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Hove

Every general election in Hove since 1950 (until 2019). Latest: Peter Kyle, Labour, majority 17,044.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Peter Kyle Elected sitting MPLabour32,87658.3%
Robert NemethConservative15,83228.1%
Beatrice BassLiberal Democrats3,7316.6%
Ollie SykesGreen2,4964.4%
Angela HancockBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		1,1112.0%
Jolyon DixonOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party1950.4%
Charlotte SabelIndependent1500.3%
Valid votes56,391
Majority17,04430.2%

Lab hold Turnout 75.9% of 74,313 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Conservative, 1950: 66.9%Conservative, 1951: 74.2%Conservative, 1955: 74.2%Conservative, 1959: 74.8%Conservative, 1964: 68.4%Conservative, 1966: 57.2%Conservative, 1970: 68.7%Conservative, February 1974: 54.2%Conservative, October 1974: 53.6%Conservative, 1979: 60.1%Conservative, 1983: 60.5%Conservative, 1987: 58.8%Conservative, 1992: 49.0%Conservative, 1997: 36.4%Conservative, 2001: 38.3%Conservative, 2005: 36.5%Conservative, 2010: 36.7%Conservative, 2015: 39.9%Conservative, 2017: 31.6%Conservative, 2019: 28.1%Labour, 1950: 23.4%Labour, 1951: 25.8%Labour, 1955: 25.9%Labour, 1959: 25.2%Labour, 1964: 31.6%Labour, 1966: 25.7%Labour, 1970: 31.3%Labour, February 1974: 11.3%Labour, October 1974: 21.9%Labour, 1979: 21.5%Labour, 1983: 13.9%Labour, 1987: 18.3%Labour, 1992: 24.5%Labour, 1997: 44.6%Labour, 2001: 45.9%Labour, 2005: 37.5%Labour, 2010: 33.0%Labour, 2015: 42.3%Labour, 2017: 64.1%Labour, 2019: 58.3%Liberal, 1950: 9.7%Liberal, 1966: 16.0%Liberal, February 1974: 33.7%Liberal, October 1974: 24.5%Liberal, 1979: 17.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 19.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.1%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 22.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 24.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 21.8%
Vote share in Hove at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Hove (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
2019Lab Peter KyleCon17,04430.275.9%Lab hold
2017Lab Peter KyleCon18,75732.677.6%Lab hold
2015Lab Peter KyleCon1,2362.471.0%Lab gain from Con
2010Con Mike WeatherleyLab1,8683.869.5%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon4200.964.4%
2001LabCon3,1717.658.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon3,9598.269.6%
1992ConLab12,26824.574.3%Con hold
1987ConAlliance18,21837.067.8%Con hold
1983ConAlliance17,21936.465.2%
1979ConLab19,44938.671.6%Con hold
October 1974ConLib14,87629.269.8%Con hold
February 1974ConLib11,50920.577.4%
1970ConLab18,64837.466.7%Con hold
1966ConLab15,89031.672.1%Con hold
1964ConLab17,70936.869.6%Con hold
1959ConLab23,94449.572.2%Con hold
1955ConLab22,35348.371.0%
1951ConLab24,29648.477.4%Con hold
1950ConLab21,95743.581.9%

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 Hove?

Peter Kyle (Labour) won Hove at the 2019 general election with a majority of 17,044.

Which parties have won Hove?

At the 20 general elections held under this name since 1950: Conservative 14, Labour 6.

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