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Wansbeck

Every general election in Wansbeck since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Ian Lavery, Labour, majority 814.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Ian Lavery Elected sitting MPLabour17,12442.3%
Jack GebhardConservative16,31040.3%
Eden WebleyBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		3,1417.8%
Stephen PsallidasLiberal Democrats2,5396.3%
Steve LeylandGreen1,2173.0%
Michael FlynnChristian Peoples Alliance1780.4%
Valid votes40,509
Majority8142.0%

Lab hold Turnout 64.0% of 63,339 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Labour, 1983: 47.0%Labour, 1987: 57.5%Labour, 1992: 59.7%Labour, 1997: 65.5%Labour, 2001: 57.8%Labour, 2005: 55.2%Labour, 2010: 45.9%Labour, 2015: 50.0%Labour, 2017: 57.3%Labour, 2019: 42.3%Conservative, 1983: 22.9%Conservative, 1987: 19.4%Conservative, 1992: 23.6%Conservative, 1997: 13.9%Conservative, 2001: 12.8%Conservative, 2005: 15.0%Conservative, 2010: 17.5%Conservative, 2015: 21.8%Conservative, 2017: 32.8%Conservative, 2019: 40.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 15.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 15.9%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 22.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 26.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 27.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 6.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 4.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 30.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 23.1%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 18.2%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.5%
Vote share in Wansbeck at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Wansbeck (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
2019Lab Ian LaveryCon8142.064.0%Lab hold
2017Lab Ian LaveryCon10,43524.668.3%Lab hold
2015Lab Ian LaveryCon10,88128.263.5%Lab hold
2010Lab Ian LaveryLD7,03118.461.9%Lab hold
2005LabLD10,58128.758.6%
2001LabLD13,10135.059.3%Lab hold
1997LabLD22,36749.571.6%
1992LabCon18,17436.179.3%Lab hold
1987LabAlliance16,78934.478.0%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance7,83117.072.1%

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 Wansbeck?

Ian Lavery (Labour) won Wansbeck at the 2019 general election with a majority of 814.

Which parties have won Wansbeck?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 10.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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