Yorkshire & Humberside Turnout Figures


1997 General Election

These figures have been collated in descending order. An asterix (*) by the constituency name denotes it as being a gain for Labour or the Liberal Democrats in 1997.

1.Colne Valley *       76.92%

2.Elmet * 76.81%

3.Keighley * 76.57%

4.Shipley * 76.32%

5.Vale of York 76.01%

6.Haltemprice & Howden 75.53%

7.Skipton & Ripon 75.44%

8.Calder Valley * 75.39%

9.Selby * 74.95%

10.Ryedale 74.80%

11.Pudsey * 74.35%

12.Beverley & Holdern. 73.62%

13.Brigg & Goole * 73.53%

14.York, City of 73.50%

15.Cleethorpes * 73.40%

16.Richmond (Yorks) 73.38%

17.Batley & Spen * 73.14%

18.Harrogate & K'rgh * 73.14%

19.Sheffield Hallam * 72.38%

20.Leeds North East * 72.03%

21.Scarborough & W'by *71.61%

22.Sheffield H'borough 71.04%

23.Leeds North West * 70.57%

24.Yorkshire East 70.55%

25.Halifax 70.51%

26.Dewsbury 70.01%

27.Wakefield 68.96%

28.Scunthorpe 68.84%

29.Normanton 68.28%

30.Hemsworth 67.91%

31.Huddersfield 67.69%

32.Rother Valley 67.26%

33.Morley & Rothwell 67.12%

34.Pontefract & C'ford 66.39%

35.Don Valley 66.35%

36.Great Grimsby 66.26%

37.Bradford South 65.88%

38.Wentworth 65.33%

39.Barnsley W & P'tone 65.04%

40.Sheffield Heeley 64.96%

41.Sheffield A'cliffe 64.65%

42.Doncaster Central 63.92%

43.Barnsley E & M'rgh 63.88%

44.Bradford West 63.32%

45.Doncaster North 63.30%

46.Bradford North 63.26%

47.Leeds West 62.88%

48.Rotherham 62.86%

49.Leeds East 62.83%

50.Barnsley Central 59.68%

51.Hull East 58.90%

52.Hull West & Hessle 58.25%

53.Sheffield B'side 57.47%

54.Hull North 56.96%

55.Leeds Central 54.70% (see below for 1999 by-election)

56.Sheffield Central 53.04% By-elections Leeds Central June 10th 1999 19.6%