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2019 general election results

Lancashire

Shows the general election results for Lancashire, which is a county in North West. It is comprised of 16 constituencies (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 1,110,737 and a turnout of 64.5%.

Blackburn, Blackpool North and Cleveleys, Blackpool South, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster and Fleetwood, Morecambe and Lunesdale, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale and Darwen, South Ribble, West Lancashire and Wyre and Preston North

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
1,110,737
Turnout
64.5%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 46.2%
Lab 37.8%
LD 5.2%
Green 2.8%
Others 8.0%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

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

Party Con Lab LD Green Others Total
Seats won 11 4 0 0 1 16
Change +3 -4 0 0 +1 0%
Votes (000s) 331 271 37 20 58 716
% vote 46.2% 37.8% 5.2% 2.8% 8.0% 100.0%
Change +1.2% -10.4% +1.5% +1.5% +7.7% 0%
Candidates 15 15 15 16 19 80
Deposits lost 0 0 8 15 12 35

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 34.9% 39.4% 19.0% 0.6% 1.7% 4.3%
2010 38.7% 35.2% 18.1% 0.6% 3.8% 3.6%
2015 39.3% 37.8% 4.8% 2.7% 14.3% 1.2%
2017 45.0% 48.2% 3.7% 1.3% 1.5% 0.3%
2019 46.2% 37.8% 5.2% 2.8% 0.0% 8.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 3 12 1 0 0 0
2010 9 6 1 0 0 0
2015 8 8 0 0 0 0
2017 8 8 0 0 0 0
2019 11 4 0 0 0 1

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 22.4%
1 Chorley 43.6%
2 Blackburn 40.9%
3 Preston 35.9%
4 Fylde 35.6%
5 Ribble Valley 33.4%

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

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 22.4%
1 Burnley 3.5%
2 Lancaster and Fleetwood 5.3%
3 Hyndburn 7.0%
4 Blackpool South 11.3%
5 Pendle 13.9%

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: 55.7%
1 Chorley 67.3%
2 Blackburn 64.9%
3 Preston 61.8%
4 Fylde 60.9%
5 Ribble Valley 60.3%

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

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 55.7%
1 Burnley 40.3%
2 Lancaster and Fleetwood 46.8%
3 Hyndburn 48.5%
4 Blackpool South 49.6%
5 West Lancashire 52.1%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 64.5%
1 West Lancashire 71.8%
2 South Ribble 71.4%
3 Wyre and Preston North 70.8%
4 Fylde 69.8%
5 Ribble Valley 69.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 64.5%
1 Chorley 51.0%
2 Preston 56.6%
3 Blackpool South 56.8%
4 Hyndburn 59.9%
5 Burnley 60.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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