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| Election of 14th Dec, 1918 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 14075 | |
| Liberal | 8623 | |
More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Nov, 1922 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17714 | |
| Liberal | 11542 | |
| Conservative | 7286 | |
More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Dec, 1923 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17083 | |
| Liberal | 10103 | |
| Conservative | 9861 | |
More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Oct, 1924 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19922 | |
| Liberal | 18479 | |
More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 30th May, 1929 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 28533 | |
| Conservative | 18236 | |
More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Oct, 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 28747 | |
| Labour | 21063 | |
More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Nov, 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26011 | |
| Right | 21696 | |
More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th Jul, 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25610 | |
| Conservative | 17484 | |
More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25358 | |
| Conservative | 21116 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Left | 25611 | |
| Conservative | 21211 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22135 | |
| Conservative | 19844 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Left | 20407 | |
| Conservative | 19143 | |
| Other | 1889 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20205 | |
| Conservative | 17561 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18406 | |
| Conservative | 13829 | |
| Other | 5117 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Jun, 1968 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 16466 | |
| Labour | 12944 | |
| Liberal | 3016 | |
| Other | 1255 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 19881 | |
| Labour | 18471 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 15692 | |
| Labour | 15515 | |
| Liberal | 9166 | |
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 | 17505 | |
| Conservative | 16836 | |
| Liberal | 4850 | |
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 | 17522 | |
| Labour | 17086 | |
| Liberal | 4322 | |
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, Nelson and Colne Constituency (BCon/PBCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12746520/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP
Date accessed: 01st June 2026