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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 21732 | Elected |
| Labour Party/Co-operative Party | 16053 | |
| Independent | 6708 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 25365 | Elected |
| Labour Party/Co-operative Party | 19656 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 24887 | Elected |
| Labour | 17170 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 23002 | Elected |
| Labour | 14706 | |
| Liberal | 7893 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 20822 | Elected |
| Labour | 14645 | |
| Liberal | 9009 | |
| Independent | 2038 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 20850 | Elected |
| Labour | 17864 | |
| Liberal | 8205 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Mar, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 25687 | Elected |
| Labour | 14772 | |
| Liberal | 5832 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 26685 | Elected |
| Labour | 18224 | |
| Liberal | 6066 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 24830 | Elected |
| Labour | 16786 | |
| Liberal | 15269 | |
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 | 23850 | Elected |
| Labour | 17663 | |
| Liberal | 12077 | |
| United Democratic Party | 288 | |
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 | 31259 | Elected |
| Labour | 16809 | |
| Liberal | 9793 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 25107 | Elected |
| Social Democratic Party | 14410 | |
| Labour | 8524 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 27177 | Elected |
| Social Democratic Party | 15982 | |
| Labour | 9594 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 26610 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 16894 | |
| Labour | 12365 | |
| Green | 746 | |
| Independent | 183 | |
| Natural Law | 112 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 20174 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 18378 | |
| Labour | 13519 | |
| Referendum Party | 2551 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 19354 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 14367 | |
| Labour | 12803 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1323 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th May, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 21240 | Elected |
| Labour | 12771 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 10940 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1767 | |
| Green | 1391 | |
More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bridgwater Constituency (CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12757013/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 31st May 2026