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Luton South — UK General Election Results

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

Luton South was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 8,756 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Luton South from 1983 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1983–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 Graham Bright (Conservative) 22,531 41.9% Ivor Clemitson (Labour) 4,621 (8.6 pts) 75.8%
1987 Graham Bright (Conservative) 24,762 46.2% William McKenzie (Labour) 5,115 (9.6 pts) 75.6%
1992 Graham Bright (Conservative) 25,900 44.8% William McKenzie (Labour) 799 (1.4 pts) 79.1%
1997 Margaret Moran (Labour) 26,428 54.8% Graham Bright (Conservative) 11,319 (23.5 pts) 70.4%
2001 Margaret Moran (Labour) 21,719 55.2% Gordon Henderson (Conservative) 10,133 (25.8 pts) 57.0%
2005 Margaret Moran (Labour) 16,610 42.7% Richard Stay (Conservative) 5,650 (14.5 pts) 54.1%
2010 Gavin Shuker (Labour) 14,725 34.9% Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) 2,329 (5.5 pts) 64.9%
2015 Gavin Shuker (Labour) 18,660 44.2% Katie Redmond (Conservative) 5,711 (13.5 pts) 63.0%
2017 Gavin Shuker (Labour) 28,804 62.4% Dean Russell (Conservative) 13,925 (30.2 pts) 68.8%
2019 Rachel Hopkins (Labour) 21,787 51.8% Parvez Akhtar (Conservative) 8,756 (20.8 pts) 60.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Bright Conservative 22,53141.9% Yes
Ivor Clemitson Labour 17,91033.3% No
David George Franks Liberal 13,39524.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Bright Conservative 24,76246.2% Yes
William McKenzie Labour 19,64736.7% No
Peter Chapman Liberal 9,14617.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Bright Conservative 25,90044.8% Yes
William McKenzie Labour 25,10143.5% No
David Rogers Liberal Democrat 6,02010.4% No
Lyn Bliss Green 5501.0% No
David Cooke Natural Law 1910.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Moran Labour 26,42854.8% Yes
Graham Bright Conservative 15,10931.4% No
Keith Fitchett Liberal Democrat 4,6109.6% No
Clive Jacobs Referendum Party 1,2052.5% No
Charlie Lawman UKIP 3900.8% No
Marc Scheimann Green 3560.7% No
Claire Perrin Natural Law 860.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Moran Labour 21,71955.2% Yes
Gordon Henderson Conservative 11,58629.4% No
Rabi Martins Liberal Democrat 4,29210.9% No
Marc Scheimann Green 7982.0% No
Charles Lawman UKIP 5781.5% No
Joseph Hearne Socialist Alliance 2710.7% No
Robert Bolton Workers Revolutionary 1070.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Margaret Moran Labour 16,61042.7% Yes
Richard Stay Conservative 10,96028.2% No
Qurban Hussain Liberal Democrat 8,77822.6% No
Charles Lawman UKIP 9572.5% No
Marc Scheimann Green 7902.0% No
Mohammed Ilyas Respect 7251.9% No
Arthur Lynn Workers Revolutionary 980.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gavin Shuker Labour 14,72534.9% Yes
Nigel Huddleston Conservative 12,39629.4% No
Qurban Hussain Liberal Democrat 9,56722.7% No
Esther Rantzen Independent 1,8724.4% No
Tony Blakey BNP 1,2993.1% No
Charles Lawman UKIP 9752.3% No
Stephen Rhodes Independent 4631.1% No
Mark Scheimann Green 3660.9% No
Joe Hall Independent 2640.6% No
Faruk Choudhury Independent 1300.3% No
Stephen Lathwell Independent 840.2% No
Frank Sweeney Workers Revolutionary Party 750.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gavin Shuker Labour 18,66044.2% Yes
Katie Redmond Conservative 12,94930.7% No
Muhammad Rehman UKIP 5,12912.1% No
Ashuk Ahmed Liberal Democrat 3,1837.5% No
Simon Hall Green 1,2372.9% No
Attiq Malik Independent 9002.1% No
Paul Weston Independent 1580.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gavin Shuker Labour 28,80462.4% Yes
Dean Russell Conservative 14,87932.3% No
Andrew Strange Liberal Democrat 1,0562.3% No
Ujjawal Bhardwhaj UKIP 7951.7% No
Marc Scheimann Green 4391.0% No
Abid Ali Independent 1600.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rachel Hopkins Labour 21,78751.8% Yes
Parvez Akhtar Conservative 13,03131.0% No
Gavin Shuker Independent 3,8939.3% No
Garry Warren Brexit Party 1,6013.8% No
Ben Foley Green 9952.4% No
Mohammed Ashraf Independent 4891.2% No
John French The Best for Luton Party 2680.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1983: Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 9.6 pts 1992: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 23.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 25.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 14.5 pts 2010: Labour margin 5.5 pts 2015: Labour margin 13.5 pts 2017: Labour margin 30.2 pts 2019: Labour margin 20.8 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Luton South 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 Luton South in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Luton South in 2019 with 21,787 votes (51.8%), a majority of 8,756 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Luton South since 1983?

Since 1983, Luton South has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Luton South?

The closest result on record for Luton South was 1992, when Conservative beat Labour by just 799 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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