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Plymouth Sutton

Every general election in Plymouth Sutton since 1918 (until 2005). Latest: Labour, majority 4,109.

2005 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won15,49740.6%
Conservative11,38829.8%
Liberal Democrats8,68522.7%
Others2,6226.9%
Valid votes38,192
Majority4,10910.8%

Turnout 56.8% of 67,194 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741983199220012005Conservative, 1918: 66.0%Conservative, 1922: 47.4%Conservative, 1923: 54.5%Conservative, 1924: 58.1%Conservative, 1929: 43.2%Conservative, 1931: 63.3%Conservative, 1935: 58.3%Conservative, 1945: 36.0%Conservative, 1950: 46.1%Conservative, 1951: 50.6%Conservative, 1955: 53.4%Conservative, 1959: 55.8%Conservative, 1964: 43.8%Conservative, 1966: 45.5%Conservative, 1970: 49.4%Conservative, February 1974: 45.2%Conservative, October 1974: 44.6%Conservative, 1979: 54.8%Conservative, 1983: 55.1%Conservative, 1987: 45.8%Conservative, 1992: 49.5%Conservative, 1997: 30.3%Conservative, 2001: 31.5%Conservative, 2005: 29.8%Labour, 1918: 20.6%Labour, 1922: 36.8%Labour, 1923: 45.5%Labour, 1924: 41.9%Labour, 1929: 42.7%Labour, 1931: 36.7%Labour, 1935: 41.7%Labour, 1945: 51.7%Labour, 1950: 47.7%Labour, 1951: 49.4%Labour, 1955: 46.6%Labour, 1959: 44.3%Labour, 1964: 43.1%Labour, 1966: 54.5%Labour, 1970: 50.6%Labour, February 1974: 28.3%Labour, October 1974: 33.3%Labour, 1979: 33.4%Labour, 1983: 14.3%Labour, 1987: 16.4%Labour, 1992: 27.6%Labour, 1997: 50.1%Labour, 2001: 50.7%Labour, 2005: 40.6%Liberal, 1918: 13.5%Liberal, 1929: 14.1%Liberal, 1945: 12.4%Liberal, 1950: 6.1%Liberal, 1964: 13.1%Liberal, February 1974: 26.5%Liberal, October 1974: 22.1%Liberal, 1979: 11.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 22.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 13.9%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 22.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 29.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 37.8%Independent Conservative, 1922: 15.8%
Vote share in Plymouth Sutton at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance Ind Con

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2005LabCon4,10910.856.8%
2001LabCon7,51719.257.1%Lab hold
1997LabCon9,44019.867.4%
1992ConLab11,95021.881.2%Con hold
1987ConAlliance4,0137.979.0%Con hold
1983ConAlliance11,68725.675.3%
1979ConLab11,28721.476.9%Con hold
October 1974ConLab5,18811.375.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLab8,10416.979.1%
1970LabCon7471.372.3%Lab hold
1966LabCon5,2229.078.9%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab4100.776.7%Con hold
1959ConLab6,76111.579.3%Con hold
1955ConLab3,8106.878.9%
1951ConLab7101.285.4%Con gain from Lab
1950LabCon9241.686.4%
1945LabCon4,67915.771.9%
1935ConLab6,09716.577.6%Con hold
1931ConLab10,20426.680.1%Con hold
1929ConLab2110.681.1%Con hold
1924ConLab5,07916.281.6%Con hold
1923ConLab2,6769.177.9%Con hold
1922ConLab3,09310.578.0%Con hold
1918ConLab11,75745.459.6%

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 Plymouth Sutton?

Labour won Plymouth Sutton at the 2005 general election with a majority of 4,109.

Which parties have won Plymouth Sutton?

At the 24 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 17, Labour 7.

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