Lowestoft - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Lowestoft 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	Lowestoft
Region	East of England
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	2.41%
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 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative
	Election 1970	Conservative
	Election 1966	Conservative
	Election 1964	Conservative
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,464	34.58%	+6.38%
	Conservative	12,448	29.76%	-31.15%
	Reform UK	10,328	24.69%	N/A
	Green	3,095	7.40%	+2.20%
	Liberal Democrat	1,489	3.56%	-1.58%
Majority		2,016	4.82%
Turnout		41,824	56.27%	-5.09%
Electorate		74,332
Swing from CON to REF			27.92%
Swing from CON to LAB			18.77%
Swing from LAB to REF			9.15%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,648	60.92%	N/A
	Labour	12,798	28.20%	N/A
	Green	2,362	5.20%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	2,333	5.14%	N/A
	Minor	245	0.54%	N/A
Majority		14,850	32.72%
Turnout		45,386	61.36%	N/A
Electorate		73,967

	Conservative win

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,376	50.46%	+8.03%
	Labour	25,555	38.63%	-0.37%
	Liberal	6,783	10.25%	-8.32%
	Others	435	0.66%	N/A
Majority		7,821	11.82%
Turnout		66,149	79.95%	+1.79%
Electorate		82,733
Swing from LIB to CON			8.17%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.20%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.97%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,510	42.43%	+1.54%
	Labour	23,448	39.00%	+3.75%
	Liberal	11,165	18.57%	-5.29%
Majority		2,062	3.43%
Turnout		60,123	78.16%	-5.62%
Electorate		76,919
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.52%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.41%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.10%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,157	40.89%	-9.80%
	Labour	22,553	35.26%	-5.73%
	Liberal	15,261	23.86%	+15.53%
Majority		3,604	5.63%
Turnout		63,971	83.79%	+5.11%
Electorate		76,350
Swing from CON to LIB			12.67%
Swing from LAB to LIB			10.63%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.04%
	Conservative hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,842	50.69%	+4.66%
	Labour	23,319	40.98%	-4.36%
	Liberal	4,737	8.33%	-0.31%
Majority		5,523	9.71%
Turnout		56,898	78.68%	-4.47%
Electorate		72,320
Swing from LAB to CON			4.51%
Swing from LIB to CON			2.49%
Swing from LAB to LIB			2.03%
	Conservative hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,063	46.03%	-1.77%
	Labour	23,705	45.34%	+2.93%
	Liberal	4,513	8.63%	-1.16%
Majority		358	0.68%
Turnout		52,281	83.14%	+0.61%
Electorate		62,881
Swing from CON to LAB			2.35%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.05%
Swing from CON to LIB			0.31%
	Conservative hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,976	47.80%	-3.78%
	Labour	21,272	42.41%	-6.01%
	Liberal	4,911	9.79%	N/A
Majority		2,704	5.39%
Turnout		50,159	82.53%	+0.96%
Electorate		60,775
Swing from LAB to LIB			7.90%
Swing from CON to LIB			6.78%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.12%
	Conservative hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,324	51.58%	+3.69%
	Labour	22,835	48.42%	-3.69%
Majority		1,489	3.16%
Turnout		47,159	81.57%	+1.96%
Electorate		57,814
Swing from LAB to CON			3.69%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,587	52.12%	N/A
	Conservative	21,672	47.88%	N/A
Majority		1,915	4.23%
Turnout		45,259	79.61%	N/A
Electorate		56,850

	Labour win

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