Nelson and Colne Constituency (BCon/PBCon) : Groupings of Political Parties

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




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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