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Dover

Every general election in Dover since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Natalie Elphicke, Conservative, majority 12,278.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Natalie Elphicke ElectedConservative28,83056.9%
Charlotte CornellLabour16,55232.7%
Simon DoddLiberal Democrats2,8955.7%
Beccy SawbridgeGreen1,3712.7%
Nathan SuttonIndependent9161.8%
Eljai MoraisWomen's Equality Party1370.3%
Valid votes50,701
Majority12,27824.2%

Con hold Turnout 66.4% of 76,355 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970197919871997200520152019Conservative, 1955: 52.9%Conservative, 1959: 53.1%Conservative, 1964: 44.2%Conservative, 1966: 43.5%Conservative, 1970: 51.4%Conservative, October 1974: 43.6%Conservative, 1979: 50.0%Conservative, 1983: 48.3%Conservative, 1987: 46.0%Conservative, 1992: 44.1%Conservative, 1997: 32.8%Conservative, 2001: 37.2%Conservative, 2005: 35.0%Conservative, 2010: 44.0%Conservative, 2015: 43.3%Conservative, 2017: 52.4%Conservative, 2019: 56.9%Labour, 1955: 47.1%Labour, 1959: 46.9%Labour, 1964: 44.9%Labour, 1966: 49.3%Labour, 1970: 48.6%Labour, October 1974: 39.7%Labour, 1979: 37.0%Labour, 1983: 30.8%Labour, 1987: 34.1%Labour, 1992: 42.7%Labour, 1997: 54.5%Labour, 2001: 48.8%Labour, 2005: 45.3%Labour, 2010: 33.5%Labour, 2015: 30.8%Labour, 2017: 40.0%Labour, 2019: 32.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 10.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 7.9%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 15.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 15.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.1%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.7%Liberal, 1964: 10.9%Liberal, 1966: 7.2%Liberal, October 1974: 16.6%Liberal, 1979: 11.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 19.9%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 20.3%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.3%
Vote share in Dover at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Dover (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 Natalie ElphickeLab12,27824.266.4%Con hold
2017Con Charlie ElphickeLab6,43712.469.7%Con hold
2015Con Charlie ElphickeLab6,29412.568.9%Con hold
2010Con Charlie ElphickeLab5,27410.570.1%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon4,94110.367.5%
2001LabCon5,19911.665.1%Lab hold
1997LabCon11,73921.778.9%
1992ConLab8331.583.5%Con hold
1987ConLab6,54111.979.8%Con hold
1983ConLab9,22017.576.6%
1979ConLab7,94213.080.6%Con hold
October 1974ConLab2,2943.978.7%
1970ConLab1,6492.880.7%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon3,2165.884.2%Lab hold
1964LabCon4180.882.7%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab3,2416.282.9%Con hold
1955ConLab3,0185.981.8%

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 Dover?

Natalie Elphicke (Conservative) won Dover at the 2019 general election with a majority of 12,278.

Which parties have won Dover?

At the 17 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 12, Labour 5.

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