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Summary | |
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LAB | 370 |
CON | 196 |
LAB Co-op | 23 |
LIB | 12 |
NL | 11 |
Ind | 8 |
ILP | 3 |
Nat Ind | 2 |
Comm | 2 |
Ind CON | 2 |
Nat | 2 |
Ind LAB | 2 |
N | 2 |
Ind LIB | 2 |
Ind Prog | 1 |
Speaker | 1 |
Common Wealth | 1 |
Aberavon | |||
43,146/54,381 | 79.34 | ||
Labour Party | 31,286 | 72.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,860 | 27.49 | |
Majority | 19,426 | 45.02 | |
Aberdare | |||
40,827/53,630 | 76.13 | ||
Labour Party | 34,398 | 84.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,429 | 15.75 | |
Majority | 27,969 | 68.51 | |
28 October 1946 Elevation of Rt Hon George Hall to the Peerage - Viscount Hall of Cynon Valley. | |||
5 December 1946 | 35,445/53,911 | 65.75 | |
Labour Party | 24,215 | 68.32 | |
Plaid Cymru | 7,090 | 20.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,140 | 11.68 | |
Majority | 17,125 | 48.31 | |
Aberdeen North | |||
38,397/57,109 | 67.23 | ||
Labour Party | 26,753 | 69.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,623 | 25.06 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,021 | 5.26 | |
Majority | 17,130 | 44.61 | |
Aberdeen South | |||
41,153/57,200 | 71.95 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,254 | 46.79 | |
Labour Party | 17,398 | 42.28 | |
Liberal Party | 4,501 | 10.94 | |
Majority | 1,856 | 4.51 | |
4 November 1946 Resignation of Sir James Thomson, Bt. | |||
26 November 1946 | 39,661/60,500 | 65.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,750 | 54.84 | |
Labour Party | 17,911 | 45.16 | |
Majority | 3,839 | 9.68 | |
1948 Lady Priscilla Grant of Monymusk becomes Priscilla Fortescue, the Lady Tweedsmuir upon her marriage. | |||
Abertillery | |||
33,037/40,749 | 81.07 | ||
Labour Party | 28,615 | 86.62 | |
Nationalist | 4,422 | 13.38 | |
Majority | 24,193 | 73.23 | |
Abingdon | |||
38,066/56,491 | 67.38 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,968 | 44.58 | |
Labour Party | 11,980 | 31.47 | |
Liberal Party | 7,031 | 18.47 | |
Communist Party | 1,668 | 4.38 | |
Independent | 419 | 1.10 | |
Majority | 4,988 | 13.10 | |
Accrington | |||
43,374/52,175 | 83.13 | ||
Labour Party | 21,102 | 48.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,025 | 36.95 | |
Liberal Party | 6,247 | 14.40 | |
Majority | 5,077 | 11.71 | |
Acton | |||
34,896/44,887 | 77.74 | ||
Labour Party | 19,590 | 56.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,134 | 34.77 | |
Liberal Party | 3,172 | 9.09 | |
Majority | 7,456 | 21.37 | |
Aldershot | |||
33,891/49,172 | 68.92 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,456 | 57.41 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 14,435 | 42.59 | |
Majority | 5,021 | 14.82 | |
Altrincham & Sale | |||
47,931/59,768 | 80.20 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,656 | 55.61 | |
Labour Party | 21,275 | 44.39 | |
Majority | 5,381 | 11.23 | |
Anglesey | |||
24,130/34,210 | 70.53 | ||
Liberal Party | 12,610 | 52.26 | |
Labour Party | 11,520 | 47.74 | |
Majority | 1,090 | 4.52 | |
Antrim | |||
75,662/134,528 | 56.24 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 57,259 | 75.68 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 57,232 | 75.64 | |
Labour Party | 18,403 | 24.32 | |
Majority | 38,829 | 51.32 | |
Argyll | |||
27,908/43,822 | 63.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,791 | 56.58 | |
Labour Party | 8,889 | 31.85 | |
Liberal Party | 3,228 | 11.57 | |
Majority | 6,902 | 24.73 | |
Armagh | |||
68,883 | |||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
20 December 1947 Death of Sir William Allen. | |||
5 March 1948 | 61,158/70,337 | 86.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,736 | 60.07 | |
Nationalist | 24,422 | 39.93 | |
