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Charnwood

Every general election in Charnwood since 1997 (until 2019). Latest: Edward Argar, Conservative, majority 22,397.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Edward Argar Elected sitting MPConservative35,12163.4%
Gary GoddenLabour12,72423.0%
Kate TiptonLiberal Democrats4,8568.8%
Laurie NeedhamGreen2,6644.8%
Valid votes55,365
Majority22,39740.5%

Con hold Turnout 69.6% of 79,534 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1997200120052010201520172019Conservative, 1997: 46.5%Conservative, 2001: 48.2%Conservative, 2005: 46.6%Conservative, 2010: 49.6%Conservative, 2015: 54.3%Conservative, 2017: 60.4%Conservative, 2019: 63.4%Labour, 1997: 36.0%Labour, 2001: 32.2%Labour, 2005: 29.2%Labour, 2010: 19.7%Labour, 2015: 21.9%Labour, 2017: 30.8%Labour, 2019: 23.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 12.9%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 16.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 21.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 6.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 8.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.9%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.7%
Vote share in Charnwood at each general election Con Lab LD UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Charnwood (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 Edward ArgarLab22,39740.569.6%Con hold
2017Con Edward ArgarLab16,34129.670.7%Con hold
2015Con Edward ArgarLab16,93132.467.6%Con hold
2010Con Stephen DorrellLD15,02928.171.9%Con hold
2005ConLab8,80917.466.3%
2001ConLab7,73916.064.4%Con hold
1997ConLab5,90010.576.9%

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 Charnwood?

Edward Argar (Conservative) won Charnwood at the 2019 general election with a majority of 22,397.

Which parties have won Charnwood?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1997: Conservative 7.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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