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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–1992)

York

Every general election in York since 1918 (until 1992). Latest: Labour, majority 6,342.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won31,52549.1%
Conservative25,18339.3%
Liberal Democrats6,81110.6%
Others6481.0%
Valid votes64,167
Majority6,3429.9%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 81.0% of 79,242 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O197419831992Conservative, 1918: 61.5%Conservative, 1922: 44.5%Conservative, 1923: 43.4%Conservative, 1924: 56.2%Conservative, 1929: 37.8%Conservative, 1931: 64.9%Conservative, 1935: 57.0%Conservative, 1945: 40.6%Conservative, 1950: 46.3%Conservative, 1951: 50.7%Conservative, 1955: 50.9%Conservative, 1959: 53.3%Conservative, 1964: 44.6%Conservative, 1966: 44.8%Conservative, 1970: 48.1%Conservative, February 1974: 39.2%Conservative, October 1974: 40.1%Conservative, 1979: 42.6%Conservative, 1983: 41.3%Conservative, 1987: 41.6%Conservative, 1992: 39.3%Labour, 1918: 18.2%Labour, 1922: 29.6%Labour, 1923: 34.2%Labour, 1924: 43.8%Labour, 1929: 45.0%Labour, 1931: 35.1%Labour, 1935: 43.0%Labour, 1945: 49.9%Labour, 1950: 46.2%Labour, 1951: 49.3%Labour, 1955: 49.1%Labour, 1959: 46.7%Labour, 1964: 42.7%Labour, 1966: 55.2%Labour, 1970: 51.9%Labour, February 1974: 40.6%Labour, October 1974: 46.4%Labour, 1979: 44.7%Labour, 1983: 35.1%Labour, 1987: 41.4%Labour, 1992: 49.1%Liberal, 1918: 20.3%Liberal, 1922: 25.9%Liberal, 1923: 22.4%Liberal, 1929: 17.2%Liberal, 1945: 9.5%Liberal, 1950: 7.5%Liberal, 1964: 12.7%Liberal, February 1974: 20.2%Liberal, October 1974: 12.7%Liberal, 1979: 11.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 23.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 15.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 10.6%
Vote share in York at each general election Con Lab Lib Alliance LD

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992LabCon6,3429.981.0%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab1470.278.4%Con hold
1983ConLab3,6476.274.3%
1979LabCon1,2502.177.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon3,6896.475.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon8311.382.8%
1970LabCon2,1973.976.2%Lab hold
1966LabCon6,10010.582.7%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab1,0931.883.0%Con hold
1959ConLab4,0746.684.3%Con hold
1955ConLab1,1041.883.5%
1951ConLab9211.486.4%Con hold
1950ConLab770.187.6%
1945LabCon4,0729.276.2%
1935ConLab6,27414.182.5%Con hold
1931ConLab13,90629.986.0%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3,3007.285.1%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab4,41412.584.8%Con hold
1923ConLab3,1469.282.8%Con hold
1922ConLab5,05714.885.8%Con hold
1918ConLib10,90641.269.0%

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 York?

Labour won York at the 1992 general election with a majority of 6,342.

Which parties have won York?

At the 21 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 13, Labour 8.

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