Wakefield - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Wakefield 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	Wakefield
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	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	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,283	47.27%	+2.30%
	Labour	17,925	39.81%	-9.86%
	Brexit Party	2,725	6.05%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,772	3.94%	+1.90%
	Minor	868	1.93%	N/A
	Others	454	1.01%	N/A
Majority		3,358	7.46%
Turnout		45,027	64.15%	-1.65%
Electorate		70,192
Swing from LAB to CON			6.08%
Swing from CON to BREX			1.87%
Swing from LAB to BREX			7.95%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,987	49.67%	+9.40%
	Conservative	20,811	44.96%	+10.78%
	Minor	1,176	2.54%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	943	2.04%	-1.41%
	Others	367	0.79%	N/A
Majority		2,176	4.70%
Turnout		46,284	65.80%	+4.86%
Electorate		70,340
Swing from LAB to CON			0.69%
Swing from MIN to LAB			3.77%
Swing from MIN to CON			4.46%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,301	40.26%	+0.99%
	Conservative	14,688	34.18%	-1.46%
	UKIP	7,862	18.30%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,483	3.45%	-12.88%
	Green	1,069	2.49%	+0.52%
	Minor	287	0.67%	N/A
	Others	283	0.66%	N/A
Majority		2,613	6.08%
Turnout		42,973	60.94%	-1.83%
Electorate		70,521
Swing from CON to LAB			1.23%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			8.65%
Swing from CON to UKIP			9.88%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,454	39.27%	-4.68%
	Conservative	15,841	35.64%	+5.95%
	Liberal Democrat	7,256	16.33%	-4.11%
	Minor	2,581	5.81%	N/A
	Green	873	1.96%	N/A
	Others	439	0.99%	N/A
Majority		1,613	3.63%
Turnout		44,444	62.76%	+4.12%
Electorate		70,812
Swing from LAB to CON			5.32%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.28%
Swing from LD to CON			5.03%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,564	43.95%	+0.61%
	Conservative	11,865	29.69%	-1.77%
	Liberal Democrat	8,167	20.44%	+4.16%
	Others	2,365	5.92%	N/A
Majority		5,699	14.26%
Turnout		39,961	58.64%	-0.68%
Electorate		68,142
Swing from CON to LAB			1.19%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.77%
Swing from CON to LD			2.96%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,802	43.34%	-6.57%
	Conservative	13,648	31.46%	+0.83%
	Liberal Democrat	7,063	16.28%	+3.93%
	Minor	1,328	3.06%	N/A
	Green	1,297	2.99%	+0.38%
	UKIP	467	1.08%	-0.56%
	English Democrat	356	0.82%	N/A
	Others	420	0.97%	N/A
Majority		5,154	11.88%
Turnout		43,381	59.33%	+4.87%
Electorate		73,120
Swing from LAB to CON			3.70%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.25%
Swing from CON to LD			1.55%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,592	49.92%	-7.48%
	Conservative	12,638	30.63%	+2.17%
	Liberal Democrat	5,097	12.36%	+1.15%
	Green	1,075	2.61%	N/A
	UKIP	677	1.64%	N/A
	Minor	634	1.54%	N/A
	Others	541	1.31%	N/A
Majority		7,954	19.28%
Turnout		41,254	54.46%	-14.50%
Electorate		75,750
Swing from LAB to CON			4.82%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.32%
Swing from LD to CON			0.51%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,977	57.40%	+6.75%
	Conservative	14,373	28.47%	-9.80%
	Liberal Democrat	5,656	11.20%	+0.12%
	Minor	1,480	2.93%	N/A
Majority		14,604	28.93%
Turnout		50,486	68.96%	-7.28%
Electorate		73,210
Swing from CON to LAB			8.27%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.31%
Swing from CON to LD			4.96%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,964	50.65%	+4.03%
	Conservative	20,374	38.27%	-3.04%
	Liberal Democrat	5,900	11.08%	N/A
Majority		6,590	12.38%
Turnout		53,238	76.24%	+0.68%
Electorate		69,825
Swing from CON to LAB			3.54%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.52%
Swing from CON to LD			7.06%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,509	46.61%	+6.21%
	Conservative	21,720	41.31%	+1.66%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,350	12.08%	-7.25%
Majority		2,789	5.30%
Turnout		52,579	75.57%	+6.24%
Electorate		69,580
Swing from CON to LAB			2.27%
Swing from ALL to LAB			6.73%
Swing from ALL to CON			4.45%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,166	40.41%	-10.50%
	Conservative	18,806	39.65%	+2.92%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,166	19.32%	N/A
	Minor	295	0.62%	N/A
Majority		360	0.76%
Turnout		47,433	69.33%	-6.24%
Electorate		68,416
Swing from LAB to CON			6.71%
Swing from LAB to ALL			14.91%
Swing from CON to ALL			8.20%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,124	50.90%	-3.91%
	Conservative	19,571	36.73%	+9.32%
	Liberal	6,059	11.37%	-6.40%
	Others	530	0.99%	N/A
Majority		7,553	14.17%
Turnout		53,284	75.57%	+5.32%
Electorate		70,509
Swing from LAB to CON			6.61%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.24%
Swing from LIB to CON			7.86%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,616	54.82%	+3.48%
	Conservative	12,810	27.41%	-2.24%
	Liberal	8,304	17.77%	-1.24%
Majority		12,806	27.40%
Turnout		46,730	70.25%	-9.61%
Electorate		66,518
Swing from CON to LAB			2.86%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.36%
Swing from CON to LIB			0.50%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,032	51.34%	N/A
	Conservative	15,614	29.65%	N/A
	Liberal	10,009	19.01%	N/A
Majority		11,418	21.68%
Turnout		52,655	79.87%	N/A
Electorate		65,930

	Labour win

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