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East Midlands · Former constituency (1918–2024) · E14001025

Wellingborough

Every general election and by-election in Wellingborough since 1918 (until 2024). Latest: Gen Kitchen, Labour, majority 6,436.

By-election, 15 February 2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Gen Kitchen ElectedLabour13,84445.9%
Helen HarrisonConservative7,40824.6%
Ben HabibReform UK3,91913.0%
Ana Savage GunnLiberal Democrats1,4224.7%
Marion Turner-HawesIndependent1,1153.7%
Will MorrisGreen1,0203.4%
Kev WattsIndependent5331.8%
Alex MerolaBritain First4771.6%
Nick The Flying BrickOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party2170.7%
Andre Pyne-BaileyIndependent1720.6%
Ankit Love Jknpp Jay Mala Post-MortemIndependent180.06%
Valid votes30,145
Majority6,43621.4%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 38.0% of 79,376 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192419351959197019791992200520172019Conservative, 1923: 25.4%Conservative, 1924: 31.2%Conservative, 1929: 26.8%Conservative, 1931: 61.0%Conservative, 1935: 50.5%Conservative, 1945: 42.3%Conservative, 1955: 49.0%Conservative, 1959: 50.7%Conservative, 1964: 42.2%Conservative, 1966: 47.6%Conservative, 1970: 52.2%Conservative, February 1974: 40.5%Conservative, October 1974: 42.8%Conservative, 1979: 52.3%Conservative, 1983: 48.9%Conservative, 1987: 52.8%Conservative, 1992: 53.4%Conservative, 1997: 43.8%Conservative, 2001: 42.2%Conservative, 2005: 42.8%Conservative, 2010: 48.2%Conservative, 2015: 52.1%Conservative, 2017: 57.4%Conservative, 2019: 62.2%Labour, 1918: 52.5%Labour, 1922: 42.4%Labour, 1923: 42.1%Labour, 1924: 39.9%Labour, 1929: 42.2%Labour, 1931: 39.0%Labour, 1935: 49.5%Labour, 1945: 57.7%Labour, 1955: 51.0%Labour, 1959: 49.3%Labour, 1964: 42.3%Labour, 1966: 52.4%Labour, 1970: 47.8%Labour, February 1974: 37.3%Labour, October 1974: 40.2%Labour, 1979: 35.0%Labour, 1983: 26.0%Labour, 1987: 27.2%Labour, 1992: 33.9%Labour, 1997: 44.2%Labour, 2001: 46.8%Labour, 2005: 41.5%Labour, 2010: 25.4%Labour, 2015: 19.5%Labour, 2017: 34.0%Labour, 2019: 26.5%Liberal, 1923: 32.5%Liberal, 1924: 28.9%Liberal, 1929: 31.0%Liberal, 1964: 15.6%Liberal, February 1974: 20.9%Liberal, October 1974: 16.9%Liberal, 1979: 11.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 11.6%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 17.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 7.9%National Liberal, 1922: 57.6%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 47.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 24.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 20.1%
Vote share in Wellingborough at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Nat Lib Co Lib Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Wellingborough (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
By-election Feb 2024Lab Gen KitchenCon6,43621.438.0%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Peter BoneLab18,54035.764.3%Con hold
2017Con Peter BoneLab12,46023.467.2%Con hold
2015Con Peter BoneUKIP16,39732.567.9%Con hold
2010Con Peter BoneLab11,78722.867.2%Con hold
2005ConLab6871.366.8%
2001LabCon2,3554.664.1%Lab hold
1997LabCon1870.374.8%
1992ConLab11,81619.581.9%Con hold
1987ConLab14,07025.678.1%Con hold
1983ConLab12,05622.976.7%
1979ConLab12,53417.381.3%Con hold
October 1974ConLab1,7582.679.6%Con hold
February 1974ConLab2,2703.285.0%
1970ConLab2,3524.581.4%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon2,2334.786.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon470.187.1%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab6061.386.7%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon9262.186.0%
1945LabCon5,99015.474.4%
1935ConLab3721.077.3%Con hold
1931ConLab7,99022.081.2%Con gain from Lab
1929LabLib4,04511.283.3%Lab hold
1924LabCon2,4818.784.0%Lab hold
1923LabLib2,5379.679.9%Lab gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLab3,93815.179.4%Nat Lib gain from Lab
1918LabCo Lib9775.061.9%

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 Wellingborough?

Gen Kitchen (Labour) won Wellingborough at the 2024 by-election with a majority of 6,436.

Which parties have won Wellingborough?

At the 26 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 15, Labour 10, National Liberal 1.

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