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Preston

Every general election in Preston since 1918. Latest: Mark Hendrick, Labour, majority 5,291.

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Member of Parliament

Mark Hendrick

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,291

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Mark Hendrick Elected sitting MPLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		14,00635.0%
Michael LavaletteIndependent8,71521.8%
James ElliotReform UK5,73814.4%
Trevor HartConservative5,21213.0%
Neil DarbyLiberal Democrats3,1958.0%
Isabella Metcalf-RienerGreen1,7514.4%
Yousuf BhailokIndependent8912.2%
Joseph O'MeachairRejoin EU2160.5%
David BrooksAlliance for Democracy and Freedom1450.4%
Derek KilleenUK Independence Party1240.3%
Valid votes39,993
Majority5,29113.2%

Lab hold Turnout 51.7% of 77,400 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935198319922001201020172024Labour, 1918: 27.6%Labour, 1922: 29.1%Labour, 1923: 28.4%Labour, 1924: 27.9%Labour, 1929: 33.7%Labour, 1931: 35.7%Labour, 1935: 46.3%Labour, 1945: 47.2%Labour, 1983: 46.7%Labour, 1987: 52.5%Labour, 1992: 54.3%Labour, 1997: 60.8%Labour, 2001: 57.0%Labour, 2005: 50.5%Labour, 2010: 48.2%Labour, 2015: 56.0%Labour, 2017: 68.0%Labour, 2019: 61.8%Labour, 2024: 35.0%Conservative, 1918: 46.6%Conservative, 1922: 44.4%Conservative, 1923: 44.5%Conservative, 1924: 47.4%Conservative, 1929: 40.0%Conservative, 1931: 64.4%Conservative, 1935: 53.7%Conservative, 1945: 41.0%Conservative, 1983: 31.8%Conservative, 1987: 28.5%Conservative, 1992: 27.8%Conservative, 1997: 21.9%Conservative, 2001: 23.0%Conservative, 2005: 22.9%Conservative, 2010: 21.7%Conservative, 2015: 20.0%Conservative, 2017: 23.8%Conservative, 2019: 25.8%Conservative, 2024: 13.0%Liberal, 1918: 25.8%Liberal, 1922: 26.5%Liberal, 1923: 27.0%Liberal, 1924: 24.8%Liberal, 1929: 24.9%Liberal, 1945: 7.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 17.2%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 14.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 13.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 16.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 24.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.1%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 8.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 21.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 19.0%Independent, 2010: 0.3%Independent, 2024: 24.0%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.4%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.8%UK Independence Party, 2024: 0.3%
Vote share in Preston at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Alliance Ind UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Preston 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 Mark HendrickInd5,29113.251.7%Lab hold
2019Lab Mark HendrickCon12,14636.056.6%Lab hold
2017Lab Mark HendrickCon15,72344.261.6%Lab hold
2015Lab Mark HendrickCon12,06736.155.8%Lab hold
2010Lab Mark HendrickLD7,73323.853.1%Lab hold
2005LabCon9,40727.657.0%
2001LabCon12,26834.049.2%Lab hold
1997LabCon18,68038.965.8%
1992LabCon12,17526.571.7%Lab hold
1987LabCon10,64523.969.0%Lab hold
1983LabCon6,97815.071.0%
19452-member seat: not split by party in the sourceLab——80.2%
19352-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——82.6%
19312-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——85.7%
19292-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——87.9%
19242-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——88.8%
19232-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——87.2%
19222-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——87.8%
19182-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——69.6%

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 is the MP for Preston?

Mark Hendrick (Labour) won Preston at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,291.

Which parties have won Preston?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 11.

Which region is Preston in?

Preston is in North West.

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