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Dumfries

Every general election in Dumfries since 1955 (until 2001). Latest: Labour, majority 8,834.

2001 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won20,83048.9%
Conservative11,99628.2%
Liberal Democrats4,95511.6%
Scottish National Party4,1039.6%
Others7021.7%
Valid votes42,586
Majority8,83420.7%

Lab hold Turnout 67.0% of 63,571 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001Conservative, 1955: 61.3%Conservative, 1959: 58.4%Conservative, 1964: 48.7%Conservative, 1966: 45.6%Conservative, 1970: 53.1%Conservative, February 1974: 44.1%Conservative, October 1974: 38.8%Conservative, 1979: 45.2%Conservative, 1983: 44.5%Conservative, 1987: 41.9%Conservative, 1992: 43.1%Conservative, 1997: 28.0%Conservative, 2001: 28.2%Labour, 1955: 38.7%Labour, 1959: 41.6%Labour, 1964: 39.2%Labour, 1966: 35.9%Labour, 1970: 33.5%Labour, February 1974: 25.9%Labour, October 1974: 26.5%Labour, 1979: 27.3%Labour, 1983: 20.8%Labour, 1987: 25.2%Labour, 1992: 30.0%Labour, 1997: 47.5%Labour, 2001: 48.9%Scottish National Party, 1964: 12.2%Scottish National Party, 1966: 12.6%Scottish National Party, 1970: 13.4%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 18.6%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 26.4%Scottish National Party, 1979: 13.2%Scottish National Party, 1983: 10.8%Scottish National Party, 1987: 14.2%Scottish National Party, 1992: 14.3%Scottish National Party, 1997: 12.1%Scottish National Party, 2001: 9.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 23.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 18.0%Liberal, 1966: 5.9%Liberal, February 1974: 11.5%Liberal, October 1974: 8.4%Liberal, 1979: 14.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 11.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.1%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.6%
Vote share in Dumfries at each general election Con Lab SNP Alliance Lib LD

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2001LabCon8,83420.767.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon9,64319.578.9%
1992ConLab6,41513.180.0%Con hold
1987ConLab7,49316.775.6%Con hold
1983ConAlliance8,69420.772.2%
1979ConLab9,00417.978.1%Con hold
October 1974ConLab5,82812.376.7%Con hold
February 1974ConLab8,96818.280.4%
1970ConLab9,10619.676.1%Con hold
1966ConLab4,4219.780.2%Con hold
1964ConLab4,4569.581.6%Con hold
1959ConLab7,43016.877.4%Con hold
1955ConLab9,07822.773.7%

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 last won Dumfries?

Labour won Dumfries at the 2001 general election with a majority of 8,834.

Which parties have won Dumfries?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 11, Labour 2.

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