Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, Labour’s election manifesto and the party’s vigorous campaign went some way to winning back previously lost Labour votes and inspiring many young voters to vote for the first time.
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Why Labour lost 5 seats in N. England
Scott McDonald
During the New Labour Blair-Brown years five million Labour votes were lost across the country. The 2017 election saw Labour reverse this trend with an increase in Labour’s vote and an increase in the party’s share of the vote. This trend was also evident in the north of England yet the five seats that Labour lost in the General Election were all in the north.
An analysis of these results (see table below) shows that the losses were largely due to UKIP standing down in two of the seats with the majority of their votes going to the Tories, and in the seats where they stood candidates most of their votes were shed to the Tories.
In Middlesborough and Cleveland East it was Labour’s highest vote since 2001 and best share of the vote since 2005.
In Stoke on Trent South, Labour’s share of the vote was up 8.3% over 2015.
In Walsall North, Labour gained its most votes since 2001 and its highest share since 2005.
In Mansfield this was Labour’s best vote since 1997 and its highest share of the vote since 2005.
In North East Derbyshire it was Labour’s best result since 2005.
The article Mansfield and NE Derbyshire analysis we analyse in more depth the results in these two constituencies.
CONSTITUENCY
PARTY
2015
2017
Votes
% Share of Vote
Votes
% Share of Vote
% Change over 2015
Mansfield
Tory
13288
28.2
23392
46.8
+ 18.5
Labour
18603
39.4
22335
44.5
+ 5.1
UKIP
11850
25.1
2654
5.3
- 19.8
Mbrgh S&Clvnd
Tory
16925
37.1
23643
49.6
+ 12.6
Labour
19193
42.0
22623
47.5
+ 5.5
UKIP
6935
15.2
DID
NOT
STAND
NE Derbyshire
Tory
17605
36.7
24784
49.2
+ 12.5
Labour
19488
40.6
21923
43.5
+ 2.9
UKIP
7631
15.9
1565
3.1
- 12.8
Stoke on Trent
Tory
12780
32.7
20451
49.1
+ 16.4
Labour
15319
39.2
19788
47.5
+ 8.3
UKIP
8298
21.2
DID
NOT
STAND
Walsall North
Tory
12455
33.8
18919
49.6
+ 15.9
Labour
14392
39.0
16318
42.8
+ 3.8
UKIP
8122
22.0
2295
6.0
- 16.0