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Erewash — UK General Election Results

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

Erewash was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 5,859 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Erewash from 1983 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1983–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 Peter Rost (Conservative) 25,167 45.3% William Moore (Labour) 11,319 (20.4 pts) 75.7%
1987 Peter Rost (Conservative) 28,775 48.6% Robert Wynne Jones (Labour) 9,754 (16.5 pts) 77.4%
1992 Angela Knight (Conservative) 29,907 47.2% John Joseph Stafford (Labour) 5,703 (9.0 pts) 83.8%
1997 Liz Blackman (Labour) 31,196 51.7% Angela Knight (Conservative) 9,135 (15.1 pts) 78.0%
2001 Liz Blackman (Labour) 23,915 49.2% Gregor MacGregor (Conservative) 6,932 (14.3 pts) 61.9%
2005 Liz Blackman (Labour) 22,472 44.5% David Simmonds (Conservative) 7,084 (14.0 pts) 64.5%
2010 Jessica Lee (Conservative) 18,805 39.5% Cheryl Pidgeon (Labour) 2,501 (5.2 pts) 68.5%
2015 Maggie Throup (Conservative) 20,636 42.7% Catherine Atkinson (Labour) 3,584 (7.4 pts) 67.4%
2017 Maggie Throup (Conservative) 25,939 52.1% Catherine Atkinson (Labour) 4,534 (9.1 pts) 68.3%
2019 Maggie Throup (Conservative) 27,560 56.5% Catherine Atkinson (Labour) 10,606 (21.7 pts) 67.5%
2024 Adam Thompson (Labour) 17,224 40.1% Maggie Throup (Conservative) 5,859 (13.6 pts) 60.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Rost Conservative 25,16745.3% Yes
William Moore Labour 13,84824.9% No
James Patrick Corbett Social Democratic Party 12,33122.2% No
William Graham Camm Independent Labour 4,1587.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Rost Conservative 28,77548.6% Yes
Robert Wynne Jones Labour 19,02132.1% No
Christine Pamela Moss Social Democratic Party 11,44219.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angela Knight Conservative 29,90747.2% Yes
John Joseph Stafford Labour 24,20438.2% No
Philip Richard Tuck Liberal Democrat 8,60613.6% No
Laurence Andrew Johnson BNP 6451.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Liz Blackman Labour 31,19651.7% Yes
Angela Knight Conservative 22,06136.6% No
Martin Garnett Liberal Democrat 5,1818.6% No
Stephen Stagg Referendum Party 1,4042.3% No
Matthew Simmons Socialist Labour 4960.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Liz Blackman Labour 23,91549.2% Yes
Gregor MacGregor Conservative 16,98334.9% No
Martin Garnett Liberal Democrat 5,58611.5% No
Louise Smith UKIP 6921.4% No
Steve Belshaw BNP 5911.2% No
R U Seerius Monster Raving Loony 4280.9% No
Peter Waldock Socialist Labour 4010.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Liz Blackman Labour 22,47244.5% Yes
David Simmonds Conservative 15,38830.4% No
Martin Garnett Liberal Democrat 7,07314.0% No
Robert Kilroy-Silk Veritas 2,9575.8% No
Sadie Graham BNP 1,3192.6% No
Geoffrey Kingscott UKIP 9411.9% No
R U Seerius Monster Raving Loony 2870.6% No
David Bishop Church of the Militant Elvis 1160.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jessica Lee Conservative 18,80539.5% Yes
Cheryl Pidgeon Labour 16,30434.2% No
Martin Garnett Liberal Democrat 8,34317.5% No
Mark Bailey BNP 2,3374.9% No
Jodie Sutton UKIP 8551.8% No
Lee Fletcher Green 5341.1% No
Luke Wilkins Independent 4641.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maggie Throup Conservative 20,63642.7% Yes
Catherine Atkinson Labour 17,05235.3% No
Philip Rose UKIP 7,79216.1% No
Martin Garnett Liberal Democrat 1,6583.4% No
Ralph Hierons Green 1,1842.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maggie Throup Conservative 25,93952.1% Yes
Catherine Atkinson Labour 21,40543.0% No
Martin Garnett Liberal Democrat 1,2432.5% No
Ralph Hierons Green 6751.4% No
Roy Dunn Independent 5191.0% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maggie Throup Conservative 27,56056.5% Yes
Catherine Atkinson Labour 16,95434.7% No
James Archer Liberal Democrat 2,4875.1% No
Brent Poland Green 1,1152.3% No
Des Ball Independent 3880.8% No
Richard Shaw Independent 1880.4% No
Roy Dunn Independent 1220.2% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Thompson Labour 17,22440.1% Yes
Maggie Throup Conservative 11,36526.4% No
Liam Booth-Isherwood Reform UK 9,16221.3% No
Brent Poland Green 2,4785.8% No
James Archer Liberal Democrat 2,4265.6% No
John Kirby Independent 3510.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1983: Conservative margin 20.4 pts 1987: Conservative margin 16.5 pts 1992: Conservative margin 9.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 15.1 pts 2001: Labour margin 14.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 14.0 pts 2010: Conservative margin 5.2 pts 2015: Conservative margin 7.4 pts 2017: Conservative margin 9.1 pts 2019: Conservative margin 21.7 pts 2024: Labour margin 13.6 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Erewash has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Erewash in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Erewash in 2024 with 17,224 votes (40.1%), a majority of 5,859 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Erewash since 1983?

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

What was the closest result in Erewash?

The closest result on record for Erewash was 2010, when Conservative beat Labour by just 2,501 votes (5.2 percentage points).

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