Hove - UK Parliament Constituency

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

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Conservative
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	32,876	58.30%	-5.84%
	Conservative	15,832	28.08%	-3.50%
	Liberal Democrat	3,731	6.62%	+4.34%
	Green	2,496	4.43%	+2.74%
	Brexit Party	1,111	1.97%	N/A
	Minor	195	0.35%	N/A
	Others	150	0.27%	N/A
Majority		17,044	30.22%
Turnout		56,391	75.88%	-1.70%
Electorate		74,313
Swing from LAB to CON			1.17%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.09%
Swing from CON to LD			3.92%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	36,942	64.14%	+21.85%
	Conservative	18,185	31.57%	-8.35%
	Liberal Democrat	1,311	2.28%	-1.29%
	Green	971	1.69%	-5.15%
	Minor	187	0.32%	N/A
Majority		18,757	32.57%
Turnout		57,596	77.58%	+6.55%
Electorate		74,236
Swing from CON to LAB			15.10%
Swing from LD to LAB			11.57%
Swing from CON to LD			3.53%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,082	42.29%	+9.32%
	Conservative	20,846	39.92%	+3.20%
	Green	3,569	6.84%	+1.68%
	UKIP	3,265	6.25%	+3.83%
	Liberal Democrat	1,861	3.56%	-19.00%
	Minor	322	0.62%	N/A
	Others	269	0.52%	N/A
Majority		1,236	2.37%
Turnout		52,214	71.03%	+1.57%
Electorate		73,505
Swing from CON to LAB			3.06%
Swing from GRN to LAB			3.82%
Swing from GRN to CON			0.76%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,294	36.72%	+0.31%
	Labour	16,426	32.97%	-4.45%
	Liberal Democrat	11,240	22.56%	+4.56%
	Green	2,568	5.15%	N/A
	UKIP	1,206	2.42%	N/A
	Minor	85	0.17%	N/A
Majority		1,868	3.75%
Turnout		49,819	69.46%	+5.42%
Electorate		71,720
Swing from LAB to CON			2.38%
Swing from CON to LD			2.12%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.50%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,848	37.42%	-0.05%
	Conservative	16,391	36.41%	-0.13%
	Liberal Democrat	8,106	18.00%	+0.14%
	Minor	31	0.07%	N/A
	Others	3,645	8.10%	N/A
Majority		457	1.02%
Turnout		45,021	64.04%	-0.07%
Electorate		70,296
Swing from CON to LAB			0.04%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.10%
Swing from CON to LD			0.13%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,786	37.47%	-8.38%
	Conservative	16,366	36.53%	-1.77%
	Liberal Democrat	8,002	17.86%	+8.76%
	Green	2,575	5.75%	+2.49%
	UKIP	575	1.28%	+0.43%
	Minor	268	0.60%	N/A
	Others	224	0.50%	N/A
Majority		420	0.94%
Turnout		44,796	64.11%	+4.88%
Electorate		69,871
Swing from LAB to CON			3.31%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.57%
Swing from CON to LD			5.26%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,253	45.85%	+1.26%
	Conservative	16,082	38.30%	+1.94%
	Liberal Democrat	3,823	9.10%	-0.55%
	Green	1,369	3.26%	+1.92%
	Minor	531	1.26%	N/A
	UKIP	358	0.85%	+0.42%
	Others	572	1.36%	N/A
Majority		3,171	7.55%
Turnout		41,988	59.23%	-10.49%
Electorate		70,889
Swing from LAB to CON			0.34%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.90%
Swing from LD to CON			1.24%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,458	44.59%	+20.12%
	Conservative	17,499	36.36%	-12.60%
	Liberal Democrat	4,645	9.65%	-9.73%
	Minor	1,931	4.01%	N/A
	Green	644	1.34%	-0.29%
	UKIP	209	0.43%	N/A
	Others	1,735	3.61%	N/A
Majority		3,959	8.23%
Turnout		48,121	69.72%	-4.41%
Electorate		69,016
Swing from CON to LAB			16.36%
Swing from LD to LAB			14.93%
Swing from CON to LD			1.43%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,525	48.96%	-9.86%
	Labour	12,257	24.47%	+6.16%
	Liberal Democrat	9,709	19.38%	N/A
	Minor	2,658	5.31%	N/A
	Green	814	1.63%	N/A
	Others	126	0.25%	N/A
Majority		12,268	24.49%
Turnout		50,089	74.13%	+6.36%
Electorate		67,566
Swing from CON to LAB			8.01%
Swing from CON to LD			14.62%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.61%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,952	58.82%	-1.70%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,734	21.81%	-2.31%
	Labour	9,010	18.31%	+4.46%
	Minor	522	1.06%	N/A
Majority		18,218	37.01%
Turnout		49,218	67.77%	+2.00%
Electorate		72,626
Swing from ALL to CON			0.31%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.08%
Swing from ALL to LAB			3.38%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,628	60.52%	+0.42%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	11,409	24.12%	N/A
	Labour	6,550	13.85%	-7.62%
	Minor	524	1.11%	N/A
	Others	189	0.40%	N/A
Majority		17,219	36.40%
Turnout		47,300	65.77%	-5.82%
Electorate		71,918
Swing from CON to ALL			11.85%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.02%
Swing from LAB to ALL			15.87%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,256	60.10%	+6.48%
	Labour	10,807	21.47%	-0.46%
	Liberal	8,771	17.42%	-7.03%
	Others	508	1.01%	N/A
Majority		19,449	38.63%
Turnout		50,342	71.59%	+1.76%
Electorate		70,318
Swing from LAB to CON			3.47%
Swing from LIB to CON			6.75%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.29%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,345	53.63%	-0.55%
	Liberal	12,469	24.45%	-9.25%
	Labour	11,179	21.92%	+10.58%
Majority		14,876	29.17%
Turnout		50,993	69.83%	-7.54%
Electorate		73,023
Swing from LIB to CON			4.35%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.57%
Swing from LIB to LAB			9.91%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,451	54.17%	N/A
	Liberal	18,942	33.70%	N/A
	Labour	6,374	11.34%	N/A
	Others	442	0.79%	N/A
Majority		11,509	20.48%
Turnout		56,209	77.37%	N/A
Electorate		72,649

	Conservative win

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