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| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24638 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16596 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24975 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16537 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th Dec, 1963 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16101 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7139 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 1185 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22589 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13387 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 1947 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22103 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10465 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 1479 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19397 | Elected |
| Conservative | 12296 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 552 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16478 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9021 | |
| Liberal | 4467 | |
| National Front | 541 | |
| Communist Party | 312 | |
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 | 16109 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7596 | |
| Liberal | 3980 | |
| Communist Party | 300 | |
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 | 17099 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9955 | |
| National Front | 296 | |
| Communist Party | 174 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Male occupations classified into Socio-Economic Groups, but with additional sub-divisions by social class. This structure was used by the 1971 census.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Manchester Openshaw Constituency (BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12748085/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 29th July 2026