Majority | 12,314 | 20.13 | |
Ashford | |||
36,179/50,933 | 71.03 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,800 | 51.96 | |
Labour Party | 12,575 | 34.76 | |
Liberal Party | 4,804 | 13.28 | |
Majority | 6,225 | 17.21 | |
Ashton-under-Lyne | |||
26,602/33,834 | 78.63 | ||
Labour Party | 14,998 | 56.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,604 | 43.62 | |
Majority | 3,394 | 12.76 | |
2 August 1945 Elevation of Rt Hon Sir William Jowitt to the Peerage - Baron Jowitt. | |||
2 October 1945 | 23,853/33,834 | 70.50 | |
Labour Party | 12,889 | 54.04 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,360 | 35.05 | |
Liberal Party | 2,604 | 10.92 | |
Majority | 4,529 | 18.99 | |
Aylesbury | |||
51,284/73,737 | 69.55 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,537 | 47.85 | |
Labour Party | 16,445 | 32.07 | |
Liberal Party | 10,302 | 20.09 | |
Majority | 8,092 | 15.78 | |
Ayr District of Burghs | |||
44,458/62,182 | 71.50 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,593 | 50.82 | |
Labour Party | 21,865 | 49.18 | |
Majority | 728 | 1.64 | |
Balham & Tooting | |||
34,334/48,445 | 70.87 | ||
Labour Party | 19,782 | 57.62 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,552 | 42.38 | |
Majority | 5,230 | 15.23 | |
Banbury | |||
45,728/64,816 | 70.55 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,777 | 52.00 | |
Labour Party | 21,951 | 48.00 | |
Majority | 1,826 | 3.99 | |
Banffshire | |||
21,614/32,483 | 66.54 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,689 | 49.45 | |
Liberal Party | 6,401 | 29.62 | |
Labour Party | 4,524 | 20.93 | |
Majority | 4,288 | 19.84 | |
Barking | |||
34,771/47,373 | 73.40 | ||
Labour Party | 24,504 | 70.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,593 | 16.09 | |
Liberal Party | 4,674 | 13.44 | |
Majority | 18,911 | 54.39 | |
Barkston Ash | |||
48,760/64,624 | 75.45 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,438 | 50.12 | |
Labour Party | 24,322 | 49.88 | |
Majority | 116 | 0.24 | |
Barnard Castle | |||
20,624/27,387 | 75.31 | ||
Labour Party | 12,024 | 58.30 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,600 | 41.70 | |
Majority | 3,424 | 16.60 | |
Barnet | |||
39,341/53,338 | 73.76 | ||
Labour Party | 17,764 | 45.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,082 | 43.42 | |
Liberal Party | 4,495 | 11.43 | |
Majority | 682 | 1.73 | |
Barnsley | |||
41,996/52,211 | 80.44 | ||
Labour Party | 30,614 | 72.90 | |
National Liberal Party | 11,382 | 27.10 | |
Majority | 19,232 | 45.79 | |
Barnstaple | |||
41,811/55,170 | 75.79 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,822 | 42.63 | |
Liberal Party | 13,752 | 32.89 | |
Labour Party | 10,237 | 24.48 | |
Majority | 4,070 | 9.73 | |
Barrow-in-Furness | |||
39,587/49,669 | 79.70 | ||
Labour Party | 25,939 | 65.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,648 | 34.48 | |
Majority | 12,291 | 31.05 | |
Basingstoke | |||
40,669/61,268 | 66.38 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,700 | 45.98 | |
Labour Party | 13,763 | 33.84 | |
Liberal Party | 8,206 | 20.18 | |
Majority | 4,937 | 12.14 | |
Bassetlaw | |||
48,387/61,573 | 78.58 | ||
Labour Party | 30,382 | 62.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,005 | 37.21 | |
Majority | 12,377 | 25.58 | |
Bath | |||
46,268/59,681 | 77.53 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,196 | 43.65 | |
Labour Party | 18,120 | 39.16 | |
Liberal Party | 7,952 | 17.19 | |
Majority | 2,076 | 4.49 | |
Batley & Morley | |||
39,028/48,334 | 80.75 | ||
Labour Party | 22,682 | 58.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,090 | 28.42 | |
Liberal Party | 5,256 | 13.47 | |
Majority | 11,592 | 29.70 | |
2 December 1948 Death of Hubert Beaumont. | |||
17 February 1949 | 41,342/50,830 | 81.33 | |
