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Pendle — UK General Election Results

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

Pendle was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 6,186 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Pendle from 1983 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1983–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 John Lee (Conservative) 22,739 44.2% George Rodgers (Labour) 6,135 (11.9 pts) 79.7%
1987 John Lee (Conservative) 21,009 40.4% Sylvia Renilson (Labour) 2,639 (5.1 pts) 81.8%
1992 Gordon Prentice (Labour) 23,497 44.2% John Lee (Conservative) 2,113 (4.0 pts) 82.9%
1997 Gordon Prentice (Labour) 25,059 53.3% John Midgley (Conservative) 10,824 (23.0 pts) 74.6%
2001 Gordon Prentice (Labour) 17,729 44.6% Rasjid Skinner (Conservative) 4,275 (10.8 pts) 63.2%
2005 Gordon Prentice (Labour) 15,250 37.1% Jane Ellison (Conservative) 2,180 (5.3 pts) 63.4%
2010 Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) 17,512 38.9% Gordon Prentice (Labour) 3,585 (8.0 pts) 68.0%
2015 Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) 20,978 47.2% Azhar Ali (Labour) 5,453 (12.3 pts) 69.1%
2017 Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) 21,986 49.0% Wayne Blackburn (Labour) 1,279 (2.9 pts) 69.2%
2019 Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) 24,076 54.2% Azhar Ali (Labour) 6,186 (13.9 pts) 68.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Lee Conservative 22,73944.2% Yes
George Rodgers Labour 16,60432.3% No
Arthur Lishman Liberal 12,05623.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Lee Conservative 21,00940.4% Yes
Sylvia Renilson Labour 18,37035.3% No
Arthur Lishman Liberal 12,66224.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Prentice Labour 23,49744.2% Yes
John Lee Conservative 21,38440.3% No
Alan Davies Liberal Democrat 7,97615.0% No
Val Thome Anti-Federalist League 2630.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Prentice Labour 25,05953.3% Yes
John Midgley Conservative 14,23530.3% No
Anthony Greaves Liberal Democrat 5,46011.6% No
Damian Hockney Referendum Party 2,2814.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Prentice Labour 17,72944.6% Yes
Rasjid Skinner Conservative 13,45433.9% No
David Whipp Liberal Democrat 5,47913.8% No
Chris Jackson BNP 1,9765.0% No
Graham Cannon UKIP 1,0942.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Prentice Labour 15,25037.1% Yes
Jane Ellison Conservative 13,07031.8% No
Shazad Anwar Liberal Democrat 9,52823.2% No
Thomas Boocock BNP 2,5476.2% No
Graham Cannon UKIP 7371.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Stephenson Conservative 17,51238.9% Yes
Gordon Prentice Labour 13,92730.9% No
Anwar Anwar Liberal Democrat 9,09520.2% No
James Jackman BNP 2,8946.4% No
Graham Cannon UKIP 1,4763.3% No
Richard Masih Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 1410.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Stephenson Conservative 20,97847.2% Yes
Azhar Ali Labour 15,52534.9% No
Mick Waddington UKIP 5,41512.2% No
Graham Roach Liberal Democrat 1,4873.3% No
Laura Fisk Green 1,0432.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Stephenson Conservative 21,98649.0% Yes
Wayne Blackburn Labour 20,70746.2% No
Gordon Lishman Liberal Democrat 9412.1% No
Brian Parker BNP 7181.6% No
Ian Barnett Green 5021.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Stephenson Conservative 24,07654.2% Yes
Azhar Ali Labour 17,89040.2% No
Gordon Lishman Liberal Democrat 1,5483.5% No
Clare Hales Green 6781.5% No
John Richardson Independent 2680.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1983: Conservative margin 11.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1992: Labour margin 4.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 23.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 10.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 5.3 pts 2010: Conservative margin 8.0 pts 2015: Conservative margin 12.3 pts 2017: Conservative margin 2.9 pts 2019: Conservative margin 13.9 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Pendle 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 Pendle in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Pendle in 2019 with 24,076 votes (54.2%), a majority of 6,186 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Pendle since 1983?

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

What was the closest result in Pendle?

The closest result on record for Pendle was 2017, when Conservative beat Labour by just 1,279 votes (2.9 percentage points).

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