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Huddersfield

Every general election in Huddersfield since 1918. Latest: Harpreet Uppal, Labour, majority 4,533.

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Member of Parliament

Harpreet Uppal

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 4,533

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Harpreet Uppal ElectedLabour15,10137.6%
Andrew CooperGreen10,56826.3%
Tony McGrathConservative6,55916.3%
Susan LairdReform UK6,19615.4%
Jan DobruckiLiberal Democrats1,7414.3%
Valid votes40,165
Majority4,53311.3%

Lab hold Turnout 51.6% of 77,795 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935198319922001201020172024Labour, 1918: 32.5%Labour, 1922: 33.5%Labour, 1923: 36.7%Labour, 1924: 36.3%Labour, 1929: 38.3%Labour, 1931: 29.9%Labour, 1935: 39.2%Labour, 1945: 48.3%Labour, 1983: 41.4%Labour, 1987: 45.9%Labour, 1992: 48.7%Labour, 1997: 56.5%Labour, 2001: 53.3%Labour, 2005: 46.8%Labour, 2010: 38.8%Labour, 2015: 44.9%Labour, 2017: 60.4%Labour, 2019: 49.0%Labour, 2024: 37.6%Conservative, 1923: 26.7%Conservative, 1924: 32.0%Conservative, 1929: 30.1%Conservative, 1983: 33.2%Conservative, 1987: 31.4%Conservative, 1992: 33.9%Conservative, 1997: 20.9%Conservative, 2001: 24.9%Conservative, 2005: 21.7%Conservative, 2010: 27.8%Conservative, 2015: 26.8%Conservative, 2017: 33.0%Conservative, 2019: 37.2%Conservative, 2024: 16.3%Liberal, 1918: 28.7%Liberal, 1922: 34.0%Liberal, 1923: 36.6%Liberal, 1924: 31.7%Liberal, 1929: 31.6%Liberal, 1945: 16.2%National Liberal, 1922: 32.5%National Liberal, 1935: 60.8%National Liberal, 1945: 35.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 15.9%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 17.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 15.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 22.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 24.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 5.8%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.7%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.3%National Labour, 1931: 70.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 24.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 21.5%
Vote share in Huddersfield at each general election Lab Con Lib Nat Lib LD Nat Lab Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Huddersfield (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
2024Lab Harpreet UppalGrn4,53311.351.6%Lab hold
2019Lab Barry SheermanCon4,93711.863.9%Lab hold
2017Lab Barry SheermanCon12,00527.465.4%Lab hold
2015Lab Barry SheermanCon7,34518.262.0%Lab hold
2010Lab Barry SheermanCon4,47211.061.1%Lab hold
2005LabLD8,35123.956.6%
2001LabCon10,04628.455.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon15,84835.667.7%
1992LabCon7,25814.872.3%Lab hold
1987LabCon7,27814.575.5%Lab hold
1983LabCon3,9558.270.3%
1945LabNat Lib8,86612.878.4%
1935Nat LibLab13,16521.673.2%Nat Lib gain from Nat Lab
1931Nat LabLab27,02240.383.3%Nat Lab gain from Lab
1929LabLib4,5686.786.1%Lab hold
1924LabCon2,2654.388.5%Lab hold
1923LabLib260.181.9%Lab gain from Lib
1922LibLab2060.483.1%Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab2,4976.469.8%

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 Huddersfield?

Harpreet Uppal (Labour) won Huddersfield at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,533.

Which parties have won Huddersfield?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 15, National Liberal 1, National Labour 1, Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

Which region is Huddersfield in?

Huddersfield is in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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