Westmorland and Lonsdale - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Westmorland and Lonsdale 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	Westmorland and Lonsdale
Region	North West
1st in 2024		Liberal Democrat
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	21.67%
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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	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2017	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2015	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	31,061	62.71%	+22.03%
	Conservative	9,589	19.36%	-30.80%
	Reform UK	4,842	9.78%	+8.67%
	Labour	2,306	4.66%	-2.27%
	Green	1,486	3.00%	+2.47%
	Minor	111	0.22%	N/A
	Others	138	0.28%	N/A
Majority		21,472	43.35%
Turnout		49,533	68.77%	-6.17%
Electorate		72,029
Swing from CON to LD			26.42%
Swing from REF to LD			6.68%
Swing from CON to REF			19.73%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,188	50.16%	+4.90%
	Liberal Democrat	22,048	40.68%	-8.26%
	Labour	3,752	6.92%	+2.57%
	Reform UK	601	1.11%	N/A
	Minor	324	0.60%	N/A
	Green	287	0.53%	N/A
Majority		5,140	9.48%
Turnout		54,200	74.94%	-2.82%
Electorate		72,322
Swing from LD to CON			6.58%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.16%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.41%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	25,795	48.94%	+3.11%
	Conservative	23,861	45.27%	+0.94%
	Labour	2,293	4.35%	-4.90%
	Brexit Party	763	1.45%	N/A
Majority		1,934	3.67%
Turnout		52,712	77.76%	-0.09%
Electorate		67,789
Swing from CON to LD			1.08%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.01%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.92%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	23,686	45.83%	-5.67%
	Conservative	22,909	44.32%	+11.12%
	Labour	4,783	9.25%	+3.82%
	Minor	309	0.60%	N/A
Majority		777	1.50%
Turnout		51,687	77.85%	+3.56%
Electorate		66,391
Swing from LD to CON			8.39%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.74%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.65%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	25,194	51.49%	-8.52%
	Conservative	16,245	33.20%	-2.99%
	UKIP	3,031	6.19%	+4.64%
	Labour	2,661	5.44%	+3.19%
	Green	1,798	3.67%	N/A
Majority		8,949	18.29%
Turnout		48,929	74.30%	-2.56%
Electorate		65,857
Swing from LD to CON			2.76%
Swing from LD to UKIP			6.58%
Swing from CON to UKIP			3.81%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	30,896	60.01%	+13.93%
	Conservative	18,632	36.19%	-7.81%
	Labour	1,158	2.25%	-5.63%
	UKIP	801	1.56%	N/A
Majority		12,264	23.82%
Turnout		51,487	76.86%	+5.30%
Electorate		66,988
Swing from CON to LD			10.87%
Swing from LAB to LD			9.78%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.09%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	21,873	46.07%	+0.61%
	Conservative	20,889	44.00%	-0.93%
	Labour	3,742	7.88%	+0.23%
	Others	969	2.04%	N/A
Majority		984	2.07%
Turnout		47,473	71.56%	+0.91%
Electorate		66,342
Swing from CON to LD			0.77%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.19%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.58%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	22,569	45.47%	+5.10%
	Conservative	22,302	44.93%	-2.01%
	Labour	3,796	7.65%	-3.28%
	UKIP	660	1.33%	+0.18%
	Minor	309	0.62%	N/A
Majority		267	0.54%
Turnout		49,636	70.64%	+2.83%
Electorate		70,262
Swing from CON to LD			3.55%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.19%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.63%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,486	46.94%	+4.67%
	Liberal Democrat	19,339	40.37%	+7.01%
	Labour	5,234	10.93%	-9.66%
	UKIP	552	1.15%	N/A
	Minor	292	0.61%	N/A
Majority		3,147	6.57%
Turnout		47,903	67.82%	-6.44%
Electorate		70,637
Swing from CON to LD			1.17%
Swing from LAB to CON			7.17%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.33%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,463	42.27%	-14.64%
	Liberal Democrat	16,942	33.36%	+5.87%
	Labour	10,452	20.58%	+5.49%
	Minor	1,924	3.79%	N/A
Majority		4,521	8.90%
Turnout		50,781	74.25%	-3.51%
Electorate		68,389
Swing from CON to LD			10.25%
Swing from CON to LAB			10.06%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.19%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,798	56.90%	-0.66%
	Liberal Democrat	15,362	27.49%	N/A
	Labour	8,436	15.10%	+1.84%
	Minor	287	0.51%	N/A
Majority		16,436	29.41%
Turnout		55,883	77.76%	+2.92%
Electorate		71,864
Swing from CON to LD			14.08%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.25%
Swing from LAB to LD			12.82%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,259	57.56%	-3.74%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	15,339	29.18%	+2.03%
	Labour	6,968	13.26%	+3.38%
Majority		14,920	28.38%
Turnout		52,566	74.84%	+2.53%
Electorate		70,237
Swing from CON to ALL			2.89%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.56%
Swing from ALL to LAB			0.68%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,775	61.31%	N/A
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	13,188	27.15%	N/A
	Labour	4,798	9.88%	N/A
	Ecology	805	1.66%	N/A
Majority		16,587	34.15%
Turnout		48,566	72.31%	N/A
Electorate		67,161

	Conservative win

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