Saffron Walden - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Saffron Walden 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	Saffron Walden
Region	East of England
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Conservative
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2005	Conservative
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	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
	Conservative	39,714	62.95%	+1.18%
	Liberal Democrat	12,120	19.21%	+5.21%
	Labour	8,305	13.16%	-7.62%
	Green	2,947	4.67%	N/A
Majority		27,594	43.74%
Turnout		63,086	72.50%	-0.82%
Electorate		87,017
Swing from CON to LD			2.02%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.40%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.42%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	37,629	61.78%	+4.58%
	Labour	12,663	20.79%	+8.99%
	Liberal Democrat	8,528	14.00%	+3.44%
	UKIP	2,091	3.43%	-10.35%
Majority		24,966	40.99%
Turnout		60,911	73.32%	+1.92%
Electorate		83,072
Swing from CON to LAB			2.21%
Swing from LD to CON			0.57%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.78%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	32,926	57.20%	+1.74%
	UKIP	7,935	13.78%	+9.69%
	Labour	6,791	11.80%	+2.07%
	Liberal Democrat	6,079	10.56%	-16.87%
	Green	2,174	3.78%	+2.42%
	Minor	1,658	2.88%	N/A
Majority		24,991	43.42%
Turnout		57,563	71.40%	-0.10%
Electorate		80,615
Swing from CON to UKIP			3.98%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.17%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			3.81%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,155	55.46%	+2.60%
	Liberal Democrat	14,913	27.43%	-5.25%
	Labour	5,288	9.73%	-1.37%
	UKIP	2,228	4.10%	N/A
	Minor	1,050	1.93%	N/A
	Green	735	1.35%	N/A
Majority		15,242	28.03%
Turnout		54,369	71.51%	+4.72%
Electorate		76,035
Swing from LD to CON			3.92%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.99%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.94%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,083	52.86%	+1.44%
	Liberal Democrat	15,505	32.68%	+5.79%
	Labour	5,266	11.10%	-5.41%
	Others	1,597	3.37%	N/A
Majority		9,578	20.19%
Turnout		47,451	66.78%	-0.36%
Electorate		71,053
Swing from CON to LD			2.17%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.43%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.60%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,263	51.42%	+2.49%
	Liberal Democrat	14,255	26.89%	+1.94%
	Labour	8,755	16.51%	-6.08%
	UKIP	1,412	2.66%	-0.87%
	English Democrat	860	1.62%	N/A
	Minor	475	0.90%	N/A
Majority		13,008	24.53%
Turnout		53,020	67.14%	+1.92%
Electorate		78,969
Swing from LD to CON			0.27%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.28%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.01%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,485	48.93%	+3.58%
	Liberal Democrat	12,481	24.94%	-1.87%
	Labour	11,305	22.59%	+1.08%
	UKIP	1,769	3.54%	+2.38%
Majority		12,004	23.99%
Turnout		50,040	65.22%	-11.77%
Electorate		76,724
Swing from LD to CON			2.73%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.25%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.47%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,871	45.35%	-11.26%
	Liberal Democrat	15,298	26.82%	-1.83%
	Labour	12,275	21.52%	+7.18%
	Minor	2,308	4.05%	N/A
	UKIP	658	1.15%	N/A
	Others	640	1.12%	N/A
Majority		10,573	18.53%
Turnout		57,050	76.99%	-6.16%
Electorate		74,097
Swing from CON to LD			4.71%
Swing from CON to LAB			9.22%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.50%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	35,272	56.60%	-1.09%
	Liberal Democrat	17,848	28.64%	N/A
	Labour	8,933	14.34%	+2.79%
	Minor	260	0.42%	N/A
Majority		17,424	27.96%
Turnout		62,313	83.15%	+4.15%
Electorate		74,940
Swing from CON to LD			14.87%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.94%
Swing from LAB to LD			12.93%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,354	57.69%	-0.15%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	16,752	28.98%	-0.29%
	Labour	6,674	11.54%	+0.15%
	Green	816	1.41%	N/A
	Minor	217	0.38%	N/A
Majority		16,602	28.72%
Turnout		57,813	79.00%	+2.09%
Electorate		73,185
Swing from ALL to CON			0.07%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.15%
Swing from ALL to LAB			0.22%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,869	57.85%	+4.03%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	15,620	29.27%	N/A
	Labour	6,078	11.39%	-8.48%
	Minor	797	1.49%	N/A
Majority		15,249	28.58%
Turnout		53,364	76.91%	-4.70%
Electorate		69,385
Swing from CON to ALL			12.62%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.26%
Swing from LAB to ALL			18.88%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,563	53.81%	+10.11%
	Liberal	13,200	24.87%	-5.45%
	Labour	10,547	19.87%	-6.10%
	Others	767	1.45%	N/A
Majority		15,363	28.94%
Turnout		53,077	81.61%	+3.53%
Electorate		65,034
Swing from LIB to CON			7.78%
Swing from LAB to CON			8.10%
Swing from LAB to LIB			0.33%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,291	43.71%	-0.88%
	Liberal	14,770	30.32%	+0.35%
	Labour	12,652	25.97%	+0.52%
Majority		6,521	13.39%
Turnout		48,713	78.09%	-5.32%
Electorate		62,383
Swing from CON to LIB			0.62%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.70%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.08%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,013	44.58%	N/A
	Liberal	15,468	29.97%	N/A
	Labour	13,138	25.45%	N/A
Majority		7,545	14.62%
Turnout		51,619	83.40%	N/A
Electorate		61,890

	Conservative win

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