UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 27 August 2024
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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7 June 1979		165,567/497,379	33.29
Barry Herbert Seal	Labour Party	76,552	46.24
Rowland Denys Guy Winn, Baron St Oswald	Conservative & Unionist Party	73,555	44.43
John Michael Stephenson Cherry	Liberal Party	15,460	9.34
Majority		2,997	1.81

14 June 1984		180,373/560,190	32.20
Barry Herbert Seal	Labour Party	86,259	47.82
Ian Cameron Bruce	Conservative & Unionist Party	65,405	36.26
Edward Lyons	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	28,709	15.92
Majority		20,854	11.56

15 June 1989		217,434/564,001	38.55
Barry Herbert Seal	Labour Party	108,644	49.97
Graham Thomas Hall	Conservative & Unionist Party	70,717	32.52
N Parrott	Green Party	28,308	13.02
Peter Wrigley	Liberal Democrats	9,765	4.49
Majority		37,927	17.44

9 June 1994		169,634/490,078	34.61
Dr Barry Herbert Seal	Labour Party	90,652	53.44
Richard George Booth	Conservative & Unionist Party	42,455	25.03
C Bidwell	Liberal Democrats	20,452	12.06
Raymond Smith Pearson	New Britain	8,027	4.73
Colin Michael Harris	Green Party	7,154	4.22
David Forrester Whitley	Natural Law Party	894	0.53
Majority		48,197	28.41