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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17105 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15377 | |
| Liberal | 9352 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 22510 | Elected |
| Labour | 20152 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 21739 | Elected |
| Labour | 19029 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 22472 | Elected |
| Labour | 19622 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 21669 | Elected |
| Labour | 21044 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22620 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20931 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21107 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20466 | |
| Scottish National Party | 4735 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 21234 | Elected |
| Labour | 20694 | |
| Scottish National Party | 6956 | |
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 | 20682 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17942 | |
| Scottish National Party | 6323 | |
| Liberal | 2811 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th Oct, 1978 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20530 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17418 | |
| Scottish National Party | 3799 | |
| Liberal | 1543 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21977 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20304 | |
| Liberal | 4948 | |
| Scottish National Party | 3300 | |
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, Berwick and East Lothian Constituency (CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12754681/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 02nd June 2026