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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 23562 | Elected |
| Labour | 14556 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 23843 | Elected |
| Labour | 14471 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 22859 | Elected |
| Labour | 12434 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 21055 | Elected |
| Labour | 10531 | |
| Liberal | 6068 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Nov, 1961 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 12428 | Elected |
| Liberal | 8647 | |
| Labour | 8519 | |
| Patriotic Front for Political Action | 839 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 18184 | Elected |
| Labour | 11407 | |
| Liberal | 8745 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 17727 | Elected |
| Labour | 13011 | |
| Liberal | 6010 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 20361 | Elected |
| Labour | 10801 | |
| Liberal | 8963 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 20438 | Elected |
| Liberal | 13428 | |
| Labour | 9685 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 19165 | Elected |
| Labour | 10751 | |
| Liberal | 10623 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 23551 | Elected |
| Labour | 10150 | |
| Liberal | 9405 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Age and sex structure data in five-year bands to age 95, as published for 20th century Local Government Districts
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Oswestry Constituency (CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12741108/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 10th April 2026