Labour Party | 24,514 | 59.30 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,828 | 40.70 | |
Majority | 7,686 | 18.59 | |
Battersea North | |||
19,039/26,842 | 70.93 | ||
Labour Party | 14,070 | 73.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,969 | 26.10 | |
Majority | 9,101 | 47.80 | |
24 May 1946 Resignation of Francis Douglas on appointment as Governor of Malta. | |||
25 July 1946 | 16,427/29,652 | 55.40 | |
Labour Party | 11,329 | 68.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,858 | 29.57 | |
Independent Labour Party | 240 | 1.46 | |
Majority | 6,471 | 39.39 | |
Battersea South | |||
31,325/42,987 | 72.87 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 19,275 | 61.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,050 | 38.47 | |
Majority | 7,225 | 23.06 | |
Bedford | |||
47,593/65,262 | 72.93 | ||
Labour Party | 19,849 | 41.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,561 | 41.10 | |
Liberal Party | 8,183 | 17.19 | |
Majority | 288 | 0.61 | |
Bedwellty | |||
37,121/47,716 | 77.80 | ||
Labour Party | 30,480 | 82.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,641 | 17.89 | |
Majority | 23,839 | 64.22 | |
Belfast East | |||
38,017/60,175 | 63.18 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,443 | 56.40 | |
Labour Party | 16,574 | 43.60 | |
Majority | 4,869 | 12.81 | |
Belfast North | |||
46,606/73,231 | 63.64 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,761 | 55.27 | |
Labour Party | 20,845 | 44.73 | |
Majority | 4,916 | 10.55 | |
Belfast South | |||
46,544/70,140 | 66.36 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,282 | 52.17 | |
Commonwealth Labour | 14,096 | 30.29 | |
Labour Party | 8,166 | 17.54 | |
Majority | 10,186 | 21.88 | |
Belfast West | |||
57,516/78,674 | 73.11 | ||
Independent Labour | 30,787 | 53.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,729 | 46.47 | |
Majority | 4,058 | 7.06 | |
Belper | |||
46,033/57,405 | 80.19 | ||
Labour Party | 24,319 | 52.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,438 | 33.54 | |
Liberal Party | 6,276 | 13.63 | |
Majority | 8,881 | 19.29 | |
Bermondsey West | |||
11,280/17,004 | 66.34 | ||
Labour Party | 8,139 | 72.15 | |
National Liberal Party | 2,238 | 19.84 | |
Liberal Party | 903 | 8.01 | |
Majority | 5,901 | 52.31 | |
Berwick-upon-Tweed | |||
28,450/42,153 | 67.49 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,315 | 43.29 | |
Liberal Party | 10,353 | 36.39 | |
Labour Party | 5,782 | 20.32 | |
Majority | 1,962 | 6.90 | |
Berwickshire & Haddingtonshire | |||
34,917/49,641 | 70.34 | ||
Labour Party | 19,037 | 54.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,880 | 45.48 | |
Majority | 3,157 | 9.04 | |
Bethnal Green North East | |||
12,860/19,179 | 67.05 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 7,696 | 59.84 | |
Liberal Party | 3,979 | 30.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,185 | 9.21 | |
Majority | 3,717 | 28.90 | |
Bethnal Green South West | |||
11,632/17,032 | 68.29 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 6,669 | 57.33 | |
Liberal Party | 4,213 | 36.22 | |
Nationalist | 750 | 6.45 | |
Majority | 2,456 | 21.11 | |
Bewdley | |||
31,616/46,828 | 67.52 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,393 | 55.01 | |
Liberal Party | 14,223 | 44.99 | |
Majority | 3,170 | 10.03 | |
Bexley | |||
43,359/56,557 | 76.66 | ||
Labour Party | 24,686 | 56.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,923 | 29.80 | |
Liberal Party | 5,750 | 13.26 | |
Majority | 11,763 | 27.13 | |
10 May 1946 Resignation of Janet Adamson on appointment as Deputy-Chairman of the National Assistance Board. | |||
22 July 1946 | 37,667/60,152 | 62.62 | |
Labour Party | 19,759 | 52.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,908 | 47.54 | |
Majority | 1,851 | 4.91 | |
Birkenhead East | |||
