Hertford and Stortford - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Hertford and Stortford 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	Hertford and Stortford
Region	East of England
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	4.40%
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)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Conservative
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2005	Conservative
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,808	38.53%	+15.14%
	Conservative	16,060	29.74%	-25.27%
	Reform UK	8,325	15.41%	N/A
	Green	4,373	8.10%	+3.50%
	Liberal Democrat	4,167	7.72%	-6.33%
	Minor	139	0.26%	N/A
	Others	137	0.25%	N/A
Majority		4,748	8.79%
Turnout		54,009	68.44%	-6.25%
Electorate		78,915
Swing from CON to LAB			20.20%
Swing from LAB to REF			0.14%
Swing from CON to REF			20.34%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,979	55.01%	-1.09%
	Labour	13,173	23.39%	-0.06%
	Liberal Democrat	7,907	14.04%	-0.26%
	Green	2,587	4.59%	+0.09%
	Minor	681	1.21%	N/A
	UKIP	681	1.21%	+0.08%
	Others	308	0.55%	N/A
Majority		17,806	31.62%
Turnout		56,316	74.69%	+1.20%
Electorate		75,396
Swing from CON to LAB			0.52%
Swing from CON to LD			0.41%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.10%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,712	56.10%	-4.22%
	Labour	14,092	23.45%	-5.14%
	Liberal Democrat	8,596	14.30%	+6.23%
	Green	2,705	4.50%	+1.48%
	UKIP	681	1.13%	N/A
	Minor	308	0.51%	N/A
Majority		19,620	32.65%
Turnout		60,094	73.50%	+0.64%
Electorate		81,765
Swing from LAB to CON			0.46%
Swing from CON to LD			5.22%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.68%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	36,184	60.31%	+4.18%
	Labour	17,149	28.59%	+10.67%
	Liberal Democrat	4,845	8.08%	+0.28%
	Green	1,814	3.02%	-1.74%
Majority		19,035	31.73%
Turnout		59,992	72.86%	+3.05%
Electorate		82,339
Swing from CON to LAB			3.25%
Swing from LD to CON			1.95%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.19%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,593	56.14%	+2.31%
	Labour	10,084	17.92%	+4.16%
	UKIP	7,534	13.39%	+10.29%
	Liberal Democrat	4,385	7.79%	-18.16%
	Green	2,681	4.76%	N/A
Majority		21,509	38.22%
Turnout		56,277	69.81%	-0.77%
Electorate		80,610
Swing from CON to LAB			0.93%
Swing from CON to UKIP			3.99%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			3.07%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,810	53.83%	+3.55%
	Liberal Democrat	14,373	25.95%	+7.58%
	Labour	7,620	13.76%	-10.48%
	UKIP	1,716	3.10%	N/A
	Minor	1,297	2.34%	N/A
	Others	561	1.01%	N/A
Majority		15,437	27.88%
Turnout		55,377	70.58%	+2.88%
Electorate		78,459
Swing from CON to LD			2.01%
Swing from LAB to CON			7.02%
Swing from LAB to LD			9.03%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,752	50.28%	-0.18%
	Labour	11,934	24.24%	+0.14%
	Liberal Democrat	9,047	18.38%	+0.01%
	Others	3,492	7.09%	N/A
Majority		12,818	26.04%
Turnout		49,225	67.70%	0.00%
Electorate		72,707
Swing from CON to LAB			0.16%
Swing from CON to LD			0.09%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.07%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,074	50.46%	+5.79%
	Labour	11,977	24.10%	-8.69%
	Liberal Democrat	9,129	18.37%	-1.53%
	Green	1,914	3.85%	N/A
	UKIP	1,026	2.06%	-0.57%
	Minor	572	1.15%	N/A
Majority		13,097	26.36%
Turnout		49,692	67.71%	+4.92%
Electorate		73,394
Swing from LAB to CON			7.24%
Swing from LD to CON			3.66%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.58%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,074	44.67%	+0.64%
	Labour	15,471	32.79%	+1.38%
	Liberal Democrat	9,388	19.90%	+2.16%
	UKIP	1,243	2.63%	+0.38%
Majority		5,603	11.88%
Turnout		47,176	62.78%	-13.26%
Electorate		75,141
Swing from CON to LAB			0.37%
Swing from CON to LD			0.76%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.39%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,027	44.03%	-13.46%
	Labour	17,142	31.41%	+15.12%
	Liberal Democrat	9,679	17.74%	-7.22%
	Minor	2,105	3.86%	N/A
	UKIP	1,233	2.26%	N/A
	Others	385	0.71%	N/A
Majority		6,885	12.62%
Turnout		54,571	76.05%	-5.00%
Electorate		71,759
Swing from CON to LAB			14.29%
Swing from CON to LD			3.12%
Swing from LD to LAB			11.17%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	35,716	57.49%	-0.04%
	Liberal Democrat	15,506	24.96%	N/A
	Labour	10,125	16.30%	+3.53%
	Green	780	1.26%	-0.13%
Majority		20,210	32.53%
Turnout		62,127	81.05%	+3.32%
Electorate		76,655
Swing from CON to LD			12.50%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.78%
Swing from LAB to LD			10.71%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,763	57.52%	+1.55%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	16,623	28.32%	-2.73%
	Labour	7,494	12.77%	+0.81%
	Green	814	1.39%	N/A
Majority		17,140	29.20%
Turnout		58,694	77.73%	+2.13%
Electorate		75,508
Swing from ALL to CON			2.14%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.37%
Swing from ALL to LAB			1.77%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,039	55.98%	N/A
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	16,110	31.05%	N/A
	Labour	6,203	11.96%	N/A
	Minor	304	0.59%	N/A
	Others	221	0.43%	N/A
Majority		12,929	24.92%
Turnout		51,877	75.61%	N/A
Electorate		68,615

	Conservative win

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