Walsall South - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Walsall South 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	Walsall South
Region	West Midlands
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	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	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
	Labour	20,872	49.14%	-8.23%
	Conservative	17,416	41.01%	+3.81%
	Brexit Party	1,660	3.91%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,602	3.77%	+2.44%
	Green	634	1.49%	N/A
	Minor	288	0.68%	N/A
Majority		3,456	8.14%
Turnout		42,472	62.44%	-2.94%
Electorate		68,024
Swing from LAB to CON			6.02%
Swing from LAB to BREX			6.07%
Swing from CON to BREX			0.05%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,286	57.37%	+10.19%
	Conservative	16,394	37.20%	+4.37%
	UKIP	1,805	4.10%	-11.54%
	Liberal Democrat	587	1.33%	-0.28%
Majority		8,892	20.18%
Turnout		44,072	65.37%	+3.61%
Electorate		67,417
Swing from CON to LAB			2.91%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			10.86%
Swing from UKIP to CON			7.96%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,740	47.18%	+7.53%
	Conservative	13,733	32.82%	-2.54%
	UKIP	6,540	15.63%	+7.20%
	Green	1,149	2.75%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	676	1.62%	-12.77%
Majority		6,007	14.36%
Turnout		41,838	61.76%	-1.73%
Electorate		67,743
Swing from CON to LAB			5.03%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			0.17%
Swing from CON to UKIP			4.87%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,211	39.65%	-9.50%
	Conservative	14,456	35.36%	+6.55%
	Liberal Democrat	5,880	14.38%	+5.61%
	UKIP	3,449	8.44%	N/A
	Minor	482	1.18%	N/A
	Others	404	0.99%	N/A
Majority		1,755	4.29%
Turnout		40,882	63.49%	+4.88%
Electorate		64,387
Swing from LAB to CON			8.03%
Swing from LAB to LD			7.56%
Swing from LD to CON			0.47%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,297	49.16%	-0.77%
	Conservative	10,722	28.81%	+1.38%
	Liberal Democrat	3,266	8.77%	-0.40%
	Minor	1,756	4.72%	N/A
	Others	3,181	8.55%	N/A
Majority		7,575	20.35%
Turnout		37,222	58.62%	-0.17%
Electorate		63,501
Swing from LAB to CON			1.07%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.19%
Swing from LD to CON			0.89%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,633	49.93%	-9.02%
	Conservative	9,687	27.43%	-3.07%
	Liberal Democrat	3,240	9.17%	+2.40%
	UKIP	1,833	5.19%	+2.40%
	Minor	1,776	5.03%	N/A
	Others	1,146	3.25%	N/A
Majority		7,946	22.50%
Turnout		35,315	58.79%	+3.09%
Electorate		60,072
Swing from LAB to CON			2.98%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.71%
Swing from CON to LD			2.73%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,574	58.95%	+1.09%
	Conservative	10,643	30.50%	-1.21%
	Liberal Democrat	2,365	6.78%	+0.54%
	UKIP	974	2.79%	N/A
	Minor	343	0.98%	N/A
Majority		9,931	28.46%
Turnout		34,899	55.70%	-11.64%
Electorate		62,657
Swing from CON to LAB			1.15%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.27%
Swing from CON to LD			0.87%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,024	57.87%	+9.66%
	Conservative	13,712	31.71%	-10.15%
	Liberal Democrat	2,698	6.24%	-2.02%
	Minor	1,662	3.84%	N/A
	Others	149	0.34%	N/A
Majority		11,312	26.16%
Turnout		43,245	67.34%	-8.92%
Electorate		64,221
Swing from CON to LAB			9.90%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.84%
Swing from CON to LD			4.07%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,133	48.21%	+3.29%
	Conservative	20,955	41.86%	-0.84%
	Liberal Democrat	4,132	8.25%	N/A
	Green	673	1.34%	N/A
	Minor	167	0.33%	N/A
Majority		3,178	6.35%
Turnout		50,060	76.26%	+0.78%
Electorate		65,643
Swing from CON to LAB			2.07%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.48%
Swing from CON to LD			4.55%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,629	44.91%	+1.43%
	Conservative	21,513	42.70%	+0.62%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,241	12.39%	-0.79%
Majority		1,116	2.22%
Turnout		50,383	75.48%	+1.16%
Electorate		66,746
Swing from CON to LAB			0.41%
Swing from ALL to LAB			1.11%
Swing from ALL to CON			0.70%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,735	43.48%	-7.41%
	Conservative	21,033	42.08%	-5.23%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,586	13.18%	N/A
	Minor	632	1.26%	N/A
Majority		702	1.40%
Turnout		49,986	74.32%	-2.42%
Electorate		67,257
Swing from LAB to CON			1.09%
Swing from LAB to ALL			10.29%
Swing from CON to ALL			9.20%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,539	50.90%	+2.90%
	Conservative	20,951	47.31%	+10.01%
	Others	795	1.80%	N/A
Majority		1,588	3.59%
Turnout		44,285	76.74%	+3.16%
Electorate		57,709
Swing from LAB to CON			3.56%
Swing from OTH to LAB			2.13%
Swing from OTH to CON			5.69%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,917	48.00%	+2.84%
	Conservative	16,255	37.30%	-4.42%
	Liberal	5,031	11.54%	-1.58%
	Others	1,376	3.16%	N/A
Majority		4,662	10.70%
Turnout		43,579	73.58%	-4.70%
Electorate		59,228
Swing from CON to LAB			3.63%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.21%
Swing from CON to LIB			1.42%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,775	45.16%	N/A
	Conservative	19,195	41.72%	N/A
	Liberal	6,038	13.12%	N/A
Majority		1,580	3.43%
Turnout		46,008	78.28%	N/A
Electorate		58,775

	Labour win

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