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UK Polling History: Election of 20 October 2016 – Batley and Spen

Result summary

Parties
Labour English
Democrat		 Others BNP Independent National
Front
Votes 17,506 969 766 548 517 87
Votes gained -4,320 – – – – –
Share of votes 85.8% 4.8% 3.8% 2.7% 2.5% 0.4%
Share of eligible voters 22.1% 1.2% 1.0% 0.7% 0.7% 0.1%
Gain in share of votes +42.6% – – – – –
Gain in share of eligible voters -5.7% – – – – –
Total votes: 20,393
Electorate: 79,043
Turnout: 25.8%
Outcome: Labour hold

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Democrat		 Other Alliance UKIP Workers
Party		 Green Brexit Others English
Democrat		 Yorkshire Independent BNP National
Front
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Democrat		 Other Alliance UKIP Workers
Party		 Green Brexit Others English
Democrat		 Yorkshire Independent BNP National
Front
1 July 2021 By Election 13,296 12,973 1,254 151 8,264 684 207 816 50
12 December 2019 General Election 22,594 19,069 2,462 6,432 692 1,678 0
8 June 2017 General Election 29,844 20,883 1,224 1,134 695 0
20 October 2016 By Election 17,506 766 969 517 548 87
7 May 2015 General Election 21,826 15,769 2,396 176 9,080 1,232 0
6 May 2010 General Election 21,565 17,159 8,095 3,685 605 0
5 May 2005 General Election 17,974 12,186 5,731 3,317 0
7 June 2001 General Election 19,224 14,160 3,989 1,169 0
1 May 1997 General Election 23,213 17,072 4,133 2,547 0
9 April 1992 General Election 26,221 27,629 6,380 628 0
11 June 1987 General Election 24,150 25,512 689 8,372 0
9 June 1983 General Election 20,563 21,433 493 11,678 0

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