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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 40235 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13665 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 39823 | Elected |
| Conservative | 14184 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 36522 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13429 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 38616 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13122 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 24th Nov, 1960 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23438 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7366 | |
| Independent | 3223 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 37336 | Elected |
| Conservative | 11832 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 36493 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10179 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 36118 | Elected |
| Conservative | 12550 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Independent Labour | 22918 | Elected |
| Labour | 16778 | |
| Liberal | 10214 | |
| Conservative | 8888 | |
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 | 20308 | Elected |
| Independent Labour | 20230 | |
| Liberal | 8177 | |
| Conservative | 6590 | |
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 | 25047 | Elected |
| Independent Labour | 17987 | |
| Conservative | 14194 | |
| Liberal | 5176 | |
More information about the 1979 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, Blyth Constituency (BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12744950/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 31st May 2026