Leigh - UK Parliament Constituency

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

Electoral History

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

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,266	45.27%	+9.44%
	Labour	19,301	41.08%	-15.12%
	Brexit Party	3,161	6.73%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,252	4.79%	+2.76%
	Minor	551	1.17%	N/A
	UKIP	448	0.95%	-4.98%
Majority		1,965	4.18%
Turnout		46,979	60.68%	-0.83%
Electorate		77,417
Swing from LAB to CON			12.28%
Swing from BREX to CON			1.36%
Swing from LAB to BREX			10.93%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,347	56.21%	+2.33%
	Conservative	16,793	35.83%	+13.19%
	UKIP	2,783	5.94%	-13.79%
	Liberal Democrat	951	2.03%	-0.52%
Majority		9,554	20.38%
Turnout		46,874	61.51%	+2.07%
Electorate		76,202
Swing from LAB to CON			5.43%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			8.06%
Swing from UKIP to CON			13.49%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,312	53.88%	+5.84%
	Conservative	10,216	22.64%	+1.70%
	UKIP	8,903	19.73%	+16.27%
	Liberal Democrat	1,150	2.55%	-15.61%
	Minor	542	1.20%	N/A
Majority		14,096	31.24%
Turnout		45,123	59.45%	+1.04%
Electorate		75,905
Swing from CON to LAB			2.07%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			5.21%
Swing from CON to UKIP			7.28%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,295	48.04%	-14.00%
	Conservative	9,284	20.94%	+6.92%
	Liberal Democrat	8,049	18.16%	+3.09%
	Minor	2,724	6.14%	N/A
	UKIP	1,535	3.46%	N/A
	Others	1,445	3.26%	N/A
Majority		12,011	27.09%
Turnout		44,332	58.41%	+7.08%
Electorate		75,903
Swing from LAB to CON			10.46%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.54%
Swing from LD to CON			1.91%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,157	62.03%	-1.27%
	Liberal Democrat	5,867	15.07%	+1.47%
	Conservative	5,461	14.02%	-1.94%
	Minor	141	0.36%	N/A
	Others	3,316	8.52%	N/A
Majority		18,290	46.97%
Turnout		38,942	51.32%	+0.98%
Electorate		75,877
Swing from LAB to LD			1.37%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.34%
Swing from CON to LD			1.70%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,097	63.30%	-1.24%
	Conservative	5,825	15.96%	-2.23%
	Liberal Democrat	4,962	13.60%	+0.78%
	Minor	2,189	6.00%	N/A
	Others	415	1.14%	N/A
Majority		17,272	47.34%
Turnout		36,488	50.35%	+0.67%
Electorate		72,473
Swing from CON to LAB			0.49%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.01%
Swing from CON to LD			1.50%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,783	64.54%	-4.38%
	Conservative	6,421	18.19%	+2.61%
	Liberal Democrat	4,524	12.82%	+1.57%
	Minor	820	2.32%	N/A
	UKIP	750	2.12%	N/A
Majority		16,362	46.35%
Turnout		35,298	49.68%	-16.01%
Electorate		71,054
Swing from LAB to CON			3.50%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.98%
Swing from LD to CON			0.52%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	31,652	68.93%	+7.62%
	Conservative	7,156	15.58%	-9.91%
	Liberal Democrat	5,163	11.24%	-1.35%
	Minor	1,949	4.24%	N/A
Majority		24,496	53.34%
Turnout		45,920	65.69%	-9.34%
Electorate		69,908
Swing from CON to LAB			8.76%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.49%
Swing from CON to LD			4.28%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	32,225	61.31%	+2.66%
	Conservative	13,398	25.49%	-0.76%
	Liberal Democrat	6,621	12.60%	N/A
	Minor	320	0.61%	N/A
Majority		18,827	35.82%
Turnout		52,564	75.02%	+0.89%
Electorate		70,065
Swing from CON to LAB			1.71%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.97%
Swing from CON to LD			6.68%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	30,064	58.64%	+6.76%
	Conservative	13,458	26.25%	-0.55%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	7,745	15.11%	-6.21%
Majority		16,606	32.39%
Turnout		51,267	74.13%	+1.98%
Electorate		69,155
Swing from CON to LAB			3.66%
Swing from ALL to LAB			6.49%
Swing from ALL to CON			2.83%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,477	51.88%	-2.24%
	Conservative	13,163	26.80%	-9.71%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,468	21.32%	N/A
Majority		12,314	25.08%
Turnout		49,108	72.15%	-4.79%
Electorate		68,063
Swing from CON to LAB			3.73%
Swing from LAB to ALL			11.78%
Swing from CON to ALL			15.51%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,736	54.12%	-2.11%
	Conservative	18,713	36.52%	+10.72%
	Liberal	4,796	9.36%	-8.61%
Majority		9,023	17.61%
Turnout		51,245	76.94%	+3.02%
Electorate		66,603
Swing from LAB to CON			6.42%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.25%
Swing from LIB to CON			9.67%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,036	56.23%	+5.21%
	Conservative	12,401	25.79%	+1.24%
	Liberal	8,640	17.97%	-6.45%
Majority		14,635	30.44%
Turnout		48,077	73.92%	-6.03%
Electorate		65,037
Swing from CON to LAB			1.99%
Swing from LIB to LAB			5.83%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.84%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,310	51.02%	N/A
	Conservative	12,663	24.56%	N/A
	Liberal	12,594	24.42%	N/A
Majority		13,647	26.46%
Turnout		51,567	79.96%	N/A
Electorate		64,493

	Labour win

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