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Buckingham

Every general election in Buckingham since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Greg Smith, Conservative, majority 20,411.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Greg Smith ElectedConservative37,03558.4%
Stephen DorrellLiberal Democrats16,62426.2%
David MorganLabour7,63812.0%
Andrew BellBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		1,2862.0%
Ned ThompsonIndependent6811.1%
Antonio VitielloEnglish Democrats1940.3%
Valid votes63,458
Majority20,41132.2%

Con gain from Spk Turnout 76.3% of 83,146 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Conservative, 1955: 51.3%Conservative, 1959: 47.0%Conservative, 1964: 43.0%Conservative, 1966: 43.2%Conservative, 1970: 47.5%Conservative, February 1974: 40.7%Conservative, October 1974: 42.2%Conservative, 1979: 51.3%Conservative, 1983: 56.9%Conservative, 1987: 58.6%Conservative, 1992: 62.5%Conservative, 1997: 49.8%Conservative, 2001: 53.7%Conservative, 2005: 57.4%Conservative, 2019: 58.4%Labour, 1955: 48.7%Labour, 1959: 43.3%Labour, 1964: 45.9%Labour, 1966: 47.5%Labour, 1970: 43.2%Labour, February 1974: 36.0%Labour, October 1974: 37.6%Labour, 1979: 34.1%Labour, 1983: 15.0%Labour, 1987: 16.5%Labour, 1992: 16.2%Labour, 1997: 24.7%Labour, 2001: 24.2%Labour, 2005: 19.9%Labour, 2019: 12.0%Speaker, 2010: 47.3%Speaker, 2015: 64.5%Speaker, 2017: 65.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 20.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 24.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 20.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 19.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 26.2%Liberal, 1959: 9.7%Liberal, 1964: 11.1%Liberal, 1966: 9.4%Liberal, 1970: 9.3%Liberal, February 1974: 23.3%Liberal, October 1974: 20.2%Liberal, 1979: 13.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 28.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 24.9%UK Independence Party, 2010: 17.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 21.7%UK Independence Party, 2017: 7.9%
Vote share in Buckingham at each general election Con Lab Spk LD Lib Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Buckingham (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

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
2019Con Greg SmithLD20,41132.276.3%Con gain from Spk
2017Spk John BercowGrn25,72548.866.2%Spk hold
2015Spk John BercowUKIP22,94242.769.3%Spk hold
2010Spk John BercowInd12,52925.964.5%Spk gain from Con
2005ConLab18,12937.569.4%
2001ConLab13,32529.469.4%Con hold
1997ConLab12,38625.178.5%
1992ConLD19,79141.984.2%Con hold
1987ConAlliance18,52633.878.3%Con hold
1983ConAlliance13,96828.976.0%
1979ConLab13,96717.278.6%Con hold
October 1974ConLab2,9184.679.7%Con hold
February 1974ConLab3,1234.785.3%
1970ConLab2,5214.381.8%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon2,2544.385.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,4813.086.5%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1,7463.786.4%Con hold
1955ConLab1,1402.585.1%

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 last won Buckingham?

Greg Smith (Conservative) won Buckingham at the 2019 general election with a majority of 20,411.

Which parties have won Buckingham?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 13, Speaker 3, Labour 2.

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