Home General Elections 1 May 1997 Scarborough and Whitby

UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Scarborough and Whitby

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Democrat		 Other
Votes 24,791 19,667 7,672 2,191
Votes gained +14,989 -6,487 – +1,762
Share of votes 45.6% 36.2% 14.1% 4.0%
Share of eligible voters 32.7% 25.9% 10.1% 2.9%
Gain in share of votes +27.0% -13.6% – +3.2%
Gain in share of eligible voters +19.3% -9.7% – +2.2%
Total votes: 54,321
Electorate: 75,862
Turnout: 71.6%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 20.3% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

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Scarborough
1 May 1997
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal
Democrat		 Other UKIP Reform
UK		 Green Others
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal
Democrat		 Other UKIP Reform
UK		 Green Others
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12 December 2019 General Election 27,593 17,323 3,038 1,770 0
8 June 2017 General Election 24,401 20,966 1,354 1,131 1,682 915 0
7 May 2015 General Election 20,613 14,413 2,159 207 8,162 2,185 0
6 May 2010 General Election 21,108 12,978 11,093 1,885 1,484 734 0
5 May 2005 General Election 19,248 18,003 7,495 2,166 0
7 June 2001 General Election 18,841 22,426 3,977 2,279 0
1 May 1997 General Election 19,667 24,791 7,672 2,191 0
18 June 1970 General Election 26,154 9,802 16,517 0
31 March 1966 General Election 21,141 11,848 15,599 429 0
15 October 1964 General Election 22,632 11,818 14,725 0
8 October 1959 General Election 25,276 10,468 10,759 0
26 May 1955 General Election 27,133 10,488 9,215 0
25 October 1951 General Election 32,988 16,621 0
23 February 1950 General Election 28,896 14,421 8,989 0
5 July 1945 General Election 20,786 9,289 10,739 0
14 November 1935 General Election 23,210 3,195 16,668 0
27 October 1931 General Election 32,025 6,575 0
30 May 1929 General Election 20,710 4,645 17,549 0
29 October 1924 General Election 18,911 2,713 11,223 0
6 December 1923 General Election 15,927 14,933 0
15 November 1922 General Election 16,358 13,262 0
14 December 1918 General Election 11,764 1,025 7,994 0

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