Lancaster - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Lancaster 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	Lancaster
Region	North West
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative
	Election 1970	Conservative
	Election 1966	Labour
	Election 1964	Conservative
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,084	45.58%	-1.08%
	Labour	18,131	39.20%	+6.78%
	Liberal Democrat	6,524	14.10%	N/A
	Green	433	0.94%	-0.11%
	Minor	83	0.18%	N/A
Majority		2,953	6.38%
Turnout		46,255	78.91%	-0.26%
Electorate		58,616
Swing from CON to LD			7.59%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.93%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.66%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,142	46.66%	-3.63%
	Labour	14,689	32.42%	+7.54%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,003	19.87%	-4.53%
	Green	473	1.04%	N/A
Majority		6,453	14.24%
Turnout		45,307	79.17%	+4.48%
Electorate		57,229
Swing from ALL to LAB			6.04%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.58%
Swing from ALL to CON			0.45%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,050	50.29%	+2.65%
	Labour	10,414	24.88%	-12.39%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,214	24.40%	N/A
	Minor	179	0.43%	N/A
Majority		10,636	25.41%
Turnout		41,857	74.69%	-4.76%
Electorate		56,040
Swing from LAB to ALL			18.39%
Swing from CON to ALL			10.88%
Swing from LAB to CON			7.52%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,400	47.64%	+5.04%
	Labour	15,174	37.27%	-1.68%
	Liberal	5,949	14.61%	-3.84%
	Others	196	0.48%	N/A
Majority		4,226	10.38%
Turnout		40,719	79.45%	+1.23%
Electorate		51,252
Swing from LIB to CON			4.44%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.36%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.08%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,540	42.61%	-0.87%
	Labour	15,119	38.95%	+1.55%
	Liberal	7,161	18.45%	+1.47%
Majority		1,421	3.66%
Turnout		38,820	78.21%	-4.24%
Electorate		49,633
Swing from CON to LAB			1.21%
Swing from CON to LIB			1.17%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.04%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,666	43.47%	-5.61%
	Labour	15,197	37.40%	-7.09%
	Liberal	6,898	16.97%	+10.54%
	Others	876	2.16%	N/A
Majority		2,469	6.08%
Turnout		40,637	82.45%	+2.90%
Electorate		49,285
Swing from LAB to LIB			8.81%
Swing from CON to LIB			8.08%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.74%
	Conservative hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,584	49.08%	+1.70%
	Labour	16,843	44.48%	-8.14%
	Liberal	2,436	6.43%	N/A
Majority		1,741	4.60%
Turnout		37,863	79.55%	+0.38%
Electorate		47,596
Swing from LAB to LIB			7.29%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.92%
Swing from CON to LIB			2.36%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,168	52.62%	+6.15%
	Conservative	16,357	47.38%	-6.15%
Majority		1,811	5.25%
Turnout		34,525	79.17%	-0.58%
Electorate		43,611
Swing from CON to LAB			6.15%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,811	53.53%	-4.14%
	Labour	16,330	46.47%	+4.14%
Majority		2,481	7.06%
Turnout		35,141	79.74%	-2.70%
Electorate		44,068
Swing from CON to LAB			4.14%
	Conservative hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,783	57.67%	+1.21%
	Labour	15,255	42.33%	-1.21%
Majority		5,528	15.34%
Turnout		36,038	82.44%	+2.10%
Electorate		43,714
Swing from LAB to CON			1.21%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,873	56.46%	N/A
	Labour	15,324	43.54%	N/A
Majority		4,549	12.92%
Turnout		35,197	80.34%	N/A
Electorate		43,811

	Conservative win

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