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Batley and Spen — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Batley and Spen was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 3,525 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Batley and Spen from 1983 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1983–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 Elizabeth Peacock (Conservative) 21,433 39.6% Kenneth Woolmer (Labour) 870 (1.6 pts) 73.4%
1987 Elizabeth Peacock (Conservative) 25,512 43.4% Kenneth Woolmer (Labour) 1,362 (2.3 pts) 79.0%
1992 Elizabeth Peacock (Conservative) 27,629 45.4% Eunice Durkin (Labour) 1,408 (2.3 pts) 79.6%
1997 Michael Wood (Labour) 23,213 49.4% Elizabeth Peacock (Conservative) 6,141 (13.1 pts) 73.1%
2001 Michael Wood (Labour) 19,224 49.9% Elizabeth Peacock (Conservative) 5,064 (13.1 pts) 60.5%
2005 Michael Wood (Labour) 17,974 45.8% Robert Light (Conservative) 5,788 (14.8 pts) 62.3%
2010 Mike Wood (Labour) 21,565 42.2% Janice Small (Conservative) 4,406 (8.6 pts) 66.8%
2015 Jo Cox (Labour) 21,826 43.2% Imtiaz Ameen (Conservative) 6,057 (12.0 pts) 64.7%
2017 Tracy Brabin (Labour) 29,844 55.5% Ann Myatt (Conservative) 8,961 (16.7 pts) 67.2%
2019 Tracy Brabin (Labour) 22,594 42.7% Mark Brooks (Conservative) 3,525 (6.7 pts) 66.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Elizabeth Peacock Conservative 21,43339.6% Yes
Kenneth Woolmer Labour 20,56338.0% No
Stephen Woollery Social Democratic Party 11,67821.6% No
Clive Lord Green 4930.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Elizabeth Peacock Conservative 25,51243.4% Yes
Kenneth Woolmer Labour 24,15041.1% No
Keith Burke Social Democratic Party 8,37214.3% No
Allan Harrison Moderate Labour 6891.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Elizabeth Peacock Conservative 27,62945.4% Yes
Eunice Durkin Labour 26,22143.1% No
Gordon Beever Liberal Democrat 6,38010.5% No
Clive Lord Green 6281.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Wood Labour 23,21349.4% Yes
Elizabeth Peacock Conservative 17,07236.4% No
Kathryn Pinnock Liberal Democrat 4,1338.8% No
Ed Wood Referendum Party 1,6913.6% No
Ron Smith BNP 4721.0% No
Clive Lord Green 3840.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Wood Labour 19,22449.9% Yes
Elizabeth Peacock Conservative 14,16036.7% No
Kathryn Pinnock Liberal Democrat 3,98910.3% No
Clive Lord Green 5951.5% No
Allen Burton UKIP 5741.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Wood Labour 17,97445.8% Yes
Robert Light Conservative 12,18631.1% No
Neil Bentley Liberal Democrat 5,73114.6% No
Colin Auty BNP 2,6686.8% No
Clive Lord Green 6491.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mike Wood Labour 21,56542.2% Yes
Janice Small Conservative 17,15933.6% No
Neil Bentley Liberal Democrat 8,09515.8% No
David Exley BNP 3,6857.2% No
Matt Blakeley Green 6051.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jo Cox Labour 21,82643.2% Yes
Imtiaz Ameen Conservative 15,76931.2% No
Aleks Lukic UKIP 9,08018.0% No
John Lawson Liberal Democrat 2,3964.7% No
Ian Bullock Green 1,2322.4% No
Dawn Wheelhouse Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1230.2% No
Karl Varley Patriotic Socialist Party 530.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tracy Brabin Labour 29,84455.5% Yes
Ann Myatt Conservative 20,88338.8% No
John Lawson Liberal Democrat 1,2242.3% No
Aleks Lukic Independent 1,0762.0% No
Alan Freeman Green 6951.3% No
Mohammed Hanif Independent 580.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tracy Brabin Labour 22,59442.7% Yes
Mark Brooks Conservative 19,06936.0% No
Paul Halloran Heavy Woollen District Independents 6,43212.2% No
John Lawson Liberal Democrat 2,4624.7% No
Clive Minihan Brexit Party 1,6783.2% No
Ty Akram Green 6921.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1983: Conservative margin 1.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 2.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 2.3 pts 1997: Labour margin 13.1 pts 2001: Labour margin 13.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 14.8 pts 2010: Labour margin 8.6 pts 2015: Labour margin 12.0 pts 2017: Labour margin 16.7 pts 2019: Labour margin 6.7 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Batley and Spen has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Batley and Spen in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Batley and Spen in 2019 with 22,594 votes (42.7%), a majority of 3,525 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Batley and Spen since 1983?

Since 1983, Batley and Spen has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Batley and Spen?

The closest result on record for Batley and Spen was 1983, when Conservative beat Labour by just 870 votes (1.6 percentage points).

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