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High Peak

Every general election in High Peak since 1955. Latest: Jon Pearce, Labour, majority 7,908.

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Member of Parliament

Jon Pearce

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 7,908

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jon Pearce ElectedLabour22,53345.8%
Robert Largan sitting MPConservative14,62529.7%
Catherine CullenReform UK6,95914.1%
Joanna CollinsGreen3,3826.9%
Peter HirstLiberal Democrats1,7073.5%
Valid votes49,206
Majority7,90816.1%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 66.2% of 74,385 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 48.4%Conservative, 1959: 46.0%Conservative, 1964: 38.1%Conservative, 1966: 39.3%Conservative, 1970: 43.7%Conservative, February 1974: 39.8%Conservative, October 1974: 41.4%Conservative, 1979: 46.5%Conservative, 1983: 46.4%Conservative, 1987: 45.7%Conservative, 1992: 46.0%Conservative, 1997: 35.5%Conservative, 2001: 37.3%Conservative, 2005: 38.2%Conservative, 2010: 40.9%Conservative, 2015: 45.0%Conservative, 2017: 45.4%Conservative, 2019: 45.9%Conservative, 2024: 29.7%Labour, 1955: 34.6%Labour, 1959: 34.0%Labour, 1964: 34.9%Labour, 1966: 41.3%Labour, 1970: 40.4%Labour, February 1974: 35.1%Labour, October 1974: 37.1%Labour, 1979: 36.7%Labour, 1983: 26.0%Labour, 1987: 28.8%Labour, 1992: 37.9%Labour, 1997: 50.8%Labour, 2001: 46.6%Labour, 2005: 39.6%Labour, 2010: 31.6%Labour, 2015: 35.3%Labour, 2017: 49.7%Labour, 2019: 44.8%Labour, 2024: 45.8%Liberal, 1955: 17.0%Liberal, 1959: 20.0%Liberal, 1964: 27.0%Liberal, 1966: 19.5%Liberal, 1970: 15.9%Liberal, February 1974: 25.1%Liberal, October 1974: 21.5%Liberal, 1979: 16.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 14.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 16.1%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 20.0%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 21.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 5.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.1%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 3.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 27.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 25.6%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 11.4%Reform UK, 2024: 14.1%
Vote share in High Peak at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s High Peak 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 Jon PearceCon7,90816.166.2%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Robert LarganLab5901.172.9%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Ruth GeorgeCon2,3224.373.5%Lab gain from Con
2015Con Andrew BinghamLab4,8949.669.3%Con hold
2010Con Andrew BinghamLab4,6779.370.4%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon7351.566.4%
2001LabCon4,4899.365.2%Lab hold
1997LabCon8,79115.478.9%
1992ConLab4,8198.084.6%Con hold
1987ConLab9,51616.980.5%Con hold
1983ConAlliance9,94018.877.6%
1979ConLab4,7559.881.8%Con hold
October 1974ConLab2,0024.480.5%Con hold
February 1974ConLab2,2754.785.4%
1970ConLab1,5043.480.7%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon8142.084.2%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab1,3373.285.3%Con hold
1959ConLab4,91112.182.7%Con hold
1955ConLab5,44213.879.5%

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 High Peak?

Jon Pearce (Labour) won High Peak at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,908.

Which parties have won High Peak?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 13, Labour 6.

Which region is High Peak in?

High Peak is in East Midlands.

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