UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Rugby and Kenilworth
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 26,356 | 25,861 | 8,737 | 251 |
| Votes gained | +5,493 | -8,249 | -1,197 | +49 |
| Share of votes | 43.1% | 42.3% | 14.3% | 0.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 33.2% | 32.6% | 11.0% | 0.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | +11.0% | -10.1% | -1.0% | +0.1% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +6.4% | -11.3% | -1.8% | +0.1% |
| Total votes: | 61,205 | |
| Electorate: | 79,406 | |
| Turnout: | 77.1% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 10.6% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Rugby, Warwick and Leamington 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Kenilworth and Southam, Rugby 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 23,447 | 21,819 | 10,143 | 1,468 | |
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 21,344 | 24,221 | 7,444 | 787 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 25,861 | 26,356 | 8,737 | 251 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 34,110 | 20,863 | 9,934 | 202 | |
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 31,485 | 15,221 | 14,343 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 29,622 | 13,180 | 15,381 | ||