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UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Hastings and Rye

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Democrat		 Other
Votes 16,867 14,307 13,717 4,178
Votes gained +8,409 -11,266 -5,222 +3,370
Share of votes 34.4% 29.2% 28.0% 8.5%
Share of eligible voters 24.0% 20.3% 19.5% 5.9%
Gain in share of votes +18.6% -18.4% -7.3% +7.0%
Gain in share of eligible voters +12.2% -15.3% -6.9% +4.8%
Total votes: 49,069
Electorate: 70,388
Turnout: 69.7%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 18.5% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Hastings, 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 10,481 19,134 2,586 5,761 7,401 627
12 December 2019 General Election 26,896 22,853 3,960 565 0
8 June 2017 General Election 25,668 25,322 1,885 412 1,479 0
7 May 2015 General Election 22,686 17,890 1,614 6,786 1,951 0
6 May 2010 General Election 20,468 18,475 7,825 1,649 1,397 0
5 May 2005 General Election 16,081 18,107 6,479 2,337 0
7 June 2001 General Election 15,094 19,402 4,266 2,456 0
1 May 1997 General Election 14,307 16,867 13,717 4,178 0
9 April 1992 General Election 25,573 8,458 18,939 808 0
11 June 1987 General Election 26,163 6,825 18,816 436 0
9 June 1983 General Election 25,626 7,304 14,646 503 0

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