Faversham - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Faversham 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.

NameFaversham
RegionSouth East
Current StatusAbolished

Electoral History

ElectionParty
Election 1992Conservative
Election 1987Conservative
Election 1983Conservative
Election 1979Conservative
Election 1974 (October)Conservative
Election 1974 (February)Conservative

Election 1992

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative32,75550.12%-1.00%
Labour16,40425.10%+4.35%
Liberal Democrat15,89624.32%N/A
Minor2940.45%N/A
Majority16,35125.02%
Turnout65,34979.66%+2.75%
Electorate82,037
Swing from
CON
to
LD
12.66%
Swing from
LAB
to
LD
9.99%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
2.67%
Conservative hold

Election 1987

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative31,07451.12%-1.96%
SDP-Liberal Alliance17,09628.12%+1.00%
Labour12,61620.75%+0.96%
Majority13,97823.00%
Turnout60,78676.91%+3.37%
Electorate79,039
Swing from
CON
to
ALL
1.48%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
1.46%
Swing from
LAB
to
ALL
0.02%
Conservative hold

Election 1983

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative29,84953.08%-1.28%
SDP-Liberal Alliance15,25227.12%N/A
Labour11,13019.79%-14.84%
Majority14,59725.96%
Turnout56,23173.54%-4.99%
Electorate76,467
Swing from
LAB
to
ALL
20.98%
Swing from
CON
to
ALL
14.20%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
6.78%
Conservative hold

Election 1979

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative33,51354.36%+11.31%
Labour21,35134.63%-3.48%
Liberal6,34910.30%-8.54%
Others4390.71%N/A
Majority12,16219.73%
Turnout61,65278.53%+1.83%
Electorate78,509
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
9.93%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
7.40%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
2.53%
Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative25,08743.05%+0.81%
Labour22,21038.11%+4.55%
Liberal10,97918.84%-5.12%
Majority2,8774.94%
Turnout58,27676.70%-5.92%
Electorate75,983
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
4.84%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
2.96%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
1.87%
Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative26,31642.24%N/A
Labour20,90933.56%N/A
Liberal14,92723.96%N/A
Others1510.24%N/A
Majority5,4078.68%
Turnout62,30382.61%N/A
Electorate75,416
Conservative win
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