Hastings - UK Parliament Constituency

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

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative
	Election 1970	Conservative
	Election 1966	Conservative
	Election 1964	Conservative
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,311	51.53%	+6.60%
	Labour	12,392	29.96%	-3.57%
	Liberal	6,474	15.65%	-5.89%
	Others	1,183	2.86%	N/A
Majority		8,919	21.56%
Turnout		41,360	71.68%	+0.09%
Electorate		57,699
Swing from LIB to CON			6.24%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.08%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.16%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,337	44.93%	+0.07%
	Labour	13,685	33.53%	+4.50%
	Liberal	8,793	21.54%	-4.58%
Majority		4,652	11.40%
Turnout		40,815	71.59%	-7.47%
Electorate		57,011
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.54%
Swing from LIB to CON			2.32%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.21%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,075	44.85%	-5.76%
	Labour	12,992	29.03%	-4.65%
	Liberal	11,690	26.12%	+10.40%
Majority		7,083	15.83%
Turnout		44,757	79.06%	+6.29%
Electorate		56,612
Swing from CON to LIB			8.08%
Swing from LAB to LIB			7.52%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.56%
	Conservative hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,364	50.61%	+10.34%
	Labour	13,549	33.67%	-0.45%
	Liberal	6,324	15.72%	-9.89%
Majority		6,815	16.94%
Turnout		40,237	72.77%	-3.64%
Electorate		55,297
Swing from LIB to CON			10.11%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.39%
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.72%
	Conservative hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	15,324	40.27%	-4.28%
	Labour	12,984	34.12%	+4.28%
	Liberal	9,744	25.61%	0.00%
Majority		2,340	6.15%
Turnout		38,052	76.41%	+0.07%
Electorate		49,802
Swing from CON to LAB			4.28%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.14%
Swing from CON to LIB			2.14%
	Conservative hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,902	44.55%	-17.78%
	Labour	11,324	29.85%	-7.83%
	Liberal	9,716	25.61%	N/A
Majority		5,578	14.70%
Turnout		37,942	76.34%	+2.15%
Electorate		49,701
Swing from CON to LIB			21.69%
Swing from LAB to LIB			16.72%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.97%
	Conservative hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,458	62.32%	+6.56%
	Labour	13,576	37.68%	+5.16%
Majority		8,882	24.65%
Turnout		36,034	74.19%	-1.50%
Electorate		48,569
Swing from LAB to CON			0.70%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,469	55.77%	N/A
	Labour	11,933	32.51%	N/A
	Liberal	4,303	11.72%	N/A
Majority		8,536	23.26%
Turnout		36,705	75.69%	N/A
Electorate		48,493

	Conservative win

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