South West: 1997 general election results
How South West voted at the 1997 general election: the Conservatives won 22 of 51 seats with 36.7% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 22 | −16 | 1,020,635 | 36.7% | −10.8 | |
| Labour | 15 | +11 | 734,361 | 26.4% | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | +8 | 869,486 | 31.3% | −0.1 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 153,564 | 5.5% | +3.7 |
Change compared with the 1992 general election in South West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | LD | 9,319 | 17.3 | 76.1% | |
| Bournemouth East | Con | 4,342 | 10.0 | 70.2% | |
| Bournemouth West | Con | 5,710 | 13.9 | 66.2% | |
| Bridgwater | Con | 1,796 | 3.3 | 74.4% | |
| Bristol East | Lab | 16,159 | 33.5 | 69.7% | |
| Bristol North West | Lab | 11,382 | 20.6 | 75.5% | |
| Bristol South | Lab | 19,328 | 38.8 | 68.8% | |
| Bristol West | Lab | 1,493 | 2.4 | 73.5% | |
| Cheltenham | LD | 6,645 | 13.2 | 74.0% | |
| Christchurch | Con | 2,165 | 3.9 | 78.5% | |
| Cotswold | Con | 11,965 | 23.4 | 75.6% | |
| Devizes | Con | 9,782 | 16.3 | 74.7% | |
| East Devon | Con | 7,494 | 14.3 | 76.0% | |
| Exeter | Lab | 11,705 | 18.9 | 77.9% | |
| Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | 2,688 | 5.0 | 75.1% | |
| Forest of Dean | Lab | 6,343 | 12.6 | 78.7% | |
| Gloucester | Lab | 8,259 | 14.3 | 73.4% | |
| Kingswood | Lab | 14,253 | 23.8 | 77.6% | |
| Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | 681 | 1.3 | 75.3% | |
| North Cornwall | LD | 13,847 | 23.7 | 73.0% | |
| North Devon | LD | 6,181 | 11.3 | 77.7% | |
| North Dorset | Con | 2,746 | 5.2 | 76.3% | |
| North Swindon | Lab | 7,688 | 15.9 | 73.7% | |
| North Wiltshire | Con | 3,475 | 6.0 | 74.9% | |
| Northavon | LD | 2,137 | 3.4 | 79.1% | |
| Plymouth Devonport | Lab | 19,067 | 36.7 | 69.8% | |
| Plymouth Sutton | Lab | 9,440 | 19.8 | 67.4% | |
| Poole | Con | 5,298 | 11.3 | 71.0% | |
| Salisbury | Con | 6,276 | 10.8 | 73.6% | |
| Somerton and Frome | LD | 130 | 0.2 | 77.3% | |
| South Dorset | Con | 77 | 0.2 | 74.0% | |
| South East Cornwall | LD | 6,480 | 11.3 | 75.7% | |
| South Swindon | Lab | 5,645 | 11.0 | 72.9% | |
| South West Devon | Con | 7,397 | 14.0 | 76.2% | |
| St Ives | LD | 7,170 | 13.3 | 75.2% | |
| Stroud | Lab | 2,910 | 4.7 | 78.8% | |
| Taunton | LD | 2,443 | 4.0 | 76.5% | |
| Teignbridge | Con | 281 | 0.5 | 76.7% | |
| Tewkesbury | Con | 9,234 | 17.7 | 76.2% | |
| Tiverton and Honiton | Con | 1,653 | 2.8 | 77.6% | |
| Torbay | LD | 12 | 0.0 | 73.8% | |
| Torridge and West Devon | LD | 1,957 | 3.3 | 77.9% | |
| Totnes | Con | 877 | 1.6 | 75.8% | |
| Truro and St Austell | LD | 12,501 | 22.0 | 74.0% | |
| Wansdyke | Lab | 4,799 | 8.8 | 79.0% | |
| Wells | Con | 528 | 0.9 | 77.8% | |
| West Dorset | Con | 1,840 | 3.4 | 76.1% | |
| Westbury | Con | 6,088 | 10.7 | 76.2% | |
| Weston Super Mare | LD | 1,274 | 2.4 | 73.6% | |
| Woodspring | Con | 7,734 | 14.1 | 78.4% | |
| Yeovil | LD | 11,403 | 21.1 | 72.7% |
South West at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in South West at the 1997 general election?
The Conservatives won 22 of the 51 seats in South West, with 36.7% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South West in 1997?
51 constituencies.
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