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Harborough

Every general election in Harborough since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Neil O'Brien, Conservative, majority 17,278.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Neil O'Brien Elected sitting MPConservative31,69855.3%
Celia HibbertLabour14,42025.2%
Zuffar HaqLiberal Democrats9,10315.9%
Darren WoodiwissGreen1,7093.0%
Robin LambertIndependent3890.7%
Valid votes57,319
Majority17,27830.1%

Con hold Turnout 71.5% of 80,151 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Conservative, 1955: 53.6%Conservative, 1959: 51.0%Conservative, 1964: 49.2%Conservative, 1966: 46.1%Conservative, 1970: 56.4%Conservative, February 1974: 50.8%Conservative, October 1974: 51.3%Conservative, 1979: 60.4%Conservative, 1983: 60.1%Conservative, 1987: 59.4%Conservative, 1992: 54.6%Conservative, 1997: 41.8%Conservative, 2001: 44.7%Conservative, 2005: 42.9%Conservative, 2010: 49.0%Conservative, 2015: 52.7%Conservative, 2017: 52.3%Conservative, 2019: 55.3%Labour, 1955: 33.6%Labour, 1959: 29.2%Labour, 1964: 30.5%Labour, 1966: 36.2%Labour, 1970: 32.3%Labour, February 1974: 21.0%Labour, October 1974: 23.7%Labour, 1979: 20.6%Labour, 1983: 11.5%Labour, 1987: 12.9%Labour, 1992: 11.9%Labour, 1997: 25.2%Labour, 2001: 20.0%Labour, 2005: 19.2%Labour, 2010: 12.7%Labour, 2015: 15.3%Labour, 2017: 30.7%Labour, 2019: 25.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 33.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 29.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 33.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 34.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 31.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 13.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 12.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 15.9%Liberal, 1955: 12.8%Liberal, 1959: 19.8%Liberal, 1964: 20.3%Liberal, 1966: 17.7%Liberal, 1970: 11.4%Liberal, February 1974: 28.2%Liberal, October 1974: 25.0%Liberal, 1979: 17.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 26.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 27.7%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.7%UK Independence Party, 2015: 14.4%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.4%
Vote share in Harborough at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Harborough (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 Neil O'BrienLab17,27830.171.5%Con hold
2017Con Neil O'BrienLab12,42921.673.1%Con hold
2015Con Edward GarnierLab19,63237.467.5%Con hold
2010Con Edward GarnierLD9,79717.870.5%Con hold
2005ConLD3,8928.164.4%
2001ConLD5,25211.363.3%Con hold
1997ConLD6,52412.375.3%
1992ConLD13,54321.682.1%Con hold
1987ConAlliance18,81031.779.3%Con hold
1983ConAlliance18,48533.774.8%
1979ConLab21,97839.880.0%Con hold
October 1974ConLib13,20926.376.4%Con hold
February 1974ConLib12,47322.784.4%
1970ConLab19,20524.177.3%Con hold
1966ConLab6,9979.981.6%Con hold
1964ConLab12,51618.783.4%Con hold
1959ConLab12,51421.884.6%Con hold
1955ConLab10,18420.083.3%

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 Harborough?

Neil O'Brien (Conservative) won Harborough at the 2019 general election with a majority of 17,278.

Which parties have won Harborough?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 18.

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