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Rossendale and Darwen

Shows the general election results for Rossendale and Darwen, which is a constituency in Lancashire. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 72,770 and a turnout of 67.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
9,522
Electorate
72,770
Turnout
67.1%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 56.5%
Lab 37.0%
LD 4.1%
Green 2.4%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Jake Berry  Con 27,570 56.5 5.6
Alyson Barnes  Lab 18,048 37.0 -7.5
Paul Valentine * LD 2,011 4.1 1.0
Sarah Hall * Green 1,193 2.4 0.8
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Ind TUSC NorP NF ED Impact Oth
2005 34.6% 43.0% 14.9% 1.9% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.9%
2010 41.8% 32.2% 18.1% 0.0% 3.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3% 1.4% 0.5% 0.0%
2015 46.6% 35.1% 1.6% 2.1% 14.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 50.8% 44.4% 3.1% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 56.5% 37.0% 4.1% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
369 Rossendale and Darwen 19.5%
650 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 54.7%
1 Liverpool, Walton 84.7%
257 Rossendale and Darwen 56.5%
650 South Down 32.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 East Dunbartonshire 80.3%
347 Rossendale and Darwen 67.1%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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