Kettering - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Kettering 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	Kettering
Region	East Midlands
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	3.80%
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	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,009	35.85%	+8.94%
	Conservative	14,189	28.25%	-32.03%
	Reform UK	8,468	16.86%	N/A
	Green	7,004	13.94%	+10.98%
	Liberal Democrat	1,357	2.70%	-3.98%
	Minor	1,057	2.10%	N/A
	Others	147	0.29%	N/A
Majority		3,820	7.60%
Turnout		50,231	63.27%	-5.05%
Electorate		79,390
Swing from CON to LAB			20.49%
Swing from LAB to REF			3.96%
Swing from CON to REF			24.45%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,369	60.28%	-0.06%
	Labour	14,006	26.92%	+0.53%
	Liberal Democrat	3,477	6.68%	-0.14%
	Minor	1,642	3.16%	N/A
	Green	1,543	2.97%	-0.16%
Majority		17,363	33.37%
Turnout		52,037	68.32%	+0.86%
Electorate		76,163
Swing from CON to LAB			0.30%
Swing from LD to CON			0.04%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.34%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,787	60.35%	+2.42%
	Labour	13,022	26.38%	-10.16%
	Liberal Democrat	3,367	6.82%	+3.55%
	Minor	1,642	3.33%	N/A
	Green	1,543	3.13%	+0.87%
Majority		16,765	33.96%
Turnout		49,361	67.47%	-1.69%
Electorate		73,164
Swing from LAB to CON			6.29%
Swing from CON to LD			0.56%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.85%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,616	57.92%	+6.11%
	Labour	18,054	36.54%	+11.39%
	Liberal Democrat	1,618	3.28%	+0.12%
	Green	1,116	2.26%	-1.20%
Majority		10,562	21.38%
Turnout		49,404	69.15%	+1.85%
Electorate		71,440
Swing from CON to LAB			2.64%
Swing from LD to CON			2.99%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.64%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,467	51.82%	+2.70%
	Labour	11,877	25.15%	-4.75%
	UKIP	7,600	16.10%	N/A
	Green	1,633	3.46%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,490	3.16%	-12.69%
	English Democrat	151	0.32%	-1.69%
Majority		12,590	26.66%
Turnout		47,218	67.31%	-1.46%
Electorate		70,155
Swing from LAB to CON			3.72%
Swing from CON to UKIP			6.70%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			10.42%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,247	49.12%	+5.19%
	Labour	14,153	29.90%	-13.79%
	Liberal Democrat	7,498	15.84%	+6.21%
	Minor	1,366	2.89%	N/A
	English Democrat	952	2.01%	N/A
	Others	112	0.24%	N/A
Majority		9,094	19.21%
Turnout		47,328	68.77%	+0.81%
Electorate		68,824
Swing from LAB to CON			9.49%
Swing from CON to LD			0.51%
Swing from LAB to LD			10.00%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,656	43.92%	-1.72%
	Labour	19,552	43.69%	+3.98%
	Liberal Democrat	4,311	9.63%	-2.73%
	Others	1,231	2.75%	N/A
Majority		104	0.23%
Turnout		44,750	67.95%	-1.40%
Electorate		65,855
Swing from CON to LAB			2.85%
Swing from LD to CON			0.51%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.36%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,401	45.65%	+2.17%
	Labour	22,100	39.72%	-5.00%
	Liberal Democrat	6,882	12.37%	+2.19%
	UKIP	1,263	2.27%	+0.63%
Majority		3,301	5.93%
Turnout		55,646	69.36%	+1.91%
Electorate		80,232
Swing from LAB to CON			3.58%
Swing from CON to LD			0.01%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.60%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,034	44.71%	+1.43%
	Conservative	23,369	43.48%	+0.53%
	Liberal Democrat	5,469	10.17%	-0.53%
	UKIP	880	1.64%	N/A
Majority		665	1.24%
Turnout		53,752	67.45%	-8.34%
Electorate		79,697
Swing from CON to LAB			0.45%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.98%
Swing from LD to CON			0.53%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,650	43.28%	+11.23%
	Conservative	24,461	42.95%	-9.01%
	Liberal Democrat	6,098	10.71%	-5.29%
	Minor	1,551	2.72%	N/A
	Others	197	0.35%	N/A
Majority		189	0.33%
Turnout		56,957	75.79%	-6.80%
Electorate		75,153
Swing from CON to LAB			10.12%
Swing from LD to LAB			8.26%
Swing from CON to LD			1.86%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,115	51.96%	+0.90%
	Labour	17,961	32.05%	+12.37%
	Liberal Democrat	8,962	15.99%	N/A
Majority		11,154	19.90%
Turnout		56,038	82.59%	+3.81%
Electorate		67,854
Swing from CON to LAB			5.73%
Swing from CON to LD			7.55%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.81%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,532	51.06%	+2.65%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	15,205	29.26%	-1.25%
	Labour	10,229	19.68%	-1.41%
Majority		11,327	21.80%
Turnout		51,966	78.78%	+2.40%
Electorate		65,965
Swing from ALL to CON			1.95%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.03%
Swing from LAB to ALL			0.08%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,223	48.40%	+5.46%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	14,637	30.51%	N/A
	Labour	10,119	21.09%	-23.96%
Majority		8,586	17.90%
Turnout		47,979	76.38%	-2.93%
Electorate		62,819
Swing from CON to ALL			12.52%
Swing from LAB to CON			14.71%
Swing from LAB to ALL			27.23%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	31,579	45.05%	-4.26%
	Conservative	30,101	42.94%	+11.41%
	Liberal	8,424	12.02%	-7.15%
Majority		1,478	2.11%
Turnout		70,104	79.31%	+6.09%
Electorate		88,396
Swing from LAB to CON			7.84%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.44%
Swing from LIB to CON			9.28%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	30,970	49.31%	+3.38%
	Conservative	19,800	31.52%	-0.21%
	Liberal	12,038	19.17%	-3.17%
Majority		11,170	17.78%
Turnout		62,808	73.22%	-7.88%
Electorate		85,779
Swing from CON to LAB			1.79%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.27%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.48%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	31,659	45.93%	N/A
	Conservative	21,872	31.73%	N/A
	Liberal	15,393	22.33%	N/A
Majority		9,787	14.20%
Turnout		68,924	81.11%	N/A
Electorate		84,981

	Labour win

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