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Rugby

Every general election in Rugby since 1955. Latest: John Slinger, Labour, majority 4,428.

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Member of Parliament

John Slinger

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 4,428

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
John Slinger ElectedLabour19,53339.9%
Yousef DahmashConservative15,10530.8%
Devenne KedwardReform UK8,22516.8%
Richard DicksonLiberal Democrats3,2526.6%
Becca StevensonGreen2,5565.2%
Mark TownsendIndependent2150.4%
Anand SwayamprakasamIndependent1180.2%
Valid votes49,004
Majority4,4289.0%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 65.4% of 74,901 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974201020172024Conservative, 1955: 46.6%Conservative, 1959: 42.6%Conservative, 1964: 45.1%Conservative, 1966: 49.1%Conservative, 1970: 46.6%Conservative, February 1974: 37.4%Conservative, October 1974: 37.3%Conservative, 1979: 47.3%Conservative, 2010: 44.0%Conservative, 2015: 49.1%Conservative, 2017: 54.3%Conservative, 2019: 57.6%Conservative, 2024: 30.8%Labour, 1955: 50.1%Labour, 1959: 41.4%Labour, 1964: 41.2%Labour, 1966: 50.0%Labour, 1970: 52.9%Labour, February 1974: 49.5%Labour, October 1974: 48.2%Labour, 1979: 42.0%Labour, 2010: 31.4%Labour, 2015: 28.0%Labour, 2017: 38.3%Labour, 2019: 31.1%Labour, 2024: 39.9%Liberal, 1959: 15.7%Liberal, 1964: 13.0%Liberal, February 1974: 12.9%Liberal, October 1974: 14.3%Liberal, 1979: 9.6%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 19.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 5.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 5.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 8.3%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.6%Reform UK, 2024: 16.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 0.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 14.0%
Vote share in Rugby at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Ref UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Rugby (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 John SlingerCon4,4289.065.4%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Mark PawseyLab13,44726.570.3%Con hold
2017Con Mark PawseyLab8,21216.071.1%Con hold
2015Con Mark PawseyLab10,34521.168.4%Con hold
2010Con Mark PawseyLab6,00012.668.9%Con gain from Lab
1979ConLab2,7295.383.9%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon5,20410.979.8%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon6,15412.186.2%
1970LabCon2,9556.281.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon4090.984.9%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab1,6894.084.6%Con hold
1959ConLab4701.285.6%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon1,3783.585.4%

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 Rugby?

John Slinger (Labour) won Rugby at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,428.

Which parties have won Rugby?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 7, Labour 6.

Which region is Rugby in?

Rugby is in West Midlands.

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