Yeovil - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Yeovil 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	Yeovil
Region	South West
1st in 2019		Conservative
2nd in 2019		Liberal Democrat
Swing To Lose	13.65%

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 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (5th Boundary Review)	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1997	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1992	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1987	SDP-Liberal Alliance
	Election 1983	SDP-Liberal Alliance

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	34,588	58.37%	+3.88%
	Liberal Democrat	18,407	31.06%	+1.36%
	Labour	3,761	6.35%	-6.14%
	Green	1,629	2.75%	+0.98%
	Minor	689	1.16%	N/A
	Others	186	0.31%	N/A
Majority		16,181	27.31%	-
Turnout		59,260	71.86%	+0.21%
Electorate		82,468	-	-
Swing from Liberal Democrat to Conservative		-	1.26%	-
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	32,369	54.49%	+12.02%
	Liberal Democrat	17,646	29.71%	-3.43%
	Labour	7,418	12.49%	+5.37%
	Green	1,052	1.77%	-2.08%
	Minor	919	1.55%	N/A
Majority		14,723	24.78%	-
Turnout		59,404	71.64%	+2.59%
Electorate		82,916	-	-
Swing from Liberal Democrat to Conservative		-	7.73%	-
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,178	42.47%	+9.57%
	Liberal Democrat	18,865	33.14%	-22.57%
	UKIP	7,646	13.43%	+9.31%
	Labour	4,053	7.12%	+1.89%
	Green	2,191	3.85%	N/A
Majority		5,313	9.33%	-
Turnout		56,933	69.05%	-0.39%
Electorate		82,447	-	-
Swing from Liberal Democrat to Conservative		-	16.07%	-
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	31,843	55.71%	+4.18%
	Conservative	18,807	32.90%	-0.41%
	Labour	2,991	5.23%	-5.79%
	UKIP	2,357	4.12%	N/A
	Minor	1,162	2.03%	N/A
Majority		13,036	22.81%	-
Turnout		57,160	69.44%	+5.05%
Electorate		82,314	-	-
Swing from Conservative to Liberal Democrat		-	2.30%	-
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (5th Boundary Review)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	26,175	51.52%	+0.12%
	Conservative	16,924	33.31%	-0.94%
	Labour	5,598	11.02%	+0.49%
	Others	2,105	4.14%	N/A
Majority		9,251	18.21%	-
Turnout		50,802	64.40%	+0.13%
Electorate		78,890	-	-
Swing from Conservative to Liberal Democrat		-	0.53%	-
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	25,658	51.41%	+7.22%
	Conservative	17,096	34.25%	-1.77%
	Labour	5,256	10.53%	-4.17%
	UKIP	1,903	3.81%	+1.46%
Majority		8,562	17.15%	-
Turnout		49,913	64.26%	+0.91%
Electorate		77,668	-	-
Swing from Conservative to Liberal Democrat		-	4.50%	-
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	21,266	44.18%	-4.56%
	Conservative	17,338	36.02%	+8.37%
	Labour	7,077	14.70%	-0.20%
	UKIP	1,131	2.35%	N/A
	Green	786	1.63%	+0.29%
	Minor	534	1.11%	N/A
Majority		3,928	8.16%	-
Turnout		48,132	63.35%	-9.53%
Electorate		75,977	-	-
Swing from Liberal Democrat to Conservative		-	6.47%	-
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	26,349	48.75%	-2.94%
	Conservative	14,946	27.65%	-9.29%
	Labour	8,053	14.90%	+5.27%
	Minor	3,574	6.61%	N/A
	Green	728	1.35%	+0.28%
	Others	403	0.75%	N/A
Majority		11,403	21.10%	-
Turnout		54,053	72.88%	-9.10%
Electorate		74,165	-	-
Swing from Conservative to Liberal Democrat		-	3.17%	-
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	30,958	51.69%	N/A
	Conservative	22,125	36.94%	-4.32%
	Labour	5,765	9.63%	+2.32%
	Green	639	1.07%	N/A
	Minor	338	0.56%	N/A
	Others	70	0.12%	N/A
Majority		8,833	14.75%	-
Turnout		59,895	81.98%	+2.31%
Electorate		73,060	-	-
Swing		-	N/A	-
	Liberal Democrat gain from SDP-Liberal Alliance

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	28,841	51.43%	+0.97%
	Conservative	23,141	41.26%	-2.73%
	Labour	4,099	7.31%	+1.76%
Majority		5,700	10.16%	-
Turnout		56,081	79.67%	-0.11%
Electorate		70,390	-	-
Swing from Conservative to SDP-Liberal Alliance		-	1.85%	-
	SDP-Liberal Alliance hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	26,608	50.45%	N/A
	Conservative	23,202	43.99%	N/A
	Labour	2,928	5.55%	N/A
Majority		3,406	6.46%	-
Turnout		52,738	79.78%	N/A
Electorate		66,102	-	-
Swing		-	N/A	-
	SDP-Liberal Alliance win

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