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| Election of 14th Dec, 1918 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 12892 | Elected |
| Labour | 11146 | |
More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Nov, 1922 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 15006 | Elected |
| Conservative | 11279 | |
| Liberal | 7012 | |
More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Dec, 1923 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 13989 | Elected |
| Liberal | 9854 | |
| Conservative | 8664 | |
More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Oct, 1924 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17262 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16247 | |
More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 30th May, 1929 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25635 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10942 | |
| Liberal | 8435 | |
More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Oct, 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23965 | Elected |
| Conservative | 21837 | |
More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Nov, 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th Jul, 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 32447 | Elected |
| Conservative | 14029 | |
More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 34320 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19720 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 33881 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19585 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30098 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18142 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 31672 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16897 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30102 | Elected |
| Conservative | 14478 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29552 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13490 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26625 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15314 | |
| Independent | 3776 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26310 | Elected |
| Conservative | 12663 | |
| Liberal | 12594 | |
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 | 27036 | Elected |
| Conservative | 12401 | |
| Liberal | 8640 | |
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 | 27736 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18713 | |
| Liberal | 4796 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25477 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13163 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 10468 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30064 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13458 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 7745 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 32225 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13398 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 6621 | |
| Natural Law | 320 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 31652 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7156 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5163 | |
| Referendum Party | 1949 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22783 | Elected |
| Conservative | 6421 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4524 | |
| Socialist Labour Party (1996) | 820 | |
| UK Independence Party | 750 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th May, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23097 | Elected |
| Conservative | 5825 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4962 | |
| Community Action Party | 2189 | |
| Legalise Cannabis Alliance | 415 | |
More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th May, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21295 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9284 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 8049 | |
| British National Party | 2724 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1535 | |
| Independent (1) | 988 | |
| Independent (2) | 320 | |
| Christian Party | 137 | |
More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th May, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24312 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10216 | |
| UK Independence Party | 8903 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1150 | |
| Left Unity - Trade Unionists & Socialists | 542 | |
More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Jun, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour & Co-operative | 26347 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16793 | |
| UK Independence Party | 2783 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 951 | |
More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Dec, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 21266 | Elected |
| Labour | 19301 | |
| Brexit Party | 3161 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2252 | |
| Independent | 551 | |
| UK Independence Party | 448 | |
More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 4th Jul, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour & Co-operative | 19971 | Elected |
| Reform UK | 11090 | |
| Conservative | 6483 | |
| Green | 1653 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1597 | |
| English Democrats | 376 | |
More information about the 2024 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, Leigh and Atherton Constituency (BCon/PBCon/CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12750043/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 01st June 2026