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Walsall North

Every general election in Walsall North since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Eddie Hughes, Conservative, majority 11,965.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Eddie Hughes Elected sitting MPConservative23,33463.8%
Gill OgilvieLabour11,36931.1%
Jennifer GrayLiberal Democrats1,2363.4%
Mark WilsonGreen6171.7%
Valid votes36,556
Majority11,96532.7%

Con hold Turnout 54.4% of 67,177 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Labour, 1955: 62.5%Labour, 1959: 61.0%Labour, 1964: 61.4%Labour, 1966: 65.1%Labour, 1970: 57.1%Labour, February 1974: 63.6%Labour, October 1974: 59.5%Labour, 1979: 50.9%Labour, 1983: 42.5%Labour, 1987: 42.6%Labour, 1992: 46.7%Labour, 1997: 56.6%Labour, 2001: 58.1%Labour, 2005: 47.8%Labour, 2010: 37.0%Labour, 2015: 39.0%Labour, 2017: 42.8%Labour, 2019: 31.1%Conservative, 1955: 37.5%Conservative, 1959: 39.1%Conservative, 1964: 38.6%Conservative, 1966: 34.9%Conservative, 1970: 41.7%Conservative, February 1974: 34.8%Conservative, October 1974: 26.2%Conservative, 1979: 39.8%Conservative, 1983: 36.7%Conservative, 1987: 39.0%Conservative, 1992: 39.4%Conservative, 1997: 27.6%Conservative, 2001: 29.1%Conservative, 2005: 28.0%Conservative, 2010: 34.3%Conservative, 2015: 33.8%Conservative, 2017: 49.6%Conservative, 2019: 63.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.1%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 12.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 13.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.5%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 18.4%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.8%UK Independence Party, 2015: 22.0%UK Independence Party, 2017: 6.0%Others, 1970: 1.2%Others, February 1974: 1.6%Others, October 1974: 1.0%Others, 1979: 2.1%Others, 1992: 1.2%Others, 1997: 6.5%Others, 2001: 3.8%Others, 2005: 11.8%Liberal, October 1974: 13.4%Liberal, 1979: 7.2%
Vote share in Walsall North at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance UKIP Oth Lib

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Walsall North (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
2019Con Eddie HughesLab11,96532.754.4%Con hold
2017Con Eddie HughesLab2,6016.856.6%Con gain from Lab
2015Lab David WinnickCon1,9375.355.0%Lab hold
2010Lab David WinnickCon9902.756.5%Lab hold
2005LabCon6,64019.952.9%
2001LabCon9,39129.149.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon12,58829.164.1%
1992LabCon3,8247.375.0%Lab hold
1987LabCon1,7903.673.8%Lab hold
1983LabCon2,8245.870.0%
1979LabCon5,86611.172.3%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon15,88533.466.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon14,70428.872.1%
1970LabCon7,41515.466.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon13,75730.170.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon10,32422.871.9%Lab hold
1959LabCon9,95221.976.7%Lab hold
1955LabCon10,69525.177.0%

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 Walsall North?

Eddie Hughes (Conservative) won Walsall North at the 2019 general election with a majority of 11,965.

Which parties have won Walsall North?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 16, Conservative 2.

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