UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Woodspring
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Labour | Other | |
| Votes | 24,425 | 16,691 | 11,377 | 2,461 |
| Votes gained | -10,750 | -975 | +1,435 | +724 |
| Share of votes | 44.4% | 30.4% | 20.7% | 4.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.9% | 23.8% | 16.2% | 3.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | -10.1% | +3.0% | +5.3% | +1.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -10.5% | +1.0% | +3.4% | +1.3% |
| Total votes: | 54,954 | |
| Electorate: | 70,069 | |
| Turnout: | 78.4% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 7.7% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from North Somerset, Weston-super-Mare 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by North Somerset 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Labour | Alliance | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Labour | Alliance | Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 21,587 | 15,571 | 11,249 | 3,211 | |
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 21,297 | 11,816 | 12,499 | 3,146 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 24,425 | 16,691 | 11,377 | 2,461 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 35,175 | 17,666 | 9,942 | 1,737 | |
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 34,134 | 8,717 | 16,282 | 1,208 | |
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 31,932 | 6,536 | 16,800 | 177 | |