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Halifax

Every general election in Halifax since 1918. Latest: Kate Dearden, Labour, majority 6,269.

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Member of Parliament

Kate Dearden

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,269

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Kate Dearden ElectedLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		14,13535.2%
Hazel SharpConservative7,86619.6%
James Griffith-JonesReform UK7,81119.4%
Martin HeyGreen4,13310.3%
Shakir SaghirWorkers Party of Britain2,5436.3%
Samuel JacksonLiberal Democrats2,3595.9%
Perveen HussainIndependent1,3673.4%
Valid votes40,214
Majority6,26915.6%

Lab hold Turnout 51.9% of 77,516 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1929: 42.2%Labour, 1931: 29.7%Labour, 1935: 39.5%Labour, 1945: 46.5%Labour, 1950: 47.7%Labour, 1951: 50.6%Labour, 1955: 48.6%Labour, 1959: 47.8%Labour, 1964: 43.8%Labour, 1966: 50.3%Labour, 1970: 49.3%Labour, February 1974: 40.9%Labour, October 1974: 44.3%Labour, 1979: 43.8%Labour, 1983: 37.4%Labour, 1987: 43.4%Labour, 1992: 43.5%Labour, 1997: 54.3%Labour, 2001: 49.0%Labour, 2005: 41.8%Labour, 2010: 37.4%Labour, 2015: 40.0%Labour, 2017: 52.8%Labour, 2019: 46.3%Labour, 2024: 35.2%Conservative, 1929: 29.7%Conservative, 1931: 65.7%Conservative, 1935: 44.4%Conservative, 1945: 26.9%Conservative, 1950: 33.9%Conservative, 1951: 49.4%Conservative, 1955: 51.4%Conservative, 1959: 52.3%Conservative, 1964: 41.8%Conservative, 1966: 39.0%Conservative, 1970: 48.9%Conservative, February 1974: 35.1%Conservative, October 1974: 35.5%Conservative, 1979: 41.3%Conservative, 1983: 40.9%Conservative, 1987: 41.3%Conservative, 1992: 42.7%Conservative, 1997: 32.2%Conservative, 2001: 33.9%Conservative, 2005: 33.2%Conservative, 2010: 34.0%Conservative, 2015: 39.0%Conservative, 2017: 41.7%Conservative, 2019: 40.7%Conservative, 2024: 19.6%Liberal, 1929: 28.1%Liberal, 1935: 16.1%Liberal, 1945: 26.6%Liberal, 1950: 15.9%Liberal, 1964: 14.5%Liberal, 1966: 10.7%Liberal, February 1974: 24.0%Liberal, October 1974: 18.4%Liberal, 1979: 14.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 12.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 19.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.2%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.9%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 5.9%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 84.6%Others, 1918: 15.4%Others, 1931: 4.6%Others, 1950: 2.6%Others, 1970: 1.7%Others, October 1974: 1.9%Others, 1979: 0.9%Others, 1992: 1.1%Others, 1997: 1.5%Others, 2001: 2.6%Others, 2005: 7.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 21.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 15.4%
Vote share in Halifax at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Co Lib Oth Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

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

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 Kate DeardenCon6,26915.651.9%Lab hold
2019Lab Holly LynchCon2,5695.564.6%Lab hold
2017Lab Holly LynchCon5,37611.167.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Holly LynchCon4281.062.1%Lab hold
2010Lab Linda RiordanCon1,4723.461.9%Lab hold
2005LabCon3,4178.661.2%
2001LabCon6,12915.257.8%Lab hold
1997LabCon11,21222.270.5%
1992LabCon4780.878.7%Lab hold
1987LabCon1,2122.177.7%Lab gain from Con
1983ConLab1,8693.474.2%
1979LabCon1,2342.576.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon4,1788.874.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon3,0035.981.3%
1970LabCon1980.473.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon5,70411.380.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,0582.082.1%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab2,5154.583.3%Con hold
1955ConLab1,5352.880.2%
1951LabCon7631.384.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon8,34413.885.1%
1945LabCon10,78119.677.4%
1935ConLab2,6324.976.9%Con hold
1931ConLab20,13036.080.5%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon7,06312.581.3%Lab gain from Lib
1924Lib—unopposed——Lib hold
1923Lib—unopposed——Lib hold
1922Lib—unopposed——Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibOth18,10069.253.4%

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 Halifax?

Kate Dearden (Labour) won Halifax at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,269.

Which parties have won Halifax?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 20, Conservative 5, Liberal 3, Coalition Liberal 1.

Which region is Halifax in?

Halifax is in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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