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Bath

Every general election in Bath since 1918. Latest: Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrats, majority 11,218.

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Member of Parliament

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal Democrats · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 11,218

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Wera Hobhouse Elected sitting MPLiberal Democrats19,88341.3%
Dan BewleyLabour8,66518.0%
James WrightConservative7,65915.9%
Dom TristramGreen5,95212.4%
Teresa HallReform UK3,7987.9%
Colin BlackburnIndependent1,7493.6%
Matthew AlfordWorkers Party of Britain2300.5%
Bill BlockheadIndependent1690.4%
A ONIndependent250.05%
Valid votes48,130
Majority11,21823.3%

LD hold Turnout 69.1% of 69,662 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Conservative, 1918: 74.9%Conservative, 1922: 50.2%Conservative, 1923: 48.4%Conservative, 1924: 55.8%Conservative, 1929: 46.8%Conservative, 1931: 64.0%Conservative, 1935: 56.6%Conservative, 1945: 43.7%Conservative, 1950: 47.2%Conservative, 1951: 55.3%Conservative, 1955: 51.9%Conservative, 1959: 50.3%Conservative, 1964: 44.2%Conservative, 1966: 43.0%Conservative, 1970: 49.0%Conservative, February 1974: 40.8%Conservative, October 1974: 37.7%Conservative, 1979: 46.4%Conservative, 1983: 47.1%Conservative, 1987: 45.4%Conservative, 1992: 41.8%Conservative, 1997: 31.2%Conservative, 2001: 29.1%Conservative, 2005: 33.7%Conservative, 2010: 31.4%Conservative, 2015: 37.8%Conservative, 2017: 35.8%Conservative, 2019: 30.9%Conservative, 2024: 15.9%Labour, 1918: 25.2%Labour, 1922: 17.8%Labour, 1924: 13.6%Labour, 1929: 23.0%Labour, 1931: 14.7%Labour, 1935: 19.7%Labour, 1945: 39.2%Labour, 1950: 39.5%Labour, 1951: 44.7%Labour, 1955: 37.4%Labour, 1959: 36.7%Labour, 1964: 35.9%Labour, 1966: 41.2%Labour, 1970: 36.1%Labour, February 1974: 27.9%Labour, October 1974: 28.6%Labour, 1979: 23.0%Labour, 1983: 15.2%Labour, 1987: 10.6%Labour, 1992: 7.8%Labour, 1997: 16.4%Labour, 2001: 15.7%Labour, 2005: 14.8%Labour, 2010: 6.9%Labour, 2015: 13.2%Labour, 2017: 14.7%Labour, 2019: 12.7%Labour, 2024: 18.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 48.9%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 48.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 50.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 43.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 56.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 29.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 47.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 54.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 41.3%Liberal, 1922: 32.0%Liberal, 1923: 51.6%Liberal, 1924: 30.6%Liberal, 1929: 30.2%Liberal, 1931: 21.3%Liberal, 1935: 23.7%Liberal, 1945: 17.2%Liberal, 1950: 13.3%Liberal, 1955: 10.6%Liberal, 1959: 13.0%Liberal, 1964: 19.2%Liberal, 1966: 15.8%Liberal, 1970: 13.1%Liberal, February 1974: 30.7%Liberal, October 1974: 33.4%Liberal, 1979: 28.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 36.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 42.7%Green, 2010: 2.4%Green, 2015: 11.9%Green, 2017: 2.3%Green, 2024: 12.4%
Vote share in Bath at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance Grn

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Bath lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024LD Wera HobhouseLab11,21823.369.1%LD hold
2019LD Wera HobhouseCon12,32223.676.9%LD hold
2017LD Wera HobhouseCon5,69411.574.3%LD gain from Con
2015Con Ben HowlettLD3,8338.174.8%Con gain from LD
2010LD Don FosterCon11,88325.270.6%LD hold
2005LDCon4,63810.168.8%
2001LDCon9,89421.464.9%LD hold
1997LDCon9,31917.376.1%
1992LDCon3,7687.282.5%LD gain from Con
1987ConAlliance1,4122.779.4%Con hold
1983ConAlliance5,30411.173.5%
1979ConLib9,11218.478.1%Con hold
October 1974ConLib2,1224.378.6%Con hold
February 1974ConLib5,18210.183.0%
1970ConLab5,85112.877.1%Con hold
1966ConLab8001.880.5%Con hold
1964ConLab3,7918.380.7%Con hold
1959ConLab6,53313.783.6%Con hold
1955ConLab6,84314.582.5%
1951ConLab5,29610.585.6%Con hold
1950ConLab3,7307.687.3%
1945ConLab2,0764.577.5%
1935ConLib12,02032.974.5%Con hold
1931ConLib16,45542.680.6%Con hold
1929ConLib6,36016.781.3%Con hold
1924ConLib7,26725.384.5%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon8643.379.1%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib4,96718.382.4%Con hold
1918ConLab10,36149.766.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Bath?

Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrats) won Bath at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,218.

Which parties have won Bath?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 20, Liberal Democrats 8, Liberal 1.

Which region is Bath in?

Bath is in South West.

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