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Yorkshire and the Humber, 1997 vs 2001: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber compared between the 1997 and 2001 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19972001MajorityCon–Lab swing
Barnsley CentralLabLab54.9%−5.3
Barnsley East and MexboroughLabLab51.6%−3.3
Barnsley West and PenistoneLabLab35.7%−2.6
Batley and SpenLabLab13.1%0
Beverley and HoldernessConCon1.7%+0.3
Bradford NorthLabLab25.6%−2.4
Bradford SouthLabLab27.5%−0.6
Bradford WestLabLab10.9%+1.2
Brigg and GooleLabLab9.7%−2.0
Calder ValleyLabLab6.5%−2.3
CleethorpesLabLab13.3%−2.5
Colne ValleyLabLab9.9%+0.7
DewsburyLabLab20.3%+0.5
Don ValleyLabLab26.0%−3.8
Doncaster CentralLabLab35.4%−2.9
Doncaster NorthLabLab48.4%−3.3
East YorkshireConCon10.8%−2.0
ElmetLabLab9.1%−3.6
Great GrimsbyLabLab34.8%−1.5
HalifaxLabLab15.2%−3.5
Haltemprice and HowdenConCon4.3%−3.6
Harrogate and KnaresboroughLDLD21.0%+1.2
HemsworthLabLab44.4%−4.2
HuddersfieldLabLab28.4%−3.6
KeighleyLabLab9.2%−2.3
Kingston upon Hull EastLabLab49.6%−3.4
Kingston upon Hull NorthLabLab37.4%−5.4
Kingston upon Hull West and HessleLabLab37.9%−1.4
Leeds CentralLabLab52.7%−1.6
Leeds EastLabLab43.5%−2.6
Leeds North EastLabLab17.8%+1.3
Leeds North WestLabLab12.3%+2.3
Leeds WestLabLab46.5%−1.3
Morley and RothwellLabLab31.5%−0.3
NormantonLabLab29.1%−3.9
Pontefract and CastlefordLabLab52.2%−5.0
PudseyLabLab12.5%+0.3
RichmondConCon37.1%−8.0
Rother ValleyLabLab40.4%−5.2
RotherhamLabLab44.6%−6.2
RyedaleConCon11.1%−3.3
Scarborough and WhitbyLabLab7.5%−0.9
ScunthorpeLabLab30.9%−1.6
SelbyLabLab4.3%−1.3
Sheffield AttercliffeLabLab52.6%+1.7
Sheffield BrightsideLabLab66.7%+0.8
Sheffield CentralLabLab41.7%−0.6
Sheffield HallamLDLD24.4%+0.5
Sheffield HeeleyLabLab34.3%−1.2
Sheffield HillsboroughLabLab34.3%−1.9
ShipleyLabLab3.1%−1.3
Skipton and RiponConCon26.3%−5.4
Vale of YorkConCon25.8%−3.8
WakefieldLabLab19.3%−4.8
WentworthLabLab48.7%−4.3
York City ofLabLab28.7%−3.2

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