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3 December 1885 | 9,939/10,881 | 91.34 | |
Liberal Party | 5,398 | 54.31 | |
Conservative Party | 4,541 | 45.69 | |
Majority | 857 | 8.62 | |
6 July 1886 | 10,881 | ||
Liberal Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
13 July 1892 | 9,268/11,710 | 79.15 | |
Liberal Party | 4,987 | 53.81 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,281 | 46.19 | |
Majority | 706 | 7.62 | |
23 July 1895 | 9,258/10,712 | 86.43 | |
Liberal Party | 4,276 | 46.19 | |
Conservative Party | 3,737 | 40.37 | |
Independent Labour Party | 1,245 | 13.45 | |
Majority | 539 | 5.82 | |
10 October 1900 | 8,875/11,081 | 80.09 | |
Liberal Party | 4,699 | 52.95 | |
Conservative Party | 4,176 | 47.05 | |
Majority | 523 | 5.89 | |
13 January 1906 | 11,563 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
4 July 1907 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir James Kitson, Bt. (Northstead) | |||
18 July 1907 | 10,370/11,771 | 88.10 | |
Independent Labour | 3,648 | 35.18 | |
Liberal Party | 3,495 | 33.70 | |
Conservative Party | 3,227 | 31.12 | |
Majority | 153 | 1.48 | |
Albert Grayson was a member of the Independent Labour Party and received the support of the local branch but he did not receive official ILP endorsement. Upon his election the ILP accepted him as one of their MPs and for a time he received a parliamentary allowance from the party. | |||
20 January 1910 | 11,640/12,489 | 93.20 | |
Liberal Party | 4,741 | 40.73 | |
Conservative Party | 3,750 | 32.22 | |
Independent Labour | 3,149 | 27.05 | |
Majority | 991 | 8.51 | |
Although Albert Grayson had been treated as one of the ILP MPs since his election in 1907, he refused to sign the Labour Party constitution and the 1911 annual report of the National Administrative Council of the ILP states that as they received no application from the Colne Valley Socialist League to endorse Grayson's candidature at the General Election they took no further action. | |||
10 December 1910 | 9,994/12,489 | 80.02 | |
Liberal Party | 5,147 | 51.50 | |
Conservative Party | 4,847 | 48.50 | |
Majority | 300 | 3.00 | |
18 August 1916 The seat was declared vacant under the Lunacy (Vacating of Seats) Act 1886. | |||
25 August 1916 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 December 1918 | 23,014/39,085 | 58.88 | |
Liberal Party - Coalition | 13,541 | 58.84 | |
Labour Party | 9,473 | 41.16 | |
Majority | 4,068 | 17.68 | |
15 November 1922 | 31,988/40,724 | 78.55 | |
Labour Party | 12,614 | 39.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,332 | 35.43 | |
Liberal Party | 8,042 | 25.14 | |
Majority | 1,282 | 4.01 | |
6 December 1923 | 32,574/41,212 | 79.04 | |
Labour Party | 13,136 | 40.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,215 | 34.43 | |
Liberal Party | 8,223 | 25.24 | |
Majority | 1,921 | 5.90 | |
29 October 1924 | 32,838/41,794 | 78.57 | |
Labour Party | 14,215 | 43.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,972 | 33.41 | |
Liberal Party | 7,651 | 23.30 | |
Majority | 3,243 | 9.88 | |
30 May 1929 | 44,829/54,351 | 82.48 | |
Labour Party | 21,667 | 48.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,532 | 27.96 | |
Liberal Party | 10,630 | 23.71 | |
Majority | 9,135 | 20.38 | |
27 October 1931 | 43,636/55,197 | 79.06 | |
Liberal Party | 17,119 | 39.23 | |
Labour Party | 13,734 | 31.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,581 | 28.83 | |
National Labour | 202 | 0.46 | |
Majority | 3,385 | 7.76 | |
Michael Franklin retired after nomination in favour of Edward Mallalieu. | |||
14 November 1935 | 42,342/55,739 | 75.96 | |
Labour Party | 16,725 | 39.50 | |
Liberal Party | 12,946 | 30.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,917 | 25.78 | |
Independent | 1,754 | 4.14 | |
Majority | 3,779 | 8.92 | |
14 June 1939 Death of Ernest Marklew. | |||
27 July 1939 | 35,517/55,776 | 63.68 | |
Labour Party | 17,277 | 48.64 | |
Liberal Party | 9,228 | 25.98 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,012 | 25.37 | |
Majority | 8,049 | 22.66 | |
5 July 1945 | 42,971/54,403 | 78.99 | |
Labour Party | 23,488 | 54.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,593 | 26.98 | |
Liberal Party | 7,890 | 18.36 | |
Majority | 11,895 | 27.68 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 50,390/58,265 | 86.48 | |
Labour Party | 24,910 | 49.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,826 | 31.41 | |
Liberal Party | 9,654 | 19.16 | |
Majority | 9,084 | 18.03 | |
25 October 1951 | 50,721/58,243 | 87.09 | |
Labour Party | 26,455 | 52.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,266 | 47.84 | |
Majority | 2,189 | 4.32 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
26 May 1955 | 42,620/52,540 | 81.12 | |
Labour Party | 23,108 | 54.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,512 | 45.78 | |
Majority | 3,596 | 8.44 | |
8 October 1959 | 43,568/51,777 | 84.15 | |
Labour Party | 19,284 | 44.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,030 | 29.91 | |
Liberal Party | 11,254 | 25.83 | |
