Halifax - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Halifax 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	Halifax
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	7.79%
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)	Labour
	Election 2019	Labour
	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	Labour
	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	14,135	35.15%	-10.50%
	Conservative	7,866	19.56%	-22.11%
	Reform UK	7,811	19.42%	+13.54%
	Green	4,133	10.28%	+8.30%
	Workers Party	2,543	6.32%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,359	5.87%	+1.05%
	Minor	1,367	3.40%	N/A
Majority		6,269	15.59%
Turnout		40,214	51.88%	-12.22%
Electorate		77,516
Swing from CON to LAB			5.80%
Swing from LAB to REF			12.02%
Swing from CON to REF			17.82%
	Labour hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,819	45.65%	-0.62%
	Conservative	19,917	41.67%	+0.93%
	Reform UK	2,813	5.89%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,302	4.82%	-0.08%
	Green	946	1.98%	-0.06%
Majority		1,902	3.98%
Turnout		47,797	64.10%	-0.52%
Electorate		74,563
Swing from LAB to CON			0.78%
Swing from LAB to REF			3.25%
Swing from CON to REF			2.48%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,496	46.27%	-6.57%
	Conservative	18,927	40.74%	-0.96%
	Brexit Party	2,813	6.05%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,276	4.90%	+2.68%
	Green	946	2.04%	N/A
Majority		2,569	5.53%
Turnout		46,458	64.63%	-3.15%
Electorate		71,887
Swing from LAB to CON			2.80%
Swing from LAB to BREX			6.31%
Swing from CON to BREX			3.51%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,507	52.84%	+12.82%
	Conservative	20,131	41.70%	+2.67%
	UKIP	1,568	3.25%	-9.60%
	Liberal Democrat	1,070	2.22%	-1.51%
Majority		5,376	11.14%
Turnout		48,276	67.78%	+5.69%
Electorate		71,224
Swing from CON to LAB			5.08%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			11.21%
Swing from UKIP to CON			6.13%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,506	40.01%	+2.64%
	Conservative	17,078	39.03%	+5.04%
	UKIP	5,621	12.85%	+11.35%
	Liberal Democrat	1,629	3.72%	-15.41%
	Green	1,142	2.61%	N/A
	Minor	465	1.06%	N/A
	Others	312	0.71%	N/A
Majority		428	0.98%
Turnout		43,753	62.09%	+0.21%
Electorate		70,462
Swing from LAB to CON			1.20%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			4.35%
Swing from CON to UKIP			3.15%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,278	37.37%	-4.44%
	Conservative	14,806	33.99%	+0.80%
	Liberal Democrat	8,335	19.14%	+1.29%
	Minor	2,760	6.34%	N/A
	UKIP	654	1.50%	N/A
	Others	722	1.66%	N/A
Majority		1,472	3.38%
Turnout		43,555	61.89%	+0.71%
Electorate		70,380
Swing from LAB to CON			2.62%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.86%
Swing from CON to LD			0.25%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,624	41.81%	+0.01%
	Conservative	13,198	33.19%	+0.01%
	Liberal Democrat	7,095	17.84%	-0.06%
	Others	2,844	7.15%	N/A
Majority		3,426	8.62%
Turnout		39,761	61.17%	+0.20%
Electorate		64,998
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.03%
Swing from LD to CON			0.03%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,579	41.80%	-7.22%
	Conservative	13,162	33.19%	-0.66%
	Liberal Democrat	7,100	17.90%	+3.35%
	Minor	2,627	6.62%	N/A
	Others	191	0.48%	N/A
Majority		3,417	8.62%
Turnout		39,659	60.98%	+3.17%
Electorate		65,041
Swing from LAB to CON			3.28%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.28%
Swing from CON to LD			2.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,800	49.02%	-5.30%
	Conservative	13,671	33.85%	+1.70%
	Liberal Democrat	5,878	14.55%	+2.57%
	UKIP	1,041	2.58%	+1.04%
Majority		6,129	15.17%
Turnout		40,390	57.81%	-12.70%
Electorate		69,870
Swing from LAB to CON			3.50%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.94%
Swing from CON to LD			0.43%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,465	54.33%	+10.85%
	Conservative	16,253	32.15%	-10.50%
	Liberal Democrat	6,059	11.98%	-0.76%
	UKIP	779	1.54%	N/A
Majority		11,212	22.18%
Turnout		50,556	70.51%	-8.19%
Electorate		71,701
Swing from CON to LAB			10.67%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.81%
Swing from CON to LD			4.87%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,115	43.48%	+0.09%
	Conservative	24,637	42.65%	+1.39%
	Liberal Democrat	7,364	12.75%	N/A
	Minor	649	1.12%	N/A
Majority		478	0.83%
Turnout		57,765	78.70%	+0.99%
Electorate		73,402
Swing from LAB to CON			0.65%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.33%
Swing from CON to LD			5.68%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,741	43.38%	+5.95%
	Conservative	23,529	41.26%	+0.41%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,758	15.36%	-6.36%
Majority		1,212	2.13%
Turnout		57,028	77.70%	+2.59%
Electorate		73,392
Swing from CON to LAB			2.77%
Swing from ALL to LAB			6.16%
Swing from ALL to CON			3.39%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,321	40.85%	-0.42%
	Labour	20,452	37.43%	-6.36%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	11,868	21.72%	N/A
Majority		1,869	3.42%
Turnout		54,641	75.11%	-1.58%
Electorate		72,747
Swing from LAB to CON			2.97%
Swing from CON to ALL			11.07%
Swing from LAB to ALL			14.04%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,416	43.79%	-0.48%
	Conservative	20,182	41.27%	+5.82%
	Liberal	6,853	14.01%	-4.33%
	Others	455	0.93%	N/A
Majority		1,234	2.52%
Turnout		48,906	76.69%	+2.13%
Electorate		63,768
Swing from LAB to CON			3.15%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.93%
Swing from LIB to CON			5.08%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,976	44.27%	+3.34%
	Conservative	16,798	35.45%	+0.38%
	Liberal	8,693	18.35%	-5.66%
	Others	919	1.94%	N/A
Majority		4,178	8.82%
Turnout		47,386	74.57%	-6.70%
Electorate		63,548
Swing from CON to LAB			1.48%
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.50%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.02%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,970	40.93%	N/A
	Conservative	17,967	35.07%	N/A
	Liberal	12,300	24.01%	N/A
Majority		3,003	5.86%
Turnout		51,237	81.27%	N/A
Electorate		63,047

	Labour win

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