UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Bexhill and Battle
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Labour | Other | |
| Votes | 23,570 | 12,470 | 8,866 | 4,088 |
| Votes gained | -7,760 | -2,553 | +3,983 | +3,304 |
| Share of votes | 48.1% | 25.5% | 18.1% | 8.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 35.8% | 19.0% | 13.5% | 6.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | -12.1% | -3.4% | +8.7% | +6.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -11.8% | -3.9% | +6.1% | +5.0% |
| Total votes: | 48,994 | |
| Electorate: | 65,803 | |
| Turnout: | 74.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 10.4% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Eastbourne, Rye 9 June 1983 |
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Green | Reform UK |
Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Green | Reform UK |
Others | ||
| 4 July 2024 | General Election | 16,186 | 13,529 | 3,473 | 2,972 | 7,929 | 3,661 | |||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 37,590 | 11,531 | 7,280 | 2,692 | 0 | ||||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 36,854 | 14,689 | 4,485 | 2,006 | 1,438 | 0 | |||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 30,245 | 7,797 | 4,199 | 10,170 | 2,807 | 0 | |||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 28,147 | 6,524 | 15,267 | 4,649 | 0 | ||||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 24,629 | 8,457 | 11,180 | 2,568 | 0 | ||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 21,555 | 8,702 | 11,052 | 3,474 | 0 | ||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 23,570 | 8,866 | 12,470 | 4,088 | 0 | ||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 31,330 | 4,883 | 15,023 | 784 | 0 | ||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 33,570 | 3,903 | 13,051 | 0 | |||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 30,329 | 3,587 | 10,583 | 538 | 0 | ||||