Southport - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Southport 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	Southport
Region	North West
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	6.42%
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 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1997	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	SDP-Liberal Alliance
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,252	38.29%	+1.50%
	Conservative	11,463	25.44%	-24.94%
	Reform UK	7,395	16.41%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	5,868	13.02%	+0.54%
	Green	2,159	4.79%	+4.43%
	Minor	922	2.05%	N/A
Majority		5,789	12.85%
Turnout		45,059	61.19%	-5.97%
Electorate		73,641
Swing from CON to LAB			13.22%
Swing from LAB to REF			7.45%
Swing from CON to REF			20.67%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,092	50.38%	+2.82%
	Labour	18,321	36.78%	-2.17%
	Liberal Democrat	6,217	12.48%	-1.01%
	Green	178	0.36%	N/A
Majority		6,771	13.59%
Turnout		49,808	67.16%	-0.86%
Electorate		74,168
Swing from LAB to CON			2.49%
Swing from LD to CON			1.91%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.58%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,914	47.56%	+8.90%
	Labour	18,767	38.95%	+6.37%
	Liberal Democrat	6,499	13.49%	-12.91%
Majority		4,147	8.61%
Turnout		48,180	68.02%	-1.09%
Electorate		70,837
Swing from LAB to CON			1.27%
Swing from LD to CON			10.90%
Swing from LD to LAB			9.64%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,541	38.66%	+10.70%
	Labour	15,627	32.59%	+13.38%
	Liberal Democrat	12,661	26.40%	-4.55%
	UKIP	1,127	2.35%	-14.50%
Majority		2,914	6.08%
Turnout		47,956	69.10%	+3.60%
Electorate		69,400
Swing from CON to LAB			1.34%
Swing from LD to CON			7.63%
Swing from LD to LAB			8.97%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	13,652	30.96%	-18.65%
	Conservative	12,330	27.96%	-7.88%
	Labour	8,468	19.20%	+9.79%
	UKIP	7,429	16.85%	+11.70%
	Green	1,230	2.79%	N/A
	Minor	992	2.25%	N/A
Majority		1,322	3.00%
Turnout		44,101	65.50%	+0.39%
Electorate		67,326
Swing from LD to CON			5.38%
Swing from LD to LAB			14.22%
Swing from CON to LAB			8.84%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	21,707	49.61%	+3.27%
	Conservative	15,683	35.84%	-1.18%
	Labour	4,116	9.41%	-3.40%
	UKIP	2,251	5.14%	N/A
Majority		6,024	13.77%
Turnout		43,757	65.11%	+4.51%
Electorate		67,200
Swing from CON to LD			2.23%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.33%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.11%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	19,092	46.34%	+0.00%
	Conservative	15,254	37.03%	+0.00%
	Labour	5,277	12.81%	+0.00%
	Others	1,575	3.82%	N/A
Majority		3,838	9.32%
Turnout		41,198	60.61%	-0.41%
Electorate		67,977
Swing from CON to LD			0.00%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.00%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	19,093	46.34%	+2.58%
	Conservative	15,255	37.03%	+0.57%
	Labour	5,277	12.81%	-3.75%
	UKIP	749	1.82%	+0.47%
	Minor	589	1.43%	N/A
	Others	238	0.58%	N/A
Majority		3,838	9.32%
Turnout		41,201	61.01%	+2.87%
Electorate		67,530
Swing from CON to LD			1.00%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.16%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.16%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	18,011	43.77%	-4.35%
	Conservative	15,004	36.46%	+0.52%
	Labour	6,816	16.56%	+4.45%
	Minor	767	1.86%	N/A
	UKIP	555	1.35%	N/A
Majority		3,007	7.31%
Turnout		41,153	58.14%	-13.95%
Electorate		70,785
Swing from LD to CON			2.43%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.40%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.97%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	24,346	48.11%	+6.60%
	Conservative	18,186	35.94%	-11.10%
	Labour	6,129	12.11%	+1.94%
	Minor	1,368	2.70%	N/A
	Others	571	1.13%	N/A
Majority		6,160	12.17%
Turnout		50,600	72.09%	-5.51%
Electorate		70,194
Swing from CON to LD			8.85%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.33%
Swing from CON to LAB			6.52%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,081	47.04%	+2.53%
	Liberal Democrat	23,018	41.52%	N/A
	Labour	5,637	10.17%	+3.78%
	Green	545	0.98%	-0.21%
	Minor	159	0.29%	N/A
Majority		3,063	5.52%
Turnout		55,440	77.60%	+1.30%
Electorate		71,444
Swing from CON to LD			19.49%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.62%
Swing from LAB to LD			18.87%
	Conservative gain from SDP-Liberal Alliance

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	26,110	47.90%	+7.40%
	Conservative	24,261	44.51%	-5.92%
	Labour	3,483	6.39%	-1.94%
	Green	653	1.20%	N/A
Majority		1,849	3.39%
Turnout		54,507	76.29%	+3.83%
Electorate		71,443
Swing from CON to ALL			6.66%
Swing from LAB to ALL			4.67%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.99%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,612	50.43%	-0.36%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	20,573	40.50%	N/A
	Labour	4,233	8.33%	-2.87%
	Minor	374	0.74%	N/A
Majority		5,039	9.92%
Turnout		50,792	72.47%	-2.26%
Electorate		70,089
Swing from CON to ALL			20.43%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.25%
Swing from LAB to ALL			21.69%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,953	50.78%	+3.55%
	Liberal	19,426	38.01%	+2.33%
	Labour	5,725	11.20%	-5.88%
Majority		6,527	12.77%
Turnout		51,104	74.73%	+1.01%
Electorate		68,385
Swing from LIB to CON			0.61%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.72%
Swing from LAB to LIB			4.10%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,014	47.23%	0.00%
	Liberal	17,387	35.68%	-3.90%
	Labour	8,323	17.08%	+3.90%
Majority		5,627	11.55%
Turnout		48,724	73.72%	-3.68%
Electorate		66,094
Swing from LIB to CON			1.95%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.95%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.90%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,975	47.23%	N/A
	Liberal	20,093	39.59%	N/A
	Labour	6,690	13.18%	N/A
Majority		3,882	7.65%
Turnout		50,758	77.40%	N/A
Electorate		65,580

	Conservative win

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