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Data Last Updated: 9 April 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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23 February 1950 | 54,808/65,833 | 83.25 | |
Labour Party | 27,192 | 49.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,012 | 40.16 | |
Liberal Party | 5,604 | 10.22 | |
Majority | 5,180 | 9.45 | |
25 October 1951 | 54,208/65,928 | 82.22 | |
Labour Party | 27,257 | 50.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,951 | 49.72 | |
Majority | 306 | 0.56 | |
8 March 1953 Death of Richard Ewart. | |||
13 May 1953 | 47,577/65,453 | 72.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,114 | 48.58 | |
Labour Party | 21,939 | 46.11 | |
Liberal Party | 2,524 | 5.31 | |
Majority | 1,175 | 2.47 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
26 May 1955 | 47,680/61,615 | 77.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,727 | 51.86 | |
Labour Party | 22,953 | 48.14 | |
Majority | 1,774 | 3.72 | |
1957 Paul Williams resigns the Conservative whip in protest at the Government's actions over Suez. | |||
8 October 1959 | 54,660/68,014 | 80.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,825 | 50.91 | |
Labour Party | 26,835 | 49.09 | |
Majority | 990 | 1.81 | |
15 October 1964 | 50,234/66,239 | 75.84 | |
Labour Party | 25,900 | 51.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,334 | 48.44 | |
Majority | 1,566 | 3.12 | |
31 March 1966 | 51,901/63,554 | 81.66 | |
Labour Party | 27,567 | 53.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,334 | 46.89 | |
Majority | 3,233 | 6.23 | |
18 June 1970 | 47,562/67,751 | 70.20 | |
Labour Party | 26,840 | 56.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,722 | 43.57 | |
Majority | 6,118 | 12.86 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
28 February 1974 | 57,094/75,968 | 75.16 | |
Labour Party | 28,296 | 49.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,700 | 34.50 | |
Liberal Party | 9,098 | 15.94 | |
Majority | 8,596 | 15.06 | |
10 October 1974 | 52,044/76,464 | 68.06 | |
Labour Party | 28,623 | 55.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,593 | 29.96 | |
Liberal Party | 7,828 | 15.04 | |
Majority | 13,030 | 25.04 | |
3 May 1979 | 55,389/79,130 | 70.00 | |
Labour Party | 29,403 | 53.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,002 | 37.92 | |
Liberal Party | 4,984 | 9.00 | |
Majority | 8,401 | 15.17 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
9 June 1983 | 50,055/76,013 | 65.85 | |
Labour Party | 22,869 | 45.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,321 | 34.60 | |
Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 9,865 | 19.71 | |
Majority | 5,548 | 11.08 | |
11 June 1987 | 53,317/75,762 | 70.37 | |
Labour Party | 28,823 | 54.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,210 | 30.40 | |
Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 7,768 | 14.57 | |
Green Party | 516 | 0.97 | |
Majority | 12,613 | 23.66 | |
9 April 1992 | 50,737/72,607 | 69.88 | |
Labour Party | 29,399 | 57.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,898 | 29.36 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5,844 | 11.52 | |
Green Party | 596 | 1.17 | |
Majority | 14,501 | 28.58 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
1 May 1997 | 39,925/67,937 | 58.77 | |
Labour Party | 27,174 | 68.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,536 | 18.88 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4,606 | 11.54 | |
UK Independence Party | 609 | 1.53 | |
Majority | 19,638 | 49.19 | |
7 June 2001 | 31,187/64,577 | 48.29 | |
Labour Party | 19,921 | 63.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,254 | 20.05 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3,675 | 11.78 | |
British National Party | 576 | 1.85 | |
UK Independence Party | 470 | 1.51 | |
Monster Raving Loony Party | 291 | 0.93 | |
Majority | 13,667 | 43.82 | |
5 May 2005 | 30,712/62,256 | 49.33 | |
Labour Party | 17,982 | 58.55 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,923 | 22.54 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4,492 | 14.63 | |
British National Party | 1,166 | 3.80 | |
Monster Raving Loony Party | 149 | 0.49 | |
Majority | 11,059 | 36.01 | |