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| Election of 16th Mar, 1949 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18606 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16454 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22846 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19181 | |
| Liberal | 8306 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22766 | Elected |
| Conservative | 21118 | |
| Liberal | 5573 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20092 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17309 | |
| Liberal | 7046 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18949 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16993 | |
| Liberal | 7654 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21582 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18220 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21591 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16361 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16583 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16114 | |
| Liberal | 5137 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 14492 | Elected |
| Conservative | 14377 | |
| Liberal | 11254 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 14971 | Elected |
| Conservative | 14325 | |
| Liberal | 9136 | |
| Campaign for More Prosperous Britain | 157 | |
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 | 16797 | Elected |
| Labour | 15617 | |
| Liberal | 7369 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sowerby Constituency (CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12742484/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 30th July 2026