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Delyn — UK General Election Results

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

Delyn was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 865 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Delyn from 1983 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1983–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 Keith Raffan (Conservative) 20,242 41.6% James Colbert (Labour) 5,944 (12.2 pts) 77.8%
1987 Keith Raffan (Conservative) 21,728 41.4% David Hanson (Labour) 1,224 (2.3 pts) 82.1%
1992 David Hanson (Labour) 24,979 45.0% Mike Whitby (Conservative) 2,039 (3.7 pts) 83.4%
1997 David Hanson (Labour) 23,300 57.2% Karen Lumley (Conservative) 12,693 (31.1 pts) 75.9%
2001 David Hanson (Labour) 17,825 51.5% Paul Brierley (Conservative) 8,605 (24.8 pts) 63.3%
2005 David Hanson (Labour) 15,540 45.7% John Bell (Conservative) 6,644 (19.5 pts) 54.2%
2010 David Hanson (Labour) 15,083 40.8% Antoinette Sandbach (Conservative) 2,272 (6.1 pts) 69.3%
2015 David Hanson (Labour) 15,187 40.5% Mark Isherwood (Conservative) 2,930 (7.8 pts) 70.0%
2017 David Hanson (Labour) 20,573 52.2% Matt Wright (Conservative) 4,240 (10.8 pts) 73.0%
2019 Rob Roberts (Conservative) 16,756 43.7% David Hanson (Labour) 865 (2.2 pts) 70.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Raffan Conservative 20,24241.6% Yes
James Colbert Labour 14,29829.4% No
John Parry Liberal 12,54525.8% No
Haydn Huws Plaid Cymru 1,5583.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Raffan Conservative 21,72841.4% Yes
David Hanson Labour 20,50439.1% No
David Evans Liberal 8,91317.0% No
David Owen Plaid Cymru 1,3392.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Hanson Labour 24,97945.0% Yes
Mike Whitby Conservative 22,94041.3% No
Ray Dodd Liberal Democrat 6,20811.2% No
Ashley Drake Plaid Cymru 1,4142.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Hanson Labour 23,30057.2% Yes
Karen Lumley Conservative 10,60726.0% No
David Lloyd Liberal Democrat 4,16010.2% No
Ashley Drake Plaid Cymru 1,5583.8% No
Elizabeth Soutter Referendum Party 1,1172.7% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Hanson Labour 17,82551.5% Yes
Paul Brierley Conservative 9,22026.6% No
John Jones Liberal Democrat 5,32915.4% No
Paul Rowlinson Plaid Cymru 2,2626.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Hanson Labour 15,54045.7% Yes
John Bell Conservative 8,89626.2% No
John Jones Liberal Democrat 6,08917.9% No
Phil Thomas Plaid Cymru 2,5247.4% No
May Crawford UKIP 5331.6% No
Nigel Williams Independent 4221.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Hanson Labour 15,08340.8% Yes
Antoinette Sandbach Conservative 12,81134.6% No
Bill Brereton Liberal Democrat 5,74715.5% No
Peter Ryder Plaid Cymru 1,8445.0% No
Jennifer Matthys BNP 8442.3% No
Andrew Haigh UKIP 6551.8% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Hanson Labour 15,18740.5% Yes
Mark Isherwood Conservative 12,25732.7% No
Nigel Williams UKIP 6,15016.4% No
Paul Rowlinson Plaid Cymru 1,8034.8% No
Tom Rippeth Liberal Democrat 1,3803.7% No
Kay Roney Green 6801.8% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Hanson Labour 20,57352.2% Yes
Matt Wright Conservative 16,33341.4% No
Paul Rowlinson Plaid Cymru 1,4813.8% No
Tom Rippeth Liberal Democrat 1,0312.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rob Roberts Conservative 16,75643.7% Yes
David Hanson Labour 15,89141.4% No
Andrew Parkhurst Liberal Democrat 2,3466.1% No
Nigel Williams Brexit Party 1,9715.1% No
Paul Rowlinson Plaid Cymru 1,4063.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1983: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 2.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 3.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 31.1 pts 2001: Labour margin 24.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 19.5 pts 2010: Labour margin 6.1 pts 2015: Labour margin 7.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 10.8 pts 2019: Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Delyn 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 Delyn in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Delyn in 2019 with 16,756 votes (43.7%), a majority of 865 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Delyn since 1983?

Since 1983, Delyn has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Delyn?

The closest result on record for Delyn was 2019, when Conservative beat Labour by just 865 votes (2.2 percentage points).

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