+4.81%
Electorate		70,836
Swing from CON to LAB			2.42%
Swing from ALL to LAB			8.24%
Swing from ALL to CON			5.82%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,297	39.36%	+1.60%
	Labour	18,211	35.31%	-11.42%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	13,065	25.33%	N/A
Majority		2,086	4.04%
Turnout		51,573	73.96%	-3.13%
Electorate		69,734
Swing from LAB to CON			6.51%
Swing from CON to ALL			11.87%
Swing from LAB to ALL			18.37%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,829	46.73%	+1.29%
	Conservative	18,448	37.76%	+7.71%
	Liberal	7,580	15.51%	-8.99%
Majority		4,381	8.97%
Turnout		48,857	77.09%	+4.16%
Electorate		63,379
Swing from LAB to CON			3.21%
Swing from LIB to LAB			5.14%
Swing from LIB to CON			8.35%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,378	45.44%	+2.95%
	Conservative	13,477	30.05%	-1.59%
	Liberal	10,991	24.51%	-1.36%
Majority		6,901	15.39%
Turnout		44,846	72.93%	-8.82%
Electorate		61,493
Swing from CON to LAB			2.27%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.16%
Swing from CON to LIB			0.11%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,186	42.49%	N/A
	Conservative	15,774	31.64%	N/A
	Liberal	12,899	25.87%	N/A
Majority		5,412	10.85%
Turnout		49,859	81.75%	N/A
Electorate		60,991

	Labour win

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