Hitchin - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Hitchin 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.

NameHitchin
RegionEast of England
1st in 2024Labour
2nd in 2024Conservative
Swing To Lose7.72%
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Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

ElectionParty
Election 2024Labour
Election 2019 (New Boundaries)Conservative
Election 1979Conservative
Election 1974 (October)Conservative
Election 1974 (February)Conservative

Election 2024

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour23,06743.93%+17.75%
Conservative14,95828.49%-18.53%
Reform UK6,76012.87%N/A
Liberal Democrat4,9139.36%-14.32%
Green2,6315.01%+3.50%
Minor1810.34%N/A
Majority8,10915.44%
Turnout52,51069.94%-5.03%
Electorate75,080
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
18.14%
Swing from
REF
to
LAB
2.44%
Swing from
CON
to
REF
15.70%
Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative25,41947.02%N/A
Labour14,15526.18%N/A
Liberal Democrat12,79823.67%N/A
Green8181.51%N/A
Minor5020.93%N/A
Others3690.68%N/A
Majority11,26420.84%
Turnout54,06174.97%N/A
Electorate72,112
Conservative win

Election 1979

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative33,16952.54%+7.95%
Labour19,94031.59%-7.51%
Liberal8,22413.03%-3.29%
Others1,7922.84%N/A
Majority13,22920.96%
Turnout63,12582.19%+2.58%
Electorate76,807
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
7.73%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
5.62%
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
2.11%
Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative25,84244.59%+0.48%
Labour22,65639.09%+1.50%
Liberal9,45416.31%-1.22%
Majority3,1865.50%
Turnout57,95279.61%-5.96%
Electorate72,796
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
0.51%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
0.85%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
1.36%
Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative27,22244.11%N/A
Labour23,20437.60%N/A
Liberal10,82417.54%N/A
Others4670.76%N/A
Majority4,0186.51%
Turnout61,71785.57%N/A
Electorate72,126
Conservative win
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