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South Ribble

Every general election in South Ribble since 1983. Latest: Paul Foster, Labour, majority 6,501.

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Member of Parliament

Paul Foster

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,501

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Paul Foster ElectedLabour19,84042.5%
Katherine Fletcher sitting MPConservative13,33928.6%
Andy HunterReform UK8,99519.3%
Ange TurnerLiberal Democrats2,9726.4%
Stephani MokGreen1,5743.4%
Valid votes46,720
Majority6,50113.9%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 63.6% of 73,420 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative, 1983: 49.1%Conservative, 1987: 47.2%Conservative, 1992: 47.5%Conservative, 1997: 37.6%Conservative, 2001: 38.1%Conservative, 2005: 38.4%Conservative, 2010: 45.5%Conservative, 2015: 46.4%Conservative, 2017: 52.9%Conservative, 2019: 55.8%Conservative, 2024: 28.6%Labour, 1983: 26.6%Labour, 1987: 33.1%Labour, 1992: 38.3%Labour, 1997: 46.8%Labour, 2001: 46.4%Labour, 2005: 43.0%Labour, 2010: 34.7%Labour, 2015: 35.1%Labour, 2017: 39.3%Labour, 2019: 35.0%Labour, 2024: 42.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.6%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 15.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 16.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 14.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.9%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 24.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 19.7%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.7%UK Independence Party, 2015: 14.1%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.5%Reform UK, 2024: 19.3%
Vote share in South Ribble at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old South Ribble (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 Paul FosterCon6,50113.963.6%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Katherine FletcherLab11,19920.871.4%Con hold
2017Con Seema KennedyLab7,42113.572.4%Con hold
2015Con Seema KennedyLab5,94511.468.5%Con hold
2010Con Lorraine FullbrookLab5,55410.867.9%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon2,1844.664.8%
2001LabCon3,8028.262.5%Lab hold
1997LabCon5,0849.277.1%
1992ConLab5,9739.283.0%Con hold
1987ConLab8,43014.282.5%Con hold
1983ConLab12,65922.576.7%

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 South Ribble?

Paul Foster (Labour) won South Ribble at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,501.

Which parties have won South Ribble?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Conservative 7, Labour 4.

Which region is South Ribble in?

South Ribble is in North West.

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