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Meriden

Every general election in Meriden since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Saqib Bhatti, Conservative, majority 22,836.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Saqib Bhatti ElectedConservative34,35863.4%
Teresa BeddisLabour11,52221.3%
Laura McCarthyLiberal Democrats5,61410.4%
Steve CaudwellGreen2,6674.9%
Valid votes54,161
Majority22,83642.2%

Con hold Turnout 63.4% of 85,368 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Conservative, 1955: 48.8%Conservative, 1959: 50.3%Conservative, 1964: 49.7%Conservative, 1966: 46.4%Conservative, 1970: 53.1%Conservative, February 1974: 47.1%Conservative, October 1974: 35.1%Conservative, 1979: 48.8%Conservative, 1983: 53.7%Conservative, 1987: 55.1%Conservative, 1992: 55.1%Conservative, 1997: 42.0%Conservative, 2001: 47.7%Conservative, 2005: 48.2%Conservative, 2010: 51.7%Conservative, 2015: 54.7%Conservative, 2017: 62.0%Conservative, 2019: 63.4%Labour, 1955: 51.2%Labour, 1959: 49.8%Labour, 1964: 50.3%Labour, 1966: 53.6%Labour, 1970: 46.9%Labour, February 1974: 52.9%Labour, October 1974: 47.4%Labour, 1979: 43.4%Labour, 1983: 25.4%Labour, 1987: 26.1%Labour, 1992: 30.9%Labour, 1997: 41.0%Labour, 2001: 39.2%Labour, 2005: 33.1%Labour, 2010: 20.5%Labour, 2015: 19.0%Labour, 2017: 26.9%Labour, 2019: 21.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 14.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 13.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.1%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 15.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 17.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 5.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 4.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 10.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 18.8%Liberal, October 1974: 17.5%Liberal, 1979: 6.5%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.6%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.9%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.7%
Vote share in Meriden at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance Lib UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Meriden (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 Saqib BhattiLab22,83642.263.4%Con hold
2017Con Caroline SpelmanLab19,19835.167.1%Con hold
2015Con Caroline SpelmanLab18,79535.764.2%Con hold
2010Con Caroline SpelmanLab16,25331.263.4%Con hold
2005ConLab7,00915.160.3%
2001ConLab3,7848.560.4%Con hold
1997ConLab5821.171.7%
1992ConLab14,69924.278.9%Con hold
1987ConLab16,82029.073.9%Con hold
1983ConLab15,01828.370.6%
1979ConLab4,1275.477.0%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon8,96612.375.1%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon4,4855.979.5%
1970ConLab4,7246.375.6%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon4,5817.385.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon3630.683.5%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab2630.584.4%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon1,1052.581.5%

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 last won Meriden?

Saqib Bhatti (Conservative) won Meriden at the 2019 general election with a majority of 22,836.

Which parties have won Meriden?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 13, Labour 5.

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