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| Election of 14th Dec, 1918 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Coalition Liberal | 13568 | Elected |
| Co-operative Party | 6652 | |
More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Nov, 1922 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 12991 | Elected |
| Labour | 10752 | |
More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Dec, 1923 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 10992 | Elected |
| Liberal | 8185 | |
| Conservative | 6298 | |
More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Oct, 1924 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 14237 | Elected |
| Labour | 13054 | |
More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 30th May, 1929 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17368 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10939 | |
| Liberal | 7700 | |
More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Nov, 1929 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour (National Labour) | 18465 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13270 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 1448 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 27th Oct, 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Labour Organisation | 21803 | Elected |
| Independent Labour Party | 14767 | |
More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 2nd Nov, 1933 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Labour Organisation | 12577 | Elected |
| Labour | 9924 | |
| Independent Labour Party | 7575 | |
| Scottish National Party & Scottish Party | 6098 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 14th Nov, 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Labour Organisation | 19115 | Elected |
| Labour | 12558 | |
| Independent Labour Party | 3582 | |
| Scottish National Party | 2346 | |
More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th Jul, 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23837 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16300 | |
More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th Dec, 1946 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22456 | Elected |
| Conservative | 12239 | |
| Scottish National Party | 2932 | |
This was a by-election.
Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ayrshire and Bute Kilmarnock Constituency (PDivCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12753147/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 27th July 2026