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UK Polling History: Election of 23 June 2022 – Wakefield

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Independent Yorkshire Others Green Reform
UK		 Liberal
Democrat		 English
Democrat		 UKIP
Votes 13,166 8,241 2,090 1,182 920 587 513 508 135 124
Votes gained -4,759 -13,042 – – – -482 – -1,264 – -7,738
Share of votes 47.9% 30.0% 7.6% 4.3% 3.3% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 0.5% 0.5%
Share of eligible voters 18.9% 11.8% 3.0% 1.7% 1.3% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.2% 0.2%
Gain in share of votes +8.1% -17.3% – – – -0.4% – -2.1% – -17.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters -6.6% -18.5% – – – -0.7% – -1.8% – -11.0%
Total votes: 27,466
Electorate: 69,601
Turnout: 39.5%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 13.0% Labour from UKIP

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« First contested
1 May 1997
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Liberal
Democrat		 Other Alliance UKIP Brexit Green Independent Yorkshire Others Reform
UK		 English
Democrat
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Liberal
Democrat		 Other Alliance UKIP Brexit Green Independent Yorkshire Others Reform
UK		 English
Democrat
23 June 2022 By Election 13,166 8,241 508 124 587 2,090 1,182 920 513 135
12 December 2019 General Election 17,925 21,283 1,772 1,322 2,725 0
8 June 2017 General Election 22,987 20,811 943 1,543 0
7 May 2015 General Election 17,301 14,688 1,483 570 7,862 1,069 0
6 May 2010 General Election 17,454 15,841 7,256 3,020 873 0
5 May 2005 General Election 18,802 13,648 7,063 3,868 0
7 June 2001 General Election 20,592 12,638 5,097 2,927 0
1 May 1997 General Election 28,977 14,373 5,656 1,480 0
9 April 1992 General Election 26,964 20,374 5,900 0
11 June 1987 General Election 24,509 21,720 6,350 0
9 June 1983 General Election 19,166 18,806 295 9,166 0
3 May 1979 General Election 27,124 19,571 6,059 530 0
10 October 1974 General Election 25,616 12,810 8,304 0
28 February 1974 General Election 27,032 15,614 10,009 0
18 June 1970 General Election 27,352 15,668 4,071 0
31 March 1966 General Election 28,907 15,299 0
15 October 1964 General Election 26,315 14,385 6,753 0
8 October 1959 General Election 29,705 20,114 0
26 May 1955 General Election 28,180 18,435 0
21 October 1954 By Election 21,822 15,714 0
25 October 1951 General Election 27,100 19,398 0
23 February 1950 General Election 25,996 15,925 5,022 0
5 July 1945 General Election 14,378 8,268 3,613 0
14 November 1935 General Election 15,804 12,400 0
27 October 1931 General Election 11,774 15,881 0
30 May 1929 General Election 13,393 10,180 3,875 0
29 October 1924 General Election 10,192 11,086 0
6 December 1923 General Election 7,966 7,345 4,640 0
15 November 1922 General Election 9,798 10,416 0
14 December 1918 General Election 5,882 9,128 2,448 0

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