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Data Last Updated: 1 March 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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23 February 1950 | 39,359/45,953 | 85.65 | |
Labour Party | 22,296 | 56.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,063 | 43.35 | |
Majority | 5,233 | 13.30 | |
25 October 1951 | 40,167/46,384 | 86.60 | |
Labour Party | 22,368 | 55.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,799 | 44.31 | |
Majority | 4,569 | 11.38 | |
The Conservative and Liberal Associations made an electoral pact that the Conservatives would contest Huddersfield East and the Liberals Huddersfield West in an attempt to defeat the Labour candidates in both constituencies. | |||
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26 May 1955 | 41,446/51,672 | 80.21 | |
Labour Party | 22,835 | 55.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,611 | 44.90 | |
Majority | 4,224 | 10.19 | |
8 October 1959 | 41,863/51,929 | 80.62 | |
Labour Party | 22,474 | 53.68 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,389 | 46.32 | |
Majority | 3,085 | 7.37 | |
15 October 1964 | 40,227/51,193 | 78.58 | |
Labour Party | 20,501 | 50.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,232 | 30.41 | |
Liberal Party | 7,494 | 18.63 | |
Majority | 8,269 | 20.56 | |
31 March 1966 | 39,344/50,509 | 77.90 | |
Labour Party | 21,960 | 55.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,081 | 28.16 | |
Liberal Party | 6,303 | 16.02 | |
Majority | 10,879 | 27.65 | |
18 June 1970 | 41,138/54,496 | 75.49 | |
Labour Party | 20,629 | 50.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,632 | 38.00 | |
Liberal Party | 4,569 | 11.11 | |
Communist Party | 308 | 0.75 | |
Majority | 4,997 | 12.15 | |
28 February 1974 | 42,716/53,084 | 80.47 | |
Labour Party | 20,224 | 47.35 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,920 | 30.25 | |
Liberal Party | 8,530 | 19.97 | |
National Front | 796 | 1.86 | |
Communist Party | 246 | 0.58 | |
Majority | 7,304 | 17.10 | |
10 October 1974 | 38,720/53,502 | 72.37 | |
Labour Party | 19,522 | 50.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,108 | 28.69 | |
Liberal Party | 7,326 | 18.92 | |
National Front | 764 | 1.97 | |
Majority | 8,414 | 21.73 | |
3 May 1979 | 40,118/53,983 | 74.32 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 19,040 | 47.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,945 | 39.75 | |
Liberal Party | 4,890 | 12.19 | |
Independent | 243 | 0.61 | |
Majority | 3,095 | 7.71 | |