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Winchester

Every general election in Winchester since 1955. Latest: Danny Chambers, Liberal Democrats, majority 13,821.

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Member of Parliament

Danny Chambers

Liberal Democrats · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 13,821

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Danny Chambers ElectedLiberal Democrats29,93952.5%
Flick Drummond sitting MPConservative16,11828.2%
Sean WhelanReform UK4,7978.4%
Hannah DawsonLabour3,0235.3%
Lorraine EstelleGreen2,7404.8%
Andrew DavisSocial Democratic Party1460.3%
Chris BarfootIndependent1420.3%
Kevin D'CruzeIndependent1270.2%
Andy LimingHampshire Independents440.08%
Valid votes57,076
Majority13,82124.2%

LD gain from Con Turnout 72.9% of 78,289 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 65.4%Conservative, 1959: 67.3%Conservative, 1964: 53.1%Conservative, 1966: 51.6%Conservative, 1970: 55.0%Conservative, February 1974: 46.2%Conservative, October 1974: 44.4%Conservative, 1979: 56.0%Conservative, 1983: 57.6%Conservative, 1987: 52.4%Conservative, 1992: 50.1%Conservative, 1997: 42.1%Conservative, 2001: 38.3%Conservative, 2005: 38.5%Conservative, 2010: 48.5%Conservative, 2015: 55.0%Conservative, 2017: 52.0%Conservative, 2019: 48.3%Conservative, 2024: 28.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 37.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 42.1%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 54.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 50.6%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 43.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 24.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 34.5%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 46.6%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 52.5%Labour, 1955: 34.6%Labour, 1959: 32.7%Labour, 1964: 30.9%Labour, 1966: 30.4%Labour, 1970: 25.7%Labour, February 1974: 23.4%Labour, October 1974: 25.9%Labour, 1979: 22.6%Labour, 1983: 8.1%Labour, 1987: 6.6%Labour, 1992: 7.4%Labour, 1997: 10.5%Labour, 2001: 5.9%Labour, 2005: 7.8%Labour, 2010: 5.5%Labour, 2015: 8.3%Labour, 2017: 10.5%Labour, 2019: 4.6%Labour, 2024: 5.3%Liberal, 1964: 16.1%Liberal, 1966: 18.0%Liberal, 1970: 19.3%Liberal, February 1974: 30.4%Liberal, October 1974: 29.6%Liberal, 1979: 20.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 34.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 40.2%
Vote share in Winchester at each general election Con LD Lab Lib Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Winchester (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
2024LD Danny ChambersCon13,82124.272.9%LD gain from Con
2019Con Stephen BrineLD9851.777.9%Con hold
2017Con Steve BrineLD9,99917.578.8%Con hold
2015Con Steve BrineLD16,91430.674.6%Con hold
2010Con Steve BrineLD3,0485.575.8%Con gain from LD
2005LDCon7,47612.173.1%
2001LDCon9,63416.372.3%LD hold
1997LDCon20.078.3%
1992ConLD8,12112.383.5%Con hold
1987ConAlliance7,47912.280.4%Con hold
1983ConAlliance13,04723.575.1%
1979ConLab22,82033.578.0%Con hold
October 1974ConLib9,22014.875.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLib10,50415.781.5%
1970ConLab13,47629.474.7%Con hold
1966ConLab8,67721.177.9%Con hold
1964ConLab9,00722.279.8%Con hold
1959ConLab12,79234.576.7%Con hold
1955ConLab11,23630.976.7%

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 Winchester?

Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrats) won Winchester at the 2024 general election with a majority of 13,821.

Which parties have won Winchester?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 15, Liberal Democrats 4.

Which region is Winchester in?

Winchester is in South East.

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