32,554/44,247 | 73.57 | ||
Labour Party | 14,790 | 45.43 | |
Liberal Party | 10,140 | 31.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,624 | 23.42 | |
Majority | 4,650 | 14.28 | |
Birkenhead West | |||
27,159/36,156 | 75.12 | ||
Labour Party | 15,568 | 57.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,591 | 42.68 | |
Majority | 3,977 | 14.64 | |
Birmingham Acock's Green | |||
40,294/55,880 | 72.11 | ||
Labour Party | 19,951 | 49.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,797 | 39.20 | |
Liberal Party | 4,546 | 11.28 | |
Majority | 4,154 | 10.31 | |
Birmingham Aston | |||
24,295/35,948 | 67.58 | ||
Labour Party | 15,031 | 61.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,264 | 38.13 | |
Majority | 5,767 | 23.74 | |
Birmingham Deritend | |||
14,921/23,693 | 62.98 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 9,749 | 65.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,172 | 34.66 | |
Majority | 4,577 | 30.67 | |
Birmingham Duddeston | |||
16,536/26,047 | 63.49 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 10,745 | 64.98 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,791 | 35.02 | |
Majority | 4,954 | 29.96 | |
Birmingham Edgbaston | |||
40,208/58,199 | 69.09 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,497 | 53.46 | |
Labour Party | 12,879 | 32.03 | |
Liberal Party | 5,832 | 14.50 | |
Majority | 8,618 | 21.43 | |
Birmingham Erdington | |||
57,243/83,152 | 68.84 | ||
Labour Party | 34,786 | 60.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,457 | 39.23 | |
Majority | 12,329 | 21.54 | |
Birmingham Handsworth | |||
41,196/56,890 | 72.41 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,607 | 37.88 | |
Labour Party | 14,142 | 34.33 | |
Nat Ind | 5,112 | 12.41 | |
Liberal Party | 4,945 | 12.00 | |
Communist Party | 1,390 | 3.37 | |
Majority | 1,465 | 3.56 | |
Birmingham King's Norton | |||
58,115/78,647 | 73.89 | ||
Labour Party | 32,062 | 55.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,764 | 34.01 | |
Liberal Party | 6,289 | 10.82 | |
Majority | 12,298 | 21.16 | |
Birmingham Ladywood | |||
24,160/34,541 | 69.95 | ||
Labour Party | 13,503 | 55.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,657 | 44.11 | |
Majority | 2,846 | 11.78 | |
Birmingham Moseley | |||
43,133/61,850 | 69.74 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,063 | 51.15 | |
Labour Party | 21,070 | 48.85 | |
Majority | 993 | 2.30 | |
Birmingham Sparkbrook | |||
24,349/36,592 | 66.54 | ||
Labour Party | 14,065 | 57.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,431 | 34.63 | |
Communist Party | 1,853 | 7.61 | |
Majority | 5,634 | 23.14 | |
Birmingham West | |||
19,892/29,808 | 66.73 | ||
Labour Party | 12,639 | 63.54 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,253 | 36.46 | |
Majority | 5,386 | 27.08 | |
Birmingham Yardley | |||
55,932/80,964 | 69.08 | ||
Labour Party | 33,835 | 60.49 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,514 | 29.53 | |
Liberal Party | 5,583 | 9.98 | |
Majority | 17,321 | 30.97 | |
Bishop Auckland | |||
31,340/42,630 | 73.52 | ||
Labour Party | 20,100 | 64.14 | |
National Liberal Party | 11,240 | 35.86 | |
Majority | 8,860 | 28.27 | |
Blackburn | |||
68,237/82,569 | 82.64 | ||
Labour Party | 35,182 | 51.56 | |
Labour Party | 35,145 | 51.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,325 | 38.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,807 | 37.82 | |
Liberal Party | 6,587 | 9.65 | |
Liberal Party | 6,096 | 8.93 | |
Majority | 8,820 | 12.93 | |
Blackpool North | |||
51,821/76,168 | 68.04 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,564 | 49.33 | |
Labour Party | 13,170 | 25.41 | |
Liberal Party | 11,452 | 22.10 | |
Nat Ind | 1,635 | 3.16 | |
Majority | 12,394 | 23.92 | |
Blackpool South | |||
