UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Elmet
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 28,348 | 19,569 | 4,691 | 1,487 |
| Votes gained | +3,932 | -8,108 | -1,453 | – |
| Share of votes | 52.4% | 36.2% | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.3% | 27.8% | 6.7% | 2.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | +10.5% | -11.3% | -1.9% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.6% | -11.4% | -2.0% | – |
| Total votes: | 54,095 | |
| Electorate: | 70,423 | |
| Turnout: | 76.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 10.9% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Barkston Ash, Leeds East, Normanton 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Elmet and Rothwell 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 22,260 | 17,732 | 5,923 | 1,231 | |
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 22,038 | 17,867 | 5,001 | 1,031 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 28,348 | 19,569 | 4,691 | 1,487 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 24,416 | 27,677 | 6,144 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 20,302 | 25,658 | 8,755 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 16,053 | 23,909 | 10,589 | ||