UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Luton South
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 26,428 | 15,109 | 4,610 | 2,037 |
| Votes gained | +1,327 | -10,791 | -1,410 | +1,296 |
| Share of votes | 54.8% | 31.4% | 9.6% | 4.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.6% | 22.1% | 6.7% | 3.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +11.4% | -13.5% | -0.9% | +2.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.3% | -13.4% | -1.5% | +2.0% |
| Total votes: | 48,184 | |
| Electorate: | 68,395 | |
| Turnout: | 70.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 12.4% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Luton East, Luton West, South Bedfordshire 9 June 1983 |
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Green | Brexit | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Green | Brexit | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 21,787 | 13,031 | 4,650 | 995 | 1,601 | |||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 28,804 | 14,879 | 1,056 | 160 | 795 | 439 | ||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 18,660 | 12,949 | 3,183 | 1,058 | 5,129 | 1,237 | ||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 14,725 | 12,396 | 9,567 | 4,187 | 975 | 366 | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 16,610 | 10,960 | 8,778 | 2,570 | ||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 21,719 | 11,586 | 4,292 | 1,754 | ||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 26,428 | 15,109 | 4,610 | 2,037 | ||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 25,101 | 25,900 | 6,020 | 741 | ||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 19,647 | 24,762 | 9,146 | |||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 17,910 | 22,531 | 13,395 | |||||