49,230/68,136 | 72.25 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,957 | 56.79 | |
Labour Party | 11,914 | 24.20 | |
Liberal Party | 9,359 | 19.01 | |
Majority | 16,043 | 32.59 | |
Blaydon | |||
41,773/52,619 | 79.39 | ||
Labour Party | 29,931 | 71.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,842 | 28.35 | |
Majority | 18,089 | 43.30 | |
Bodmin | |||
35,145/46,188 | 76.09 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,396 | 43.81 | |
Liberal Party | 13,348 | 37.98 | |
Labour Party | 6,401 | 18.21 | |
Majority | 2,048 | 5.83 | |
Bolton | |||
94,200/120,551 | 78.14 | ||
Labour Party | 44,595 | 47.34 | |
Labour Party | 43,266 | 45.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,217 | 33.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,911 | 32.81 | |
Liberal Party | 18,180 | 19.30 | |
Liberal Party | 17,710 | 18.80 | |
Majority | 12,049 | 12.79 | |
Bootle | |||
27,003/38,720 | 69.74 | ||
Labour Party | 15,823 | 58.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,180 | 41.40 | |
Majority | 4,643 | 17.19 | |
Bosworth | |||
47,005/60,588 | 77.58 | ||
Labour Party | 26,151 | 55.63 | |
National Liberal Party | 20,854 | 44.37 | |
Majority | 5,297 | 11.27 | |
Bothwell | |||
38,576/52,854 | 72.99 | ||
Labour Party | 25,369 | 65.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,207 | 34.24 | |
Majority | 12,162 | 31.53 | |
Bournemouth | |||
62,298/87,504 | 71.19 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 34,544 | 55.45 | |
Liberal Party | 14,232 | 22.85 | |
Labour Party | 13,522 | 21.71 | |
Majority | 20,312 | 32.60 | |
13 September 1945 Elevation of Sir Charles Lyle, Bt to the Peerage - Baron Lyle of Westbourne. | |||
15 November 1945 | 49,054/86,796 | 56.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,980 | 46.85 | |
Labour Party | 16,526 | 33.69 | |
Liberal Party | 9,548 | 19.46 | |
Majority | 6,454 | 13.16 | |
Bow & Bromley | |||
13,057/20,817 | 62.72 | ||
Labour Party | 10,982 | 84.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,075 | 15.89 | |
Majority | 8,907 | 68.22 | |
Bradford Central | |||
29,195/38,331 | 76.17 | ||
Labour Party | 16,764 | 57.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,776 | 26.63 | |
Liberal Party | 4,655 | 15.94 | |
Majority | 8,988 | 30.79 | |
Bradford East | |||
35,057/44,388 | 78.98 | ||
Labour Party | 15,743 | 44.91 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,109 | 25.98 | |
Independent Labour Party | 5,195 | 14.82 | |
Liberal Party | 5,010 | 14.29 | |
Majority | 6,634 | 18.92 | |
Bradford North | |||
46,429/58,409 | 79.49 | ||
Labour Party | 20,268 | 43.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,824 | 36.24 | |
Liberal Party | 9,337 | 20.11 | |
Majority | 3,444 | 7.42 | |
Bradford South | |||
46,493/60,584 | 76.74 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 24,394 | 52.47 | |
National Liberal Party | 15,392 | 33.11 | |
Liberal Party | 6,707 | 14.43 | |
Majority | 9,002 | 19.36 | |
28 October 1949 Death of Meredith Titterington. | |||
8 December 1949 | 45,530/61,176 | 74.42 | |
Labour Party | 23,335 | 51.25 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 19,313 | 42.42 | |
Independent Liberal | 2,882 | 6.33 | |
Majority | 4,022 | 8.83 | |
Breconshire & Radnorshire | |||
42,149/52,689 | 80.00 | ||
Labour Party | 19,725 | 46.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,089 | 33.43 | |
Liberal Party | 8,335 | 19.78 | |
Majority | 5,636 | 13.37 | |
Brentford & Chiswick | |||
30,699/40,491 | 75.82 | ||
Labour Party | 17,693 | 57.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,006 | 42.37 | |
Majority | 4,687 | 15.27 | |
Bridgwater | |||
39,175/53,896 | 72.69 | ||
Independent Progressive Party | 17,937 | 45.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,625 | 39.89 | |
Labour Party | 5,613 | 14.33 | |
Majority | 2,312 | 5.90 | |
Brigg | |||
