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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20872 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 11660 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20790 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 11811 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22040 | Elected |
| Conservative | 11709 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Dec, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 13196 | Elected |
| Conservative | 6661 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21277 | Elected |
| Conservative | 11509 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21390 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9623 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20381 | Elected |
| Conservative | 6878 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 15622 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7328 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 13839 | Elected |
| Conservative | 5372 | |
| Liberal | 3474 | |
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 | 13859 | Elected |
| Conservative | 4432 | |
| Liberal | 1909 | |
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 | 13533 | Elected |
| Conservative | 5221 | |
| Liberal | 1185 | |
| National Front | 186 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
The early censuses reported the total number of families rather than households, and then sometimes provided a classification of families by occupation.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Gateshead West Constituency (BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12745825/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 27th July 2026