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Hyndburn

Every general election in Hyndburn since 1983. Latest: Sarah Smith, Labour, majority 1,687.

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Member of Parliament

Sarah Smith

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 1,687

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Sarah Smith ElectedLabour12,18633.5%
Sara Britcliffe sitting MPConservative10,49928.9%
Richard OakleyReform UK7,54120.7%
Shabir FazalGreen4,93813.6%
Beth Waller-SlackLiberal Democrats1,2103.3%
Valid votes36,374
Majority1,6874.6%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 54.2% of 67,147 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour, 1983: 42.2%Labour, 1987: 39.8%Labour, 1992: 46.9%Labour, 1997: 55.6%Labour, 2001: 54.7%Labour, 2005: 46.0%Labour, 2010: 41.1%Labour, 2015: 42.2%Labour, 2017: 53.4%Labour, 2019: 41.5%Labour, 2024: 33.5%Conservative, 1983: 42.2%Conservative, 1987: 44.4%Conservative, 1992: 42.9%Conservative, 1997: 31.9%Conservative, 2001: 33.2%Conservative, 2005: 31.8%Conservative, 2010: 33.8%Conservative, 2015: 31.9%Conservative, 2017: 40.5%Conservative, 2019: 48.5%Conservative, 2024: 28.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 9.9%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.6%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 14.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 11.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 2.9%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 3.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 14.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 15.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 21.3%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.3%Reform UK, 2024: 20.7%Green, 2010: 1.1%Green, 2015: 2.6%Green, 2019: 2.0%Green, 2024: 13.6%
Vote share in Hyndburn at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance UKIP Ref Grn

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Hyndburn 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 Sarah SmithCon1,6874.654.2%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Sara BritcliffeLab2,9517.059.9%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Graham JonesCon5,81512.963.1%Lab hold
2015Lab Graham JonesCon4,40010.362.8%Lab hold
2010Lab Graham JonesCon3,0907.263.5%Lab hold
2005LabCon5,58714.258.9%
2001LabCon8,21921.557.5%Lab hold
1997LabCon11,44823.772.1%
1992LabCon1,9604.084.0%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab2,2204.680.5%Con hold
1983ConLab210.176.8%

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 Hyndburn?

Sarah Smith (Labour) won Hyndburn at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,687.

Which parties have won Hyndburn?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 8, Conservative 3.

Which region is Hyndburn in?

Hyndburn is in North West.

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