45,438/60,899 | 74.61 | ||
Labour Party | 26,771 | 58.92 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,667 | 41.08 | |
Majority | 8,104 | 17.84 | |
1 March 1948 Resignation of Thomas Williamson. | |||
24 March 1948 | 50,079/64,968 | 77.08 | |
Labour Party | 27,333 | 54.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,746 | 45.42 | |
Majority | 4,587 | 9.16 | |
Brighton | |||
82,285/124,714 | 65.98 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 49,339 | 59.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 49,026 | 59.58 | |
Labour Party | 31,074 | 37.76 | |
Labour Party | 30,844 | 37.48 | |
Majority | 17,952 | 21.82 | |
Bristol Central | |||
20,414/28,750 | 71.01 | ||
Labour Party | 13,045 | 63.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,369 | 36.10 | |
Majority | 5,676 | 27.80 | |
Bristol East | |||
38,048/49,945 | 76.18 | ||
Labour Party | 27,975 | 73.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,073 | 26.47 | |
Majority | 17,902 | 47.05 | |
Bristol North | |||
39,467/53,377 | 73.94 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 22,819 | 57.82 | |
National Liberal Party | 16,648 | 42.18 | |
Majority | 6,171 | 15.64 | |
Bristol South | |||
42,391/56,434 | 75.12 | ||
Labour Party | 24,929 | 58.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,379 | 29.20 | |
Liberal Party | 5,083 | 11.99 | |
Majority | 12,550 | 29.61 | |
Bristol West | |||
66,161/88,599 | 74.67 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,149 | 48.59 | |
Labour Party | 25,163 | 38.03 | |
Liberal Party | 8,849 | 13.37 | |
Majority | 6,986 | 10.56 | |
Brixton | |||
24,511/37,493 | 65.37 | ||
Labour Party | 15,583 | 63.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,928 | 36.42 | |
Majority | 6,655 | 27.15 | |
Bromley | |||
58,134/81,938 | 70.95 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,108 | 44.91 | |
Labour Party | 19,849 | 34.14 | |
Liberal Party | 12,177 | 20.95 | |
Majority | 6,259 | 10.77 | |
17 July 1945 Death of Sir Edward Campbell, Bt. | |||
14 November 1945 | 53,167/87,797 | 60.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,367 | 49.59 | |
Labour Party | 20,810 | 39.14 | |
Liberal Party | 5,990 | 11.27 | |
Majority | 5,557 | 10.45 | |
Broxtowe | |||
54,889/70,089 | 78.31 | ||
Labour Party | 39,545 | 72.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,344 | 27.95 | |
Majority | 24,201 | 44.09 | |
Buckingham | |||
40,759/56,908 | 71.62 | ||
Labour Party | 22,302 | 54.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,457 | 45.28 | |
Majority | 3,845 | 9.43 | |
Bucklow | |||
52,662/69,044 | 76.27 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,165 | 57.28 | |
Labour Party | 22,497 | 42.72 | |
Majority | 7,668 | 14.56 | |
Buckrose | |||
30,920/43,145 | 71.67 | ||
Liberal Party | 15,935 | 51.54 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,985 | 48.46 | |
Majority | 950 | 3.07 | |
Burnley | |||
50,553/62,849 | 80.44 | ||
Labour Party | 32,122 | 63.54 | |
National Liberal Party | 18,431 | 36.46 | |
Majority | 13,691 | 27.08 | |
Burslem | |||
33,144/42,121 | 78.69 | ||
Labour Party | 20,044 | 60.48 | |
National Liberal Party | 9,877 | 29.80 | |
Independent Labour | 3,223 | 9.72 | |
Majority | 10,167 | 30.68 | |
Burton | |||
35,816/53,587 | 66.84 | ||
Labour Party | 18,288 | 51.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,528 | 48.94 | |
Majority | 760 | 2.12 | |
Bury | |||
35,125/44,888 | 78.25 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,012 | 39.89 | |
Labour Party | 13,902 | 39.58 | |
Liberal Party | 7,211 | 20.53 | |
Majority | 110 | 0.31 | |
Bury St Edmunds | |||
30,821/45,882 | 67.17 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,013 | 48.71 | |
Labour Party | 9,195 | 29.83 | |
Liberal Party | 5,863 | 19.02 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 750 | 2.43 | |
