Hitchin and Harpenden - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Hitchin and Harpenden 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	Hitchin and Harpenden
Region	East of England
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	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 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,719	47.08%	-5.97%
	Liberal Democrat	20,824	35.37%	+24.76%
	Labour	9,959	16.92%	-15.67%
	Minor	268	0.46%	N/A
	Others	101	0.17%	N/A
Majority		6,895	11.71%
Turnout		58,871	77.13%	-0.30%
Electorate		76,323
Swing from CON to LD			15.37%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.85%
Swing from LAB to LD			20.22%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,189	53.06%	-3.81%
	Labour	19,158	32.59%	+11.94%
	Liberal Democrat	6,236	10.61%	+2.51%
	Green	1,329	2.26%	-3.25%
	Minor	629	1.07%	N/A
	Others	242	0.41%	N/A
Majority		12,031	20.47%
Turnout		58,783	77.43%	+8.50%
Electorate		75,916
Swing from CON to LAB			7.87%
Swing from CON to LD			3.16%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.72%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,488	56.86%	+2.27%
	Labour	11,433	20.65%	+7.10%
	UKIP	4,917	8.88%	+5.84%
	Liberal Democrat	4,484	8.10%	-18.59%
	Green	3,053	5.51%	+4.04%
Majority		20,055	36.22%
Turnout		55,375	68.93%	-5.15%
Electorate		80,333
Swing from CON to LAB			2.42%
Swing from CON to UKIP			1.79%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			0.63%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,869	54.60%	+5.64%
	Liberal Democrat	14,598	26.68%	-0.22%
	Labour	7,413	13.55%	-8.49%
	UKIP	1,663	3.04%	N/A
	Green	807	1.48%	N/A
	Minor	248	0.45%	N/A
	Others	109	0.20%	N/A
Majority		15,271	27.91%
Turnout		54,707	74.08%	+3.75%
Electorate		73,851
Swing from LD to CON			2.93%
Swing from LAB to CON			7.07%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.13%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,015	48.96%	-0.90%
	Liberal Democrat	13,198	26.90%	+1.09%
	Labour	10,811	22.04%	-0.12%
	Others	1,031	2.10%	N/A
Majority		10,817	22.05%
Turnout		49,055	70.33%	-0.18%
Electorate		69,751
Swing from CON to LD			1.00%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.39%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.60%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,627	49.86%	+2.51%
	Liberal Democrat	12,234	25.82%	+7.84%
	Labour	10,499	22.16%	-10.36%
	UKIP	828	1.75%	+0.40%
	Minor	199	0.42%	N/A
Majority		11,393	24.04%
Turnout		47,387	70.51%	+3.65%
Electorate		67,207
Swing from CON to LD			2.66%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.44%
Swing from LAB to LD			9.10%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,271	47.35%	+1.50%
	Labour	14,608	32.52%	-0.61%
	Liberal Democrat	8,076	17.98%	-2.08%
	UKIP	606	1.35%	N/A
	Minor	363	0.81%	N/A
Majority		6,663	14.83%
Turnout		44,924	66.86%	-11.14%
Electorate		67,196
Swing from LAB to CON			1.05%
Swing from LD to CON			1.79%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.74%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,038	45.85%	N/A
	Labour	17,367	33.13%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	10,515	20.06%	N/A
	Minor	290	0.55%	N/A
	Others	217	0.41%	N/A
Majority		6,671	12.72%
Turnout		52,427	77.99%	N/A
Electorate		67,219

	Conservative win

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