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Data Last Updated: 4 May 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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14 December 1918 | 14,551/29,443 | 49.42 | |
Liberal Party | 9,350 | 64.26 | |
Labour Party | 5,201 | 35.74 | |
Majority | 4,149 | 28.51 | |
Although Rt Hon John Macdonald was elected as a Liberal without Coalition support, he gave fairly consistent support to the Coalition Government. | |||
15 November 1922 | 20,790/28,986 | 71.72 | |
Labour Party | 11,073 | 53.26 | |
National Liberal Party | 9,717 | 46.74 | |
Majority | 1,356 | 6.52 | |
Rt Hon John Macdonald's name appeared on the official list of National Liberal candidates, but he maintained that he was a Liberal and Free Trader and not a National Liberal. He did, however, receive support from the local Conservative Association and his election address together with several of his speeches indicate that National Liberal is an accurate indication of his political views. | |||
6 December 1923 | 21,286/29,668 | 71.75 | |
Liberal Party | 10,721 | 50.37 | |
Labour Party | 10,565 | 49.63 | |
Majority | 156 | 0.73 | |
29 October 1924 | 24,948/30,592 | 81.55 | |
Labour Party | 13,436 | 53.86 | |
Liberal Party | 11,512 | 46.14 | |
Majority | 1,924 | 7.71 | |
30 May 1929 | 32,474/41,036 | 79.14 | |
Labour Party | 15,408 | 47.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,164 | 31.30 | |
Independent | 6,902 | 21.25 | |
Majority | 5,244 | 16.15 | |
Alexander Ratcliffe sought election as a "Protestant and Progressive" candidate. He was supported by the Scottish Protestant League. | |||
27 October 1931 | 34,327/42,179 | 81.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,844 | 63.64 | |
Labour Party | 12,483 | 36.36 | |
Majority | 9,361 | 27.27 | |
14 November 1935 | 35,045/44,702 | 78.40 | |
Labour Party | 17,958 | 51.24 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,087 | 48.76 | |
Majority | 871 | 2.49 | |
5 July 1945 | 32,649/45,666 | 71.50 | |
Labour Party | 18,326 | 56.13 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,323 | 43.87 | |
Majority | 4,003 | 12.26 | |
17 July 1948 Death of Rt Hon Joseph Westwood. | |||
7 October 1948 | 34,658/47,544 | 72.90 | |
Labour Party | 17,001 | 49.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,826 | 42.78 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,831 | 8.17 | |
Majority | 2,175 | 6.28 | |