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| Election of 10th Dec 1832 to 8th Jan, 1833 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 242 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 235 | Elected |
| Liberal (3) | 186 | |
| Conservative | 174 | |
More information about the 1833 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Jan 1835 to 6th Feb, 1835 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 336 | Elected |
| Conservative | 308 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 307 | |
More information about the 1835 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 24th Jul 1837 to 18th Aug, 1837 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 496 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 487 | Elected |
| Conservative | 308 | |
More information about the 1837 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Jun 1841 to 22nd Jul, 1841 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 409 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 383 | Elected |
| Conservative | 320 | |
More information about the 1841 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jul, 1846 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 29th Jul 1847 to 26th Aug, 1847 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 511 | Elected |
| Liberal (1) | 507 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 349 | |
| Chartists | 280 | |
More information about the 1847 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jul 1852 to 31st Jul, 1852 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 596 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 573 | Elected |
| Conservative | 521 | |
| Chartists | 37 | |
More information about the 1852 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th Jan, 1853 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 592 | Elected |
| Conservative | 526 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 3rd Mar, 1855 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 27th Mar 1857 to 24th Apr, 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 830 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 714 | Elected |
| Conservative | 651 | |
More information about the 1857 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Apr 1859 to 18th May, 1859 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | -1 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1859 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Jun, 1859 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 28th Apr, 1863 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 11th Jul 1865 to 24th Jul, 1865 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | -1 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1865 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 17th Nov 1868 to 7th Dec, 1868 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 5278 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 5141 | Elected |
| Liberal/Labour Alliance | 2802 | |
More information about the 1868 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 21st Dec, 1868 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 13th Mar, 1871 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 31st Jan 1874 to 17th Feb, 1874 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 5563 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 5473 | Elected |
| Conservative | 3927 | |
More information about the 1874 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 21st Feb, 1877 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 5750 | Elected |
| Conservative | 3624 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 31st Mar 1880 to 27th Apr, 1880 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 6392 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 6364 | Elected |
| Conservative | 3452 | |
More information about the 1880 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 21st Aug, 1882 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 24th Nov 1885 to 18th Dec, 1885 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 6269 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 6053 | Elected |
| Conservative | 3988 | |
More information about the 1885 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd Apr, 1886 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 1st Jul 1886 to 27th Jul, 1886 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 5427 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 5381 | Elected |
| Conservative | 3612 | |
More information about the 1886 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 4th Jul 1892 to 26th Jul, 1892 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 6481 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 6361 | Elected |
| Conservative | 4663 | |
More information about the 1892 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Feb, 1893 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 4620 | Elected |
| Conservative | 4252 | Elected |
| Independent Labour Party | 3028 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 13th Jul 1895 to 7th Aug, 1895 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 5475 | Elected |
| Liberal (1) | 5085 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 4283 | |
| Independent Labour Party | 3818 | |
More information about the 1895 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd Mar, 1897 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 5664 | Elected |
| Liberal Unionist | 5252 | Elected |
| Independent Labour Party | 2000 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 1st Oct 1900 to 24th Oct, 1900 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal Unionist | 5931 | Elected |
| Liberal (1) | 5543 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 5325 | |
| Labour | 3276 | |
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 | 9354 | Elected |
| Labour | 8937 | Elected |
| Liberal Unionist | 5041 | |
More information about the 1906 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Mar, 1907 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 15th Jan 1910 to 10th Feb, 1910 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 9504 | Elected |
| Labour | 9093 | Elected |
| Conservative | 4754 | |
More information about the 1910 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd Dec 1910 to 19th Dec, 1910 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 8778 | Elected |
| Labour | 8511 | Elected |
| Conservative (1) | 4602 | |
| Conservative (2) | 4420 | |
More information about the 1910 Dec General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Dec, 1918 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Coalition Liberal | 22136 | Elected |
| Scottish Labour Party | 4036 | |
More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Nov, 1922 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Dec, 1923 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Oct, 1924 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 13th Jul, 1928 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17536 | Elected |
| Liberal | 12585 | |
| Conservative | 10804 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 30th May, 1929 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23776 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16713 | |
| Liberal | 15823 | |
More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Oct, 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 36731 | Elected |
| Labour | 16601 | |
| Independent Liberal | 2578 | |
More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Nov, 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 24103 | Elected |
| Labour | 21471 | |
| Liberal | 8736 | |
More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th Jul, 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25605 | Elected |
| Conservative | 14824 | |
| Liberal | 14631 | |
More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 28800 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20456 | |
| Liberal | 9573 | |
| Independent Liberal & Conservative | 1551 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30433 | Elected |
| Conservative | 29670 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 28306 | Elected |
| Labour | 26771 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 29212 | Elected |
| Labour | 26697 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23143 | Elected |
| Conservative | 22085 | |
| Liberal | 7664 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25391 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19687 | |
| Liberal | 5423 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24026 | Elected |
| Conservative | 23828 | |
| Independent Labour Party | 847 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20970 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17967 | |
| Liberal | 12300 | |
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 | 20976 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16798 | |
| Liberal | 8693 | |
| Powellite | 919 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21416 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20182 | |
| Liberal | 6853 | |
| National Front | 455 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 22321 | Elected |
| Labour | 20452 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 11868 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24741 | Elected |
| Conservative | 23529 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 8758 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25115 | Elected |
| Conservative | 24637 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 7364 | |
| Independent Nationalist | 649 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 27465 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16253 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 6059 | |
| UK Independence Party | 779 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19800 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13671 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5878 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1041 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th May, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16579 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13162 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 7100 | |
| British National Party | 2627 | |
| National Front | 191 | |
More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th May, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16278 | Elected |
| Conservative | 14806 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 8335 | |
| British National Party | 2760 | |
| Independent Voice for Halifax | 722 | |
| UK Independence Party | 654 | |
More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th May, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17506 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17078 | |
| UK Independence Party | 5621 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1629 | |
| Green | 1142 | |
| Respect | 465 | |
| Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | 312 | |
More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Jun, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25507 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20131 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1568 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1070 | |
More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Dec, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21496 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18927 | |
| Brexit Party | 2813 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2276 | |
| Green | 946 | |
More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 4th Jul, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour & Co-operative | 14135 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7866 | |
| Reform UK | 7811 | |
| Green | 4133 | |
| Workers Party of Britain | 2543 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2359 | |
| Independent | 1367 | |
More information about the 2024 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
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How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Halifax Constituency (PBCon/BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12744110/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 09th April 2026