UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Westmorland and Lonsdale
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Labour | Other | |
| Votes | 21,463 | 16,942 | 10,452 | 1,924 |
| Votes gained | -10,335 | +1,580 | +2,016 | +1,637 |
| Share of votes | 42.3% | 33.4% | 20.6% | 3.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 31.3% | 24.7% | 15.2% | 2.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | -14.6% | +5.9% | +5.5% | +3.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -12.9% | +3.3% | +3.5% | +2.4% |
| Total votes: | 50,781 | |
| Electorate: | 68,563 | |
| Turnout: | 74.1% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 10.3% | Liberal Democrat from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Morecambe and Lunesdale, Westmorland 9 June 1983 |
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Labour | Alliance | Other | Reform UK |
UKIP | Green | Brexit | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Labour | Alliance | Other | Reform UK |
UKIP | Green | Brexit | Others | ||
| 4 July 2024 | General Election | 9,589 | 31,061 | 2,306 | 4,842 | 1,486 | 249 | ||||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 23,861 | 25,795 | 2,293 | 763 | 0 | |||||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 22,909 | 23,686 | 4,783 | 309 | 0 | |||||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 16,245 | 25,194 | 2,661 | 3,031 | 1,798 | 0 | ||||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 18,632 | 30,896 | 1,158 | 801 | 0 | |||||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 22,302 | 22,569 | 3,796 | 969 | 0 | |||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 22,486 | 19,339 | 5,234 | 844 | 0 | |||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 21,463 | 16,942 | 10,452 | 1,924 | 0 | |||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 31,798 | 15,362 | 8,436 | 287 | 0 | |||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 30,259 | 6,968 | 15,339 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 29,775 | 4,798 | 13,188 | 805 | 0 | |||||