Majority | 5,818 | 18.88 | |
Bute & Northern Ayrshire | |||
40,861/59,657 | 68.49 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,652 | 52.99 | |
Labour Party | 19,209 | 47.01 | |
Majority | 2,443 | 5.98 | |
Caerphilly | |||
36,347/47,170 | 77.06 | ||
Labour Party | 29,158 | 80.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,189 | 19.78 | |
Majority | 21,969 | 60.44 | |
Caithness & Sutherland | |||
16,625/25,989 | 63.97 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,564 | 33.47 | |
Labour Party | 5,558 | 33.43 | |
Liberal Party | 5,503 | 33.10 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.04 | |
3 October 1948 Eric Gander-Dower resigns the Conservative whip. | |||
Camberwell North | |||
9,374/15,506 | 60.45 | ||
Labour Party | 7,186 | 76.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,394 | 14.87 | |
Ind Nat | 794 | 8.47 | |
Majority | 5,792 | 61.79 | |
Camberwell North West | |||
17,597/26,979 | 65.22 | ||
Labour Party | 12,251 | 69.62 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,346 | 30.38 | |
Majority | 6,905 | 39.24 | |
Camborne | |||
33,071/51,407 | 64.33 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,257 | 37.06 | |
Labour Party | 11,673 | 35.30 | |
Liberal Party | 9,141 | 27.64 | |
Majority | 584 | 1.77 | |
Cambridge | |||
38,660/55,898 | 69.16 | ||
Labour Party | 19,671 | 50.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,989 | 49.12 | |
Majority | 682 | 1.76 | |
Cambridge University | |||
22,091/42,012 | 52.58 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,202 | 46.18 | |
Independent | 3,574 | 16.18 | |
Independent Progressive Party | 5,041 | 22.82 | |
Independent | 2,238 | 10.13 | |
Nat Ind | 1,036 | 4.69 | |
Cambridgeshire | |||
44,251/63,302 | 69.90 | ||
Labour Party | 18,714 | 42.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,670 | 42.19 | |
Liberal Party | 6,867 | 15.52 | |
Majority | 44 | 0.10 | |
Cannock | |||
78,084/109,455 | 71.34 | ||
Labour Party | 48,859 | 62.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,225 | 37.43 | |
Majority | 19,634 | 25.14 | |
Canterbury | |||
39,414/57,388 | 68.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,282 | 61.61 | |
Labour Party | 14,115 | 35.81 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 1,017 | 2.58 | |
Majority | 10,167 | 25.80 | |
Cardiff Central | |||
33,609/46,580 | 72.15 | ||
Labour Party | 16,506 | 49.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,982 | 35.65 | |
Liberal Party | 5,121 | 15.24 | |
Majority | 4,524 | 13.46 | |
Cardiff East | |||
32,128/42,950 | 74.80 | ||
Labour Party | 16,299 | 50.73 | |
Nationalist | 11,306 | 35.19 | |
Liberal Party | 4,523 | 14.08 | |
Majority | 4,993 | 15.54 | |
Cardiff South | |||
29,034/39,303 | 73.87 | ||
Labour Party | 17,489 | 60.24 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,545 | 39.76 | |
Majority | 5,944 | 20.47 | |
Cardiganshire | |||
29,630/41,597 | 71.23 | ||
Liberal Party | 18,912 | 63.83 | |
Labour Party | 10,718 | 36.17 | |
Majority | 8,194 | 27.65 | |
Carlisle | |||
36,706/46,427 | 79.06 | ||
Labour Party | 18,505 | 50.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,356 | 36.39 | |
Liberal Party | 4,845 | 13.20 | |
Majority | 5,149 | 14.03 | |
Carmarthen | |||
38,287/50,462 | 75.87 | ||
Liberal Party | 19,783 | 51.67 | |
Labour Party | 18,504 | 48.33 | |
Majority | 1,279 | 3.34 | |
Carnarvon District of Boroughs | |||
34,713/47,041 | 73.79 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,432 | 32.93 | |
Liberal Party | 11,096 | 31.96 | |
Labour Party | 10,625 | 30.61 | |
Plaid Cymru | 1,560 | 4.49 | |
Majority | 336 | 0.97 | |
Carnarvonshire | |||
39,832/51,295 | 77.65 | ||
Labour Party | 22,043 | 55.34 | |
Liberal Party | 15,637 | 39.26 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,152 | 5.40 | |
