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Congleton

Every general election in Congleton since 1983. Latest: Sarah Russell, Labour, majority 3,387.

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Member of Parliament

Sarah Russell

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 3,387

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Sarah Russell ElectedLabour18,87537.7%
Fiona Bruce sitting MPConservative15,48830.9%
Martin YorkReform UK8,24516.5%
Paul DuffyLiberal Democrats2,7855.6%
Rob MoretonIndependent2,1814.4%
Richard McCarthyGreen2,0074.0%
Kay WesleyWomen's Equality Party5441.1%
Valid votes50,125
Majority3,3876.8%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 67.5% of 74,243 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative, 1983: 48.7%Conservative, 1987: 48.3%Conservative, 1992: 49.0%Conservative, 1997: 41.2%Conservative, 2001: 46.3%Conservative, 2005: 45.4%Conservative, 2010: 45.8%Conservative, 2015: 53.3%Conservative, 2017: 56.6%Conservative, 2019: 59.0%Conservative, 2024: 30.9%Labour, 1983: 19.9%Labour, 1987: 17.9%Labour, 1992: 20.0%Labour, 1997: 27.5%Labour, 2001: 30.5%Labour, 2005: 27.7%Labour, 2010: 17.2%Labour, 2015: 20.4%Labour, 2017: 34.2%Labour, 2019: 26.5%Labour, 2024: 37.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 30.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 29.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 21.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 26.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 31.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 9.1%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 5.2%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 10.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 5.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 31.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 33.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.2%UK Independence Party, 2015: 13.6%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.3%Reform UK, 2024: 16.5%
Vote share in Congleton at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Congleton (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 Sarah RussellCon3,3876.867.5%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Fiona BruceLab18,56132.470.7%Con hold
2017Con Fiona BruceLab12,61922.473.3%Con hold
2015Con Fiona BruceLab16,77332.970.3%Con hold
2010Con Fiona BruceLD7,06313.970.3%Con hold
2005ConLab8,24617.763.8%
2001ConLab7,13415.862.7%Con hold
1997ConLD6,13011.577.6%
1992ConLD11,12018.784.5%Con hold
1987ConAlliance7,96914.580.5%Con hold
1983ConAlliance8,45917.275.9%

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 is the MP for Congleton?

Sarah Russell (Labour) won Congleton at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,387.

Which parties have won Congleton?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Conservative 10, Labour 1.

Which region is Congleton in?

Congleton is in North West.

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