Dover - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Dover 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	Dover
Region	South East
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	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 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,830	56.86%	+4.50%
	Labour	16,552	32.65%	-7.33%
	Liberal Democrat	2,895	5.71%	+3.14%
	Green	1,371	2.70%	+0.93%
	Minor	916	1.81%	N/A
	Others	137	0.27%	N/A
Majority		12,278	24.22%
Turnout		50,701	66.40%	-3.29%
Electorate		76,355
Swing from LAB to CON			5.91%
Swing from LD to CON			0.68%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.23%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,211	52.36%	+9.08%
	Labour	20,774	39.98%	+9.23%
	UKIP	1,722	3.31%	-16.95%
	Liberal Democrat	1,336	2.57%	-0.56%
	Green	923	1.78%	-0.80%
Majority		6,437	12.39%
Turnout		51,966	69.69%	+0.83%
Electorate		74,564
Swing from CON to LAB			0.07%
Swing from UKIP to CON			13.02%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			13.09%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,737	43.28%	-0.73%
	Labour	15,443	30.75%	-2.79%
	UKIP	10,177	20.26%	+16.80%
	Liberal Democrat	1,572	3.13%	-12.67%
	Green	1,295	2.58%	N/A
Majority		6,294	12.53%
Turnout		50,224	68.87%	-1.28%
Electorate		72,930
Swing from LAB to CON			1.03%
Swing from CON to UKIP			8.76%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			9.79%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,174	44.01%	+9.06%
	Labour	16,900	33.54%	-11.90%
	Liberal Democrat	7,962	15.80%	-0.01%
	UKIP	1,747	3.47%	N/A
	Minor	1,104	2.19%	N/A
	English Democrat	216	0.43%	N/A
	Others	282	0.56%	N/A
Majority		5,274	10.47%
Turnout		50,385	70.14%	+2.62%
Electorate		71,833
Swing from LAB to CON			10.48%
Swing from LD to CON			4.54%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.94%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,928	45.44%	+0.17%
	Conservative	16,863	34.95%	-0.01%
	Liberal Democrat	7,632	15.82%	-0.07%
	Others	1,830	3.79%	N/A
Majority		5,065	10.50%
Turnout		48,253	67.52%	-0.61%
Electorate		71,467
Swing from CON to LAB			0.09%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.12%
Swing from LD to CON			0.03%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,680	45.28%	-3.53%
	Conservative	16,739	34.96%	-2.28%
	Liberal Democrat	7,607	15.89%	+4.47%
	UKIP	1,252	2.61%	+0.07%
	Minor	606	1.27%	N/A
Majority		4,941	10.32%
Turnout		47,884	68.13%	+2.99%
Electorate		70,286
Swing from LAB to CON			0.62%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.00%
Swing from CON to LD			3.38%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,943	48.81%	-5.69%
	Conservative	16,744	37.24%	+4.41%
	Liberal Democrat	5,131	11.41%	+3.48%
	UKIP	1,142	2.54%	+1.72%
Majority		5,199	11.56%
Turnout		44,960	65.14%	-13.79%
Electorate		69,025
Swing from LAB to CON			5.05%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.58%
Swing from LD to CON			0.47%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	29,535	54.49%	+11.84%
	Conservative	17,796	32.83%	-11.26%
	Liberal Democrat	4,302	7.94%	-2.85%
	Minor	2,124	3.92%	N/A
	UKIP	443	0.82%	N/A
Majority		11,739	21.66%
Turnout		54,200	78.93%	-4.59%
Electorate		68,669
Swing from CON to LAB			11.55%
Swing from LD to LAB			7.35%
Swing from CON to LD			4.21%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,395	44.10%	-1.91%
	Labour	24,562	42.65%	+8.52%
	Liberal Democrat	6,212	10.79%	N/A
	Green	637	1.11%	N/A
	Minor	407	0.71%	N/A
	Others	377	0.65%	N/A
Majority		833	1.45%
Turnout		57,590	83.52%	+3.68%
Electorate		68,954
Swing from CON to LAB			5.21%
Swing from CON to LD			6.35%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.13%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,343	46.01%	-2.30%
	Labour	18,802	34.13%	+3.32%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,942	19.86%	-0.26%
Majority		6,541	11.87%
Turnout		55,087	79.84%	+2.26%
Electorate		68,997
Swing from CON to LAB			2.81%
Swing from CON to ALL			1.02%
Swing from ALL to LAB			1.79%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,454	48.31%	N/A
	Labour	16,234	30.81%	N/A
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,601	20.12%	N/A
	Ecology	404	0.77%	N/A
Majority		9,220	17.50%
Turnout		52,693	77.58%	N/A
Electorate		67,922

	Conservative win

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