Torbay - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Torbay 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	Torbay
Region	South West
1st in 2024		Liberal Democrat
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	5.80%
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	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	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	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	18,937	41.06%	+16.82%
	Conservative	13,588	29.47%	-29.61%
	Reform UK	8,660	18.78%	N/A
	Labour	3,276	7.10%	-5.88%
	Green	1,420	3.08%	+0.65%
	Workers Party	234	0.51%	N/A
Majority		5,349	11.60%
Turnout		46,115	60.54%	-6.76%
Electorate		76,179
Swing from CON to LD			23.21%
Swing from LD to REF			0.98%
Swing from CON to REF			24.19%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,109	59.07%	-0.15%
	Liberal Democrat	12,358	24.25%	+0.22%
	Labour	6,620	12.99%	-0.03%
	Green	1,236	2.42%	-0.03%
	Minor	648	1.27%	N/A
Majority		17,751	34.83%
Turnout		50,971	67.30%	+0.11%
Electorate		75,742
Swing from CON to LD			0.19%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.06%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.12%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,863	59.22%	+6.18%
	Liberal Democrat	12,114	24.02%	-1.10%
	Labour	6,562	13.01%	-5.18%
	Green	1,239	2.46%	+1.18%
	Minor	648	1.29%	N/A
Majority		17,749	35.20%
Turnout		50,426	67.19%	-0.21%
Electorate		75,054
Swing from LD to CON			3.64%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.68%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.04%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,141	53.04%	+12.37%
	Liberal Democrat	12,858	25.13%	-8.70%
	Labour	9,310	18.19%	+9.53%
	UKIP	1,213	2.37%	-11.23%
	Green	652	1.27%	-1.96%
Majority		14,283	27.91%
Turnout		51,174	67.40%	+4.42%
Electorate		75,931
Swing from LD to CON			10.54%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.42%
Swing from LD to LAB			9.12%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,551	40.66%	+1.96%
	Liberal Democrat	16,265	33.83%	-13.16%
	UKIP	6,540	13.60%	+8.26%
	Labour	4,166	8.66%	+2.10%
	Green	1,557	3.24%	+2.29%
Majority		3,286	6.83%
Turnout		48,079	62.97%	-1.57%
Electorate		76,350
Swing from LD to CON			7.56%
Swing from CON to UKIP			3.15%
Swing from LD to UKIP			10.71%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	23,126	46.99%	+5.09%
	Conservative	19,048	38.71%	+2.84%
	Labour	3,231	6.57%	-7.88%
	UKIP	2,628	5.34%	N/A
	Minor	709	1.44%	N/A
	Green	468	0.95%	N/A
Majority		4,078	8.29%
Turnout		49,210	64.54%	+2.49%
Electorate		76,244
Swing from CON to LD			1.12%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.48%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.36%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	19,440	41.91%	+1.07%
	Conservative	16,638	35.87%	-0.68%
	Labour	6,699	14.44%	-0.30%
	Others	3,611	7.78%	N/A
Majority		2,802	6.04%
Turnout		46,388	62.05%	+0.17%
Electorate		74,761
Swing from CON to LD			0.88%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.68%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.19%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	19,317	40.84%	-9.65%
	Conservative	17,288	36.55%	+0.16%
	Labour	6,972	14.74%	+5.31%
	UKIP	3,726	7.88%	+4.70%
Majority		2,029	4.29%
Turnout		47,303	61.88%	-3.82%
Electorate		76,445
Swing from LD to CON			4.91%
Swing from LD to LAB			7.48%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.57%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	24,015	50.48%	+10.92%
	Conservative	17,307	36.38%	-3.15%
	Labour	4,484	9.43%	-5.43%
	UKIP	1,512	3.18%	-0.50%
	Minor	251	0.53%	N/A
Majority		6,708	14.10%
Turnout		47,569	65.69%	-8.10%
Electorate		72,409
Swing from CON to LD			7.04%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.18%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.14%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	21,094	39.56%	-0.23%
	Conservative	21,082	39.54%	-10.34%
	Labour	7,923	14.86%	+5.27%
	UKIP	1,962	3.68%	N/A
	Minor	1,161	2.18%	N/A
	Others	100	0.19%	N/A
Majority		12	0.02%
Turnout		53,322	73.79%	-6.83%
Electorate		72,258
Swing from CON to LD			5.05%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.75%
Swing from CON to LAB			7.80%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,624	49.88%	-4.10%
	Liberal Democrat	22,837	39.79%	N/A
	Labour	5,503	9.59%	+1.15%
	Minor	268	0.47%	N/A
	Others	157	0.27%	N/A
Majority		5,787	10.08%
Turnout		57,389	80.62%	+4.27%
Electorate		71,184
Swing from CON to LD			21.95%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.63%
Swing from LAB to LD			19.32%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,029	53.98%	+1.39%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	20,209	37.58%	-1.61%
	Labour	4,538	8.44%	+1.24%
Majority		8,820	16.40%
Turnout		53,776	76.35%	+3.72%
Electorate		70,435
Swing from ALL to CON			1.50%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.08%
Swing from ALL to LAB			1.42%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,721	52.59%	-2.06%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	19,166	39.19%	N/A
	Labour	3,521	7.20%	-12.36%
	Minor	500	1.02%	N/A
Majority		6,555	13.40%
Turnout		48,908	72.63%	-2.44%
Electorate		67,337
Swing from CON to ALL			20.62%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.15%
Swing from LAB to ALL			25.77%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	36,099	54.65%	+6.25%
	Liberal	15,231	23.06%	-5.41%
	Labour	12,919	19.56%	-3.58%
	Others	1,808	2.74%	N/A
Majority		20,868	31.59%
Turnout		66,057	75.08%	+2.12%
Electorate		87,987
Swing from LIB to CON			5.83%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.92%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.92%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,208	48.40%	-0.15%
	Liberal	17,770	28.47%	-1.92%
	Labour	14,441	23.14%	+2.07%
Majority		12,438	19.93%
Turnout		62,419	72.95%	-7.37%
Electorate		85,559
Swing from LIB to CON			0.88%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.11%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.99%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,163	48.55%	N/A
	Liberal	20,755	30.38%	N/A
	Labour	14,389	21.07%	N/A
Majority		12,408	18.17%
Turnout		68,307	80.33%	N/A
Electorate		85,034

	Conservative win

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