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Canterbury

Every general election in Canterbury since 1955. Latest: Rosie Duffield, Labour, majority 8,653.

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Member of Parliament

Rosie Duffield

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 8,653

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Rosie Duffield Elected sitting MPLabour19,53141.4%
Louise Harvey-QuirkeConservative10,87823.0%
Bridget PorterReform UK6,80514.4%
Henry StantonGreen5,92012.5%
Russ TimpsonLiberal Democrats3,8128.1%
Luke Buchanan-HodgmanSocial Democratic Party2850.6%
Valid votes47,231
Majority8,65318.3%

Lab hold Turnout 66.4% of 71,155 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 66.6%Conservative, 1959: 66.2%Conservative, 1964: 52.0%Conservative, 1966: 49.8%Conservative, 1970: 55.4%Conservative, February 1974: 50.3%Conservative, October 1974: 49.8%Conservative, 1979: 58.3%Conservative, 1983: 56.5%Conservative, 1987: 53.8%Conservative, 1992: 50.8%Conservative, 1997: 38.7%Conservative, 2001: 41.5%Conservative, 2005: 44.4%Conservative, 2010: 44.8%Conservative, 2015: 42.9%Conservative, 2017: 44.7%Conservative, 2019: 45.2%Conservative, 2024: 23.0%Labour, 1955: 33.5%Labour, 1959: 33.8%Labour, 1964: 29.5%Labour, 1966: 28.2%Labour, 1970: 25.3%Labour, February 1974: 23.1%Labour, October 1974: 26.1%Labour, 1979: 24.3%Labour, 1983: 15.4%Labour, 1987: 16.9%Labour, 1992: 15.2%Labour, 1997: 31.3%Labour, 2001: 36.9%Labour, 2005: 28.7%Labour, 2010: 16.1%Labour, 2015: 24.5%Labour, 2017: 45.0%Labour, 2019: 48.3%Labour, 2024: 41.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 32.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 23.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 17.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 21.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 32.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 11.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 8.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.7%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 8.1%Liberal, 1964: 18.6%Liberal, 1966: 22.0%Liberal, 1970: 19.3%Liberal, February 1974: 25.4%Liberal, October 1974: 22.3%Liberal, 1979: 16.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 27.3%Green, 2010: 2.3%Green, 2015: 7.0%Green, 2017: 2.3%Green, 2024: 12.5%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 13.6%
Vote share in Canterbury at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance Grn UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Canterbury (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
2024Lab Rosie DuffieldCon8,65318.366.4%Lab hold
2019Lab Rosemary DuffieldCon1,8363.175.0%Lab hold
2017Lab Rosie DuffieldCon1870.372.7%Lab gain from Con
2015Con Julian BrazierLab9,79818.365.7%Con hold
2010Con Julian BrazierLD6,04812.366.4%Con hold
2005ConLab7,47115.766.4%
2001ConLab2,0694.660.9%Con hold
1997ConLab3,9647.372.5%
1992ConLD10,80518.478.1%Con hold
1987ConAlliance14,89126.574.9%Con hold
1983ConAlliance15,74230.669.1%
1979ConLab22,63734.074.7%Con hold
October 1974ConLab14,75523.772.6%Con hold
February 1974ConLib17,04125.080.2%
1970ConLab18,05030.174.6%Con hold
1966ConLab11,78821.676.1%Con hold
1964ConLab11,61622.576.3%Con hold
1959ConLab15,10032.475.1%Con hold
1955ConLab14,29533.172.7%

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 Canterbury?

Rosie Duffield (Labour) won Canterbury at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,653.

Which parties have won Canterbury?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 16, Labour 3.

Which region is Canterbury in?

Canterbury is in South East.

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