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Southport

Every general election in Southport since 1918. Latest: Patrick Hurley, Labour, majority 5,789.

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Member of Parliament

Patrick Hurley

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,789

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Patrick Hurley ElectedLabour17,25238.3%
Damien Moore sitting MPConservative11,46325.4%
Andrew LynnReform UK7,39516.4%
Erin HarveyLiberal Democrats5,86813.0%
Edwin BlackGreen2,1594.8%
Sean HalsallIndependent9222.1%
Valid votes45,059
Majority5,78912.9%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 61.2% of 73,641 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Conservative, 1918: 72.0%Conservative, 1922: 53.2%Conservative, 1923: 48.3%Conservative, 1924: 61.0%Conservative, 1929: 48.4%Conservative, 1931: 68.4%Conservative, 1935: 72.2%Conservative, 1945: 52.8%Conservative, 1950: 56.3%Conservative, 1951: 60.2%Conservative, 1955: 70.2%Conservative, 1959: 56.1%Conservative, 1964: 51.9%Conservative, 1966: 51.0%Conservative, 1970: 50.2%Conservative, February 1974: 47.2%Conservative, October 1974: 47.2%Conservative, 1979: 50.8%Conservative, 1983: 50.4%Conservative, 1987: 44.5%Conservative, 1992: 47.0%Conservative, 1997: 35.9%Conservative, 2001: 36.5%Conservative, 2005: 37.0%Conservative, 2010: 35.8%Conservative, 2015: 28.0%Conservative, 2017: 38.7%Conservative, 2019: 47.6%Conservative, 2024: 25.4%Labour, 1918: 28.0%Labour, 1929: 12.3%Labour, 1935: 27.8%Labour, 1945: 26.8%Labour, 1950: 26.8%Labour, 1951: 24.8%Labour, 1955: 29.8%Labour, 1959: 20.4%Labour, 1964: 25.1%Labour, 1966: 29.3%Labour, 1970: 19.6%Labour, February 1974: 13.2%Labour, October 1974: 17.1%Labour, 1979: 11.2%Labour, 1983: 8.3%Labour, 1987: 6.4%Labour, 1992: 10.2%Labour, 1997: 12.1%Labour, 2001: 16.6%Labour, 2005: 12.8%Labour, 2010: 9.4%Labour, 2015: 19.2%Labour, 2017: 32.6%Labour, 2019: 39.0%Labour, 2024: 38.3%Liberal, 1922: 46.8%Liberal, 1923: 51.8%Liberal, 1924: 39.0%Liberal, 1929: 39.4%Liberal, 1931: 31.6%Liberal, 1945: 20.5%Liberal, 1950: 16.9%Liberal, 1951: 15.0%Liberal, 1959: 23.5%Liberal, 1964: 23.0%Liberal, 1966: 19.7%Liberal, 1970: 30.2%Liberal, February 1974: 39.6%Liberal, October 1974: 35.7%Liberal, 1979: 38.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 41.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 48.1%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 43.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 46.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 49.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 31.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 26.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 13.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 13.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 40.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 47.9%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.1%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.9%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.4%Reform UK, 2024: 16.4%
Vote share in Southport at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Southport (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 Patrick HurleyCon5,78912.961.2%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Damien MooreLab4,1478.668.0%Con hold
2017Con Damien MooreLab2,9146.169.1%Con gain from LD
2015LD John PughCon1,3223.065.5%LD hold
2010LD John PughCon6,02413.865.1%LD hold
2005LDCon3,8389.360.8%
2001LDCon3,0077.358.6%LD hold
1997LDCon6,16012.272.1%
1992ConLD3,0635.577.6%Con gain from Alliance
1987AllianceCon1,8493.476.3%Alliance gain from Con
1983ConAlliance5,0399.971.7%
1979ConLib6,52712.874.7%Con hold
October 1974ConLib5,62711.673.7%Con hold
February 1974ConLib3,8827.777.4%
1970ConLib9,14920.070.6%Con hold
1966ConLab9,52621.872.7%Con hold
1964ConLab12,34526.876.5%Con hold
1959ConLib15,61332.576.8%Con hold
1955ConLab17,44140.568.8%
1951ConLab17,85335.477.7%Con hold
1950ConLab15,60729.581.8%
1945ConLab13,19626.074.2%
1935ConLab18,23344.470.9%Con hold
1931ConLib16,32436.979.7%Con hold
1929ConLib3,9419.079.6%Con hold
1924ConLib6,27221.978.7%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon9283.575.9%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib1,6656.576.3%Con hold
1918ConLab8,98044.061.6%

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 Southport?

Patrick Hurley (Labour) won Southport at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,789.

Which parties have won Southport?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 21, Liberal Democrats 5, Labour 1, SDP–Liberal Alliance 1, Liberal 1.

Which region is Southport in?

Southport is in North West.

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