Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Dudley North was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 11,533 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Dudley North from 1997 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1997–2019
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1997
Ross Cranston (Labour)
24,471
51.2%
Charles MacNamara (Conservative)
9,457 (19.8 pts)
69.5%
2001
Ross Cranston (Labour)
20,095
52.1%
Andrew Griffiths (Conservative)
6,800 (17.6 pts)
55.9%
2005
Ian Austin (Labour)
18,306
44.2%
Ian Hillas (Conservative)
5,432 (13.1 pts)
60.2%
2010
Ian Austin (Labour)
14,923
38.7%
Graeme Brown (Conservative)
649 (1.7 pts)
63.6%
2015
Ian Austin (Labour)
15,885
41.8%
Les Jones (Conservative)
4,181 (11.0 pts)
62.7%
2017
Ian Austin (Labour)
18,090
46.5%
Les Jones (Conservative)
22 (0.1 pts)
62.8%
2019
Marco Longhi (Conservative)
23,134
63.1%
Melanie Dudley (Labour)
11,533 (31.4 pts)
59.5%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ross Cranston
Labour
24,471
51.2%
Yes
Charles MacNamara
Conservative
15,014
31.4%
No
Gerry Lewis
Liberal Democrat
3,939
8.2%
No
Mark Atherton
Socialist Labour
2,155
4.5%
No
Stuart David Bavester
Referendum Party
1,201
2.5%
No
George Cartwright
National Front
559
1.2%
No
Simon Darby
National Democrats
469
1.0%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ross Cranston
Labour
20,095
52.1%
Yes
Andrew Griffiths
Conservative
13,295
34.5%
No
Richard Burt
Liberal Democrat
3,352
8.7%
No
Simon Darby
BNP
1,822
4.7%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ian Austin
Labour
18,306
44.2%
Yes
Ian Hillas
Conservative
12,874
31.1%
No
Gerry Lewis
Liberal Democrat
4,257
10.3%
No
Simon Darby
BNP
4,022
9.7%
No
Malcolm Davis
UKIP
1,949
4.7%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ian Austin
Labour
14,923
38.7%
Yes
Graeme Brown
Conservative
14,274
37.0%
No
Mike Beckett
Liberal Democrat
4,066
10.5%
No
Malcolm Davis
UKIP
3,267
8.5%
No
Ken Griffiths
BNP
1,899
4.9%
No
Kevin Inman
National Front
173
0.4%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ian Austin
Labour
15,885
41.8%
Yes
Les Jones
Conservative
11,704
30.8%
No
Bill Etheridge
UKIP
9,113
24.0%
No
Will Duckworth
Green
517
1.4%
No
Mike Collins
Liberal Democrat
478
1.3%
No
Rehan Afzal
Apni Party
156
0.4%
No
Dave Pitt
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
139
0.4%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ian Austin
Labour
18,090
46.5%
Yes
Les Jones
Conservative
18,068
46.4%
No
Bill Etheridge
UKIP
2,144
5.5%
No
Ben France
Liberal Democrat
368
0.9%
No
Andrew Nixon
Green
240
0.6%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Marco Longhi
Conservative
23,134
63.1%
Yes
Melanie Dudley
Labour
11,601
31.6%
No
Ian Flynn
Liberal Democrat
1,210
3.3%
No
Mike Harrison
Green
739
2.0%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Dudley North has been contested at 7 general elections on record since 1997. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Dudley North in the 2019 general election?
Conservative won Dudley North in 2019 with 23,134 votes (63.1%), a majority of 11,533 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Dudley North since 1997?
Since 1997, Dudley North has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Dudley North?
The closest result on record for Dudley North was 2017, when Labour beat Conservative by just 22 votes (0.1 percentage points).