The Hartlepools Constituency (BCon/PBCon) : Political Parties

Election of 17th Nov 1868 to 7th Dec, 1868
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 1550 Elected
Liberal 1547

More information about the 1868 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Jan 1874 to 17th Feb, 1874
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 2308 Elected
Conservative 1390

More information about the 1874 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Jul, 1875
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 1982 Elected
Conservative 1464
Liberal (2) 259

This was a by-election.



Election of 31st Mar 1880 to 27th Apr, 1880
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 1965 Elected
Liberal (2) 1717
Conservative 1597

More information about the 1880 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 24th Nov 1885 to 18th Dec, 1885
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 3669 Elected
Conservative 2629

More information about the 1885 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Jul 1886 to 27th Jul, 1886
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal Unionist 3381 Elected
Liberal 2469

More information about the 1886 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 21st Feb, 1891
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 4603 Elected
Liberal Unionist 4305

This was a by-election.



Election of 4th Jul 1892 to 26th Jul, 1892
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 4626 Elected
Liberal Unionist 4550

More information about the 1892 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 13th Jul 1895 to 7th Aug, 1895
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal Unionist 4853 Elected
Liberal 4772

More information about the 1895 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Oct 1900 to 24th Oct, 1900
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 6491 Elected
Liberal Unionist 4612

More information about the 1900 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 12th Jan 1906 to 8th Feb, 1906
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1906 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Jan 1910 to 10th Feb, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 6531 Elected
Conservative 5754

More information about the 1910 Feb General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 20th Jun, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 6159 Elected
Conservative 5993

This was a by-election.



Election of 3rd Dec 1910 to 19th Dec, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 6017 Elected
Conservative 5969

More information about the 1910 Dec General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 22nd Sep, 1914
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 14th Dec, 1918
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 13003 Elected
Coalition Liberal 7647
Labour 4733

More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Nov, 1922
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 18252 Elected
Conservative 17685

More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 6th Dec, 1923
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 17101 Elected
Conservative 16956
Labour 2755

More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Oct, 1924
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 19077 Elected
Liberal 15724
Labour 3717

More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 30th May, 1929
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 17271 Elected
Liberal 17133
Labour 11052

More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 27th Oct, 1931
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 30842 Elected
Labour 14462

More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 14th Nov, 1935
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 21828 Elected
Labour 16931
Liberal 6939

More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Jun, 1943
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 13333 Elected
Common Wealth Movement 3634
Independent 2351
Independent Progressive 1510

This was a by-election.



Election of 5th Jul, 1945
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 16502 Elected
Conservative 16227
Liberal 6903
National Independent 390

More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 23rd Feb, 1950
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 25609 Elected
Conservative 20373
Liberal 4623

More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 25th Oct, 1951
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 27147 Elected
Conservative 24437

More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 26th May, 1955
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 25145 Elected
Conservative 23560

More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 8th Oct, 1959
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 25463 Elected
Labour 25281

More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Oct, 1964
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 25883 Elected
Conservative 23016

More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Mar, 1966
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 27509 Elected
Conservative 18857

More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 18th Jun, 1970
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 27704 Elected
Conservative 20188

More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election




Age and sex structure data in the categories used in the 2021/22 Census. Wherever possible, we reorganise age structure data from other years to this same set of categories, including in our redistricted statistics for modern units.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, The Hartlepools Constituency (BCon/PBCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026