Hereford - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Hereford 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	Hereford
Region	West Midlands
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1997	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	20,285	43.26%	+2.37%
	Conservative	19,323	41.21%	+2.49%
	Labour	4,800	10.24%	-4.87%
	Green	1,052	2.24%	-0.40%
	UKIP	1,030	2.20%	-0.46%
	Minor	404	0.86%	N/A
Majority		962	2.05%
Turnout		46,894	64.87%	+1.39%
Electorate		72,293
Swing from LAB to CON			3.68%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.62%
Swing from LD to CON			0.06%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	18,244	40.88%	-7.06%
	Conservative	17,276	38.71%	+3.42%
	Labour	6,739	15.10%	+2.55%
	UKIP	1,184	2.65%	N/A
	Green	1,181	2.65%	N/A
Majority		968	2.17%
Turnout		44,624	63.47%	-11.75%
Electorate		70,305
Swing from LD to CON			5.24%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.81%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.43%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	25,198	47.95%	+6.79%
	Conservative	18,550	35.30%	-11.89%
	Labour	6,596	12.55%	+1.95%
	Minor	2,209	4.20%	N/A
Majority		6,648	12.65%
Turnout		52,553	75.22%	-6.06%
Electorate		69,864
Swing from CON to LD			9.34%
Swing from CON to LAB			6.92%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.42%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,727	47.19%	-0.31%
	Liberal Democrat	23,314	41.16%	N/A
	Labour	6,005	10.60%	+2.90%
	Green	596	1.05%	N/A
Majority		3,413	6.03%
Turnout		56,642	81.28%	+3.24%
Electorate		69,686
Swing from CON to LD			20.74%
Swing from LAB to LD			19.13%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.61%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,865	47.50%	-0.57%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	23,452	44.80%	+1.42%
	Labour	4,031	7.70%	+0.10%
Majority		1,413	2.70%
Turnout		52,348	78.04%	+2.25%
Electorate		67,075
Swing from CON to ALL			1.00%
Swing from LAB to ALL			0.66%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.33%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,334	48.07%	+0.33%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	21,057	43.38%	N/A
	Labour	3,690	7.60%	-7.23%
	Ecology	463	0.95%	N/A
Majority		2,277	4.69%
Turnout		48,544	75.79%	-2.66%
Electorate		64,051
Swing from LAB to ALL			25.30%
Swing from CON to ALL			21.52%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.78%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,012	47.74%	+8.81%
	Liberal	18,042	37.43%	+1.04%
	Labour	7,150	14.83%	-9.85%
Majority		4,970	10.31%
Turnout		48,204	78.45%	+2.64%
Electorate		61,447
Swing from LAB to CON			9.33%
Swing from LAB to LIB			5.45%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.89%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,060	38.92%	-2.38%
	Liberal	15,948	36.39%	+2.69%
	Labour	10,820	24.69%	-0.30%
Majority		1,112	2.54%
Turnout		43,828	75.81%	-3.08%
Electorate		57,816
Swing from CON to LIB			2.53%
Swing from LAB to LIB			1.49%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.04%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,676	41.31%	N/A
	Liberal	15,238	33.70%	N/A
	Labour	11,299	24.99%	N/A
Majority		3,438	7.60%
Turnout		45,213	78.89%	N/A
Electorate		57,311

	Conservative win

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