Majority | 6,254 | 14.35 | |
13 October 1962 Death of Rt Hon William Hall. | |||
21 March 1963 | 40,531/51,397 | 78.86 | |
Labour Party | 18,033 | 44.49 | |
Liberal Party | 15,994 | 39.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,238 | 15.39 | |
Independent | 266 | 0.66 | |
Majority | 2,039 | 5.03 | |
A Fox was opposed to the laws governing public entertainment and licensing. | |||
15 October 1964 | 44,094/52,006 | 84.79 | |
Labour Party | 18,537 | 42.04 | |
Liberal Party | 18,350 | 41.62 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,207 | 16.34 | |
Majority | 187 | 0.42 | |
31 March 1966 | 45,299/52,555 | 86.19 | |
Liberal Party | 22,006 | 48.58 | |
Labour Party | 19,507 | 43.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,786 | 8.36 | |
Majority | 2,499 | 5.52 | |
18 June 1970 | 47,353/58,604 | 80.80 | |
Labour Party | 18,896 | 39.90 | |
Liberal Party | 18,040 | 38.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,417 | 22.00 | |
Majority | 856 | 1.81 | |
28 February 1974 | 52,113/60,316 | 86.40 | |
Liberal Party | 20,984 | 40.27 | |
Labour Party | 20,265 | 38.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,864 | 20.85 | |
Majority | 719 | 1.38 | |
10 October 1974 | 49,665/60,761 | 81.74 | |
Liberal Party | 21,997 | 44.29 | |
Labour Party | 20,331 | 40.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,337 | 14.77 | |
Majority | 1,666 | 3.35 | |
3 May 1979 | 52,501/64,139 | 81.86 | |
Liberal Party | 20,151 | 38.38 | |
Labour Party | 17,799 | 33.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,450 | 27.52 | |
Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain | 101 | 0.19 | |
Majority | 2,352 | 4.48 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
9 June 1983 | 53,060/70,455 | 75.31 | |
Liberal Party in Alliance | 21,139 | 39.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,993 | 33.91 | |
Labour Party | 13,668 | 25.76 | |
Independent | 260 | 0.49 | |
Majority | 3,146 | 5.93 | |
11 June 1987 | 56,204/71,057 | 79.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,457 | 36.40 | |
Liberal Party in Alliance | 18,780 | 33.41 | |
Labour Party | 16,353 | 29.10 | |
Green Party | 614 | 1.09 | |
Majority | 1,677 | 2.98 | |
9 April 1992 | 59,056/72,043 | 81.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,804 | 42.00 | |
Labour Party | 17,579 | 29.77 | |
Liberal Democrats | 15,953 | 27.01 | |
Green Party | 443 | 0.75 | |
Monster Raving Loony Party | 160 | 0.27 | |
Independent | 73 | 0.12 | |
Natural Law Party | 44 | 0.07 | |
Majority | 7,225 | 12.23 | |
1 May 1997 | 56,411/73,338 | 76.92 | |
Labour Party | 23,285 | 41.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,445 | 32.70 | |
Liberal Democrats | 12,755 | 22.61 | |
Socialist Labour | 759 | 1.35 | |
Green Party | 493 | 0.87 | |
UK Independence Party | 478 | 0.85 | |
Monster Raving Loony Party | 196 | 0.35 | |
Majority | 4,840 | 8.58 | |
7 June 2001 | 46,987/74,192 | 63.33 | |
Labour Party | 18,967 | 40.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,328 | 30.49 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11,694 | 24.89 | |
Green Party | 1,081 | 2.30 | |
UK Independence Party | 917 | 1.95 | |
Majority | 4,639 | 9.87 | |
5 May 2005 | 48,920/74,121 | 66.00 | |
Labour Party | 17,536 | 35.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,035 | 32.78 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11,822 | 24.17 | |
British National Party | 1,430 | 2.92 | |
Green Party | 1,295 | 2.65 | |
Veritas | 543 | 1.11 | |
Monster Raving Loony Party | 259 | 0.53 | |
Majority | 1,501 | 3.07 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
6 May 2010 | 55,296/80,292 | 68.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,440 | 36.96 | |
Liberal Democrats | 15,603 | 28.22 | |
Labour Party | 14,589 | 26.38 | |
British National Party | 1,893 | 3.42 | |
UK Independence Party | 1,163 | 2.10 | |
Green Party | 867 | 1.57 | |
Trades Union & Socialist Coalition | 741 | 1.34 | |
Majority | 4,837 | 8.75 | |
7 May 2015 | 56,800/82,510 | 68.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,246 | 44.45 | |
Labour Party | 19,868 | 34.98 | |
UK Independence Party | 5,734 | 10.10 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3,407 | 6.00 | |
Green Party | 1,919 | 3.38 | |
Yorkshire First | 572 | 1.01 | |
Independent | 54 | 0.10 | |
Majority | 5,378 | 9.47 | |
8 June 2017 | 60,420/84,387 | 71.60 | |
Labour Party | 28,818 | 47.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,903 | 46.18 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,494 | 4.13 | |
Green Party | 892 | 1.48 | |
Independent | 313 | 0.52 | |
Majority | 915 | 1.51 | |
12 December 2019 | 59,892/84,174 | 71.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,482 | 49.23 | |
Labour Party | 24,379 | 40.70 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,815 | 4.70 | |
Brexit Party | 1,268 | 2.12 | |
Green Party | 1,068 | 1.78 | |
Yorkshire | 548 | 0.91 | |
UK Independence Party | 230 | 0.38 | |
Independent | 102 | 0.17 | |
Majority | 5,103 | 8.52 | |