Turnout decline on previous election

Percentage difference on previous election and winning party

Labour

Conservative

2001

-12.1%

1997

-6.2

1955

-5.7

1974 Oct

-5.3

1970

-3.8

1983

-3.3

1964

-1.6

1951

-1.5

2019

-1.5

1966

-1.3

Labour

Conservative

1974

Oct

0

2001

1997

1955

1970

1983

1964

1951

2019

1966

-1.3

-1.5

-1.5

-1.6

-3.3

-3.8

-5

-5.3

-5.7

-6.2

-10

-12.1

Guardian graphic. Source: The British General Election of 2019 Appendix 2: Voting Statistics