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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 22814 | Elected |
| Labour | 16756 | |
| Liberal | 5536 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 26169 | Elected |
| Labour | 18244 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Feb, 1954 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 19532 | Elected |
| Labour | 13535 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 23889 | Elected |
| Labour | 14425 | |
| Liberal | 4010 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 23653 | Elected |
| Labour | 11588 | |
| Liberal | 5507 | |
| Independent | 3744 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 25102 | Elected |
| Labour | 14877 | |
| Liberal | 9824 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal & Conservative (Conservative) | 24975 | Elected |
| Labour | 18335 | |
| Liberal | 9219 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 32754 | Elected |
| Labour | 19923 | |
| Liberal | 8519 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 32452 | Elected |
| Liberal | 19989 | |
| Labour | 18697 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 29963 | Elected |
| Labour | 19135 | |
| Liberal | 15048 | |
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 | 37685 | Elected |
| Labour | 16998 | |
| Liberal | 14094 | |
| National Front | 597 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 27422 | Elected |
| Liberal | 14920 | |
| Labour | 8302 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 29344 | Elected |
| Liberal | 17262 | |
| Labour | 9920 | |
| Independent | 161 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 32369 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 15210 | |
| Labour | 14511 | |
| Natural Law | 279 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20740 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19524 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 7037 | |
| Referendum Party | 4923 | |
| Independent | 1290 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21951 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19355 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4099 | |
| UK Independence Party | 2463 | |
| Independent | 247 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th May, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 21235 | Elected |
| Labour | 20315 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5913 | |
| UK Independence Party | 2314 | |
| Respect - The Unity Coalition | 477 | |
| Independent | 154 | |
More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Male occupations grouped using the Registrar General's Social Classification.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Harwich Constituency (CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12756690/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 28th July 2026