Southampton Test - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Southampton Test 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	Southampton Test
Region	South East
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	13.03%
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)	Labour
	Election 2019	Labour
	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	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,945	44.53%	-4.93%
	Conservative	6,612	18.47%	-17.19%
	Reform UK	5,261	14.69%	+11.16%
	Green	3,594	10.04%	+6.85%
	Liberal Democrat	3,252	9.08%	+1.42%
	Workers Party	775	2.16%	N/A
	Minor	366	1.02%	N/A
Majority		9,333	26.07%
Turnout		35,805	54.65%	-9.67%
Electorate		65,520
Swing from CON to LAB			6.13%
Swing from LAB to REF			8.04%
Swing from CON to REF			14.17%
	Labour hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,256	49.46%	0.00%
	Conservative	16,043	35.66%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	3,449	7.67%	0.00%
	Reform UK	1,591	3.54%	N/A
	Green	1,433	3.18%	0.00%
	Minor	222	0.49%	N/A
Majority		6,213	13.81%
Turnout		44,994	64.31%	+0.14%
Electorate		69,960
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from LD to CON			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,256	49.46%	-9.19%
	Conservative	16,043	35.66%	+1.53%
	Liberal Democrat	3,449	7.67%	+3.63%
	Brexit Party	1,591	3.54%	N/A
	Green	1,433	3.18%	N/A
	Minor	222	0.49%	N/A
Majority		6,213	13.81%
Turnout		44,994	64.17%	-2.64%
Electorate		70,116
Swing from LAB to CON			5.36%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.41%
Swing from CON to LD			1.05%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,509	58.65%	+17.38%
	Conservative	16,006	34.13%	+1.58%
	Liberal Democrat	1,892	4.03%	-0.83%
	Minor	816	1.74%	N/A
	Others	680	1.45%	N/A
Majority		11,503	24.53%
Turnout		46,903	66.81%	+4.69%
Electorate		70,199
Swing from CON to LAB			7.90%
Swing from LD to LAB			9.10%
Swing from LD to CON			1.20%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,017	41.27%	+2.80%
	Conservative	14,207	32.55%	-0.47%
	UKIP	5,566	12.75%	+8.84%
	Green	2,568	5.88%	+3.89%
	Liberal Democrat	2,121	4.86%	-17.47%
	Minor	770	1.76%	N/A
	Others	403	0.92%	N/A
Majority		3,810	8.73%
Turnout		43,652	62.12%	+0.69%
Electorate		70,270
Swing from CON to LAB			1.63%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			3.02%
Swing from CON to UKIP			4.66%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,001	38.48%	-5.41%
	Conservative	14,588	33.01%	+7.62%
	Liberal Democrat	9,865	22.33%	-2.02%
	UKIP	1,726	3.91%	N/A
	Green	881	1.99%	N/A
	Minor	126	0.29%	N/A
Majority		2,413	5.46%
Turnout		44,187	61.43%	+4.16%
Electorate		71,931
Swing from LAB to CON			6.51%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.70%
Swing from LD to CON			4.82%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,874	43.88%	+1.18%
	Conservative	10,345	25.40%	-0.51%
	Liberal Democrat	9,914	24.34%	-0.47%
	Others	2,597	6.38%	N/A
Majority		7,529	18.49%
Turnout		40,730	57.27%	+1.26%
Electorate		71,124
Swing from CON to LAB			0.84%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.82%
Swing from CON to LD			0.02%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,845	42.71%	-9.78%
	Conservative	10,827	25.91%	+0.38%
	Liberal Democrat	10,368	24.81%	+6.72%
	Green	1,482	3.55%	N/A
	UKIP	1,261	3.02%	+1.11%
Majority		7,018	16.80%
Turnout		41,783	56.01%	-0.26%
Electorate		74,603
Swing from LAB to CON			5.08%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.25%
Swing from CON to LD			3.17%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,824	52.49%	-1.66%
	Conservative	10,617	25.54%	-2.52%
	Liberal Democrat	7,522	18.09%	+4.42%
	UKIP	792	1.90%	+1.49%
	Minor	442	1.06%	N/A
	Others	378	0.91%	N/A
Majority		11,207	26.96%
Turnout		41,575	56.26%	-15.59%
Electorate		73,893
Swing from CON to LAB			0.43%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.04%
Swing from CON to LD			3.47%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,396	54.15%	+11.78%
	Conservative	14,712	28.05%	-15.35%
	Liberal Democrat	7,171	13.67%	+0.58%
	Minor	1,397	2.66%	N/A
	UKIP	219	0.42%	N/A
	Others	546	1.04%	N/A
Majority		13,684	26.09%
Turnout		52,441	71.85%	-5.55%
Electorate		72,983
Swing from CON to LAB			13.57%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.60%
Swing from CON to LD			7.97%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,504	43.41%	-2.17%
	Labour	23,919	42.37%	+9.12%
	Liberal Democrat	7,391	13.09%	N/A
	Green	535	0.95%	N/A
	Minor	101	0.18%	N/A
Majority		585	1.04%
Turnout		56,450	77.40%	+1.05%
Electorate		72,932
Swing from CON to LAB			5.64%
Swing from CON to LD			7.63%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.99%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,722	45.57%	+0.38%
	Labour	18,768	33.25%	+5.19%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	11,950	21.17%	-5.57%
Majority		6,954	12.32%
Turnout		56,440	76.35%	+3.28%
Electorate		73,918
Swing from CON to LAB			2.40%
Swing from ALL to CON			2.98%
Swing from ALL to LAB			5.38%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,657	45.19%	-1.17%
	Labour	15,311	28.06%	-14.68%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	14,592	26.74%	N/A
Majority		9,346	17.13%
Turnout		54,560	73.07%	-3.23%
Electorate		74,668
Swing from LAB to CON			6.76%
Swing from CON to ALL			13.96%
Swing from LAB to ALL			20.71%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,198	46.36%	+5.18%
	Labour	25,075	42.74%	+0.58%
	Liberal	6,393	10.90%	-5.75%
Majority		2,123	3.62%
Turnout		58,666	76.30%	+3.17%
Electorate		76,890
Swing from LAB to CON			2.30%
Swing from LIB to CON			5.46%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.16%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,780	42.17%	+3.70%
	Conservative	22,250	41.19%	+0.31%
	Liberal	8,994	16.65%	-4.01%
Majority		530	0.98%
Turnout		54,024	73.12%	-6.09%
Electorate		73,879
Swing from CON to LAB			1.70%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.86%
Swing from LIB to CON			2.16%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,742	40.88%	N/A
	Labour	22,339	38.46%	N/A
	Liberal	12,000	20.66%	N/A
Majority		1,403	2.42%
Turnout		58,081	79.21%	N/A
Electorate		73,323

	Conservative win

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