This is a list of parliamentary constituencies that changed political allegiance in the United Kingdom general election on 7 May 2015. This includes those seats that changed parties in by-elections but were regained on 7 May. It does not include those where a new member has been elected from the same party as the previous incumbent.
Constituencies
Constituency |
Region |
Party of incumbent before election |
Party of incumbent after election[1] |
Notes[2]
|
Aberdeen South |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Airdrie and Shotts |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Bath |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Belfast East |
Northern Ireland |
|
Alliance |
|
Democratic Unionist Party |
|
Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
London |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Party |
|
Berwick-upon-Tweed |
North East |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
Scotland |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Birmingham, Yardley |
West Midlands |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Party |
|
Bolton West |
North West |
|
Labour |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Bradford East |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Party |
|
Bradford West |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Respect |
|
Labour Party |
|
Brecon and Radnorshire |
Wales |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Brent Central |
London |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Party |
|
Brentford and Isleworth |
London |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour Party |
|
Bristol West |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Party |
|
Burnley |
North West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Party |
|
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Scotland |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Cambridge |
Eastern |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Party |
|
Cardiff Central |
Wales |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Party |
|
Central Ayrshire |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Cheadle |
North West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Cheltenham |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Chippenham |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
City of Chester |
North West |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour Party |
|
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Colchester |
Eastern |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Corby |
East Midlands |
|
Labour Co-operative |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Derby North |
East Midlands |
|
Labour |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Dewsbury |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour Party |
|
Dumfries and Galloway |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Dundee West |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Dunfermline and West Fife |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Ealing Central and Acton |
London |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour Party |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
Scotland |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Scottish National Party
|
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
East Lothian |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
East Renfrewshire |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Eastbourne |
South East |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Eastleigh |
South East |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Edinburgh East |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Edinburgh North and Leith |
Scotland |
|
Labour Co-operative |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Edinburgh South West |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Edinburgh West |
Scotland |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Enfield North |
London |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour Party |
|
Falkirk |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Northern Ireland |
|
Sinn Féin |
|
Ulster Unionist Party |
|
Glasgow Central |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Glasgow East |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Glasgow North |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Glasgow North East |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Glasgow North West |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Glasgow South |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Glasgow South West |
Scotland |
|
Labour Co-operative |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Glenrothes |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Gordon |
Scotland |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Gower |
Wales |
|
Labour |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Hazel Grove |
North West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Hornsey and Wood Green |
London |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Party |
|
Hove |
South East |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour Party |
|
Ilford North |
London |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour Party |
|
Inverclyde |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
Scotland |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
Scotland |
|
Labour Co-operative |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Kingston and Surbiton |
London |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Lanark and Hamilton East |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Lancaster and Fleetwood |
North West |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour Party |
|
Lewes |
South East |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Livingston |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Mid Dorset and North Poole |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Midlothian |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Morley and Outwood |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
|
Labour Co-operative |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Motherwell and Wishaw |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
North Ayrshire and Arran |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
North Cornwall |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
North Devon |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
North East Fife |
Scotland |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Norwich South |
Eastern |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Party |
|
Paisley and Renfrewshire North |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Paisley and Renfrewshire South |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Plymouth, Moor View |
South West |
|
Labour |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Portsmouth South |
South East |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Redcar |
North East |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Labour Co-operative |
|
Rochester and Strood |
South East |
|
UKIP |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
Scotland |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Rutherglen and Hamilton West |
Scotland |
|
Labour Co-operative |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Solihull |
West Midlands |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Somerton and Frome |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
South Antrim |
Northern Ireland |
|
DUP |
|
Ulster Unionist Party |
|
Southampton Itchen |
South East |
|
Labour |
|
Conservative Party |
|
St Austell and Newquay |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
St Ives |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Stirling |
Scotland |
|
Labour |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Sutton and Cheam |
London |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Taunton Deane |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Telford |
West Midlands |
|
Labour |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Thornbury and Yate |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Torbay |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Twickenham |
London |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Vale of Clwyd |
Wales |
|
Labour |
|
Conservative Party |
|
Wells |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine |
Scotland |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Scottish National Party
|
West Dunbartonshire |
Scotland |
|
Labour Co-operative |
|
Scottish National Party
|
Wirral West |
North West |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour Party |
|
Wolverhampton South West |
West Midlands |
|
Conservative |
|
Labour Party |
|
Yeovil |
South West |
|
Liberal Democrats |
|
Conservative Party |
|
See also
References