Majority | 6,406 | 16.08 | |
Carshalton | |||
44,512/57,838 | 76.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,181 | 45.34 | |
Labour Party | 19,164 | 43.05 | |
Liberal Party | 5,167 | 11.61 | |
Majority | 1,017 | 2.28 | |
Central Aberdeenshire | |||
30,047/43,984 | 68.31 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,702 | 52.26 | |
Labour Party | 7,997 | 26.61 | |
Liberal Party | 6,348 | 21.13 | |
Majority | 7,705 | 25.64 | |
Chelmsford | |||
58,447/79,638 | 73.39 | ||
Common Wealth Movement | 27,309 | 46.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,229 | 43.17 | |
Liberal Party | 5,909 | 10.11 | |
Majority | 2,080 | 3.56 | |
22 April 1946 Ernest Millington takes the Labour whip. | |||
Chelsea | |||
18,901/30,095 | 62.80 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,043 | 63.72 | |
Labour Party | 5,874 | 31.08 | |
Liberal Party | 984 | 5.21 | |
Majority | 6,169 | 32.64 | |
Cheltenham | |||
37,148/49,282 | 75.38 | ||
Nat Ind | 16,081 | 43.29 | |
Labour Party | 11,095 | 29.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,972 | 26.84 | |
Majority | 4,986 | 13.42 | |
Chertsey | |||
71,590/100,843 | 70.99 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,456 | 52.32 | |
Labour Party | 25,194 | 35.19 | |
Liberal Party | 8,940 | 12.49 | |
Majority | 12,262 | 17.13 | |
Chester-le-Street | |||
44,016/55,375 | 79.49 | ||
Labour Party | 33,788 | 76.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,228 | 23.24 | |
Majority | 23,560 | 53.53 | |
19 December 1949 Resignation of Rt Hon Jack Lawson on appointment as Vice-Chairman of the National Parks Commission. | |||
Chesterfield | |||
46,883/60,686 | 77.26 | ||
Labour Party | 29,459 | 62.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,424 | 37.16 | |
Majority | 12,035 | 25.67 | |
Chichester | |||
56,747/83,577 | 67.90 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,989 | 54.61 | |
Labour Party | 13,670 | 24.09 | |
Liberal Party | 11,345 | 19.99 | |
Nat Ind | 625 | 1.10 | |
Dem P | 118 | 0.21 | |
Majority | 17,319 | 30.52 | |
M Woodard sought election as a "National Independent Youth" candidate. | |||
Chippenham | |||
37,302/53,524 | 69.69 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,889 | 42.60 | |
Labour Party | 11,866 | 31.81 | |
Liberal Party | 9,547 | 25.59 | |
Majority | 4,023 | 10.78 | |
Chislehurst | |||
51,589/71,246 | 72.41 | ||
Labour Party | 25,522 | 49.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,243 | 37.30 | |
Liberal Party | 6,824 | 13.23 | |
Majority | 6,279 | 12.17 | |
Chorley | |||
46,145/60,598 | 76.15 | ||
Labour Party | 24,550 | 53.20 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,595 | 46.80 | |
Majority | 2,955 | 6.40 | |
Cirencester & Tewkesbury | |||
40,551/59,890 | 67.71 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,490 | 48.06 | |
Labour Party | 12,380 | 30.53 | |
Liberal Party | 8,681 | 21.41 | |
Majority | 7,110 | 17.53 | |
City of Chester | |||
37,878/52,590 | 72.03 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,064 | 50.33 | |
Labour Party | 13,585 | 35.87 | |
Liberal Party | 5,229 | 13.80 | |
Majority | 5,479 | 14.46 | |
City of London | |||
6,935/10,851 | 63.91 | ||
Nationalist | 5,332 | 76.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,309 | 76.55 | |
Liberal Party | 1,487 | 21.44 | |
Free Trade | 1,379 | 19.88 | |
Majority | 3,822 | 55.11 | |
14 September 1945 Elevation of Sir George Broadbridge, Bt to the Peerage - Baron Broadbridge. | |||
31 October 1945 | 6,009/11,650 | 51.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,506 | 74.99 | |
Liberal Party | 1,503 | 25.01 | |
Majority | 3,003 | 49.98 | |
Clackmannan & Eastern Stirlingshire | |||
39,144/54,632 | 71.65 | ||
Labour Party | 24,622 | 62.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,522 | 37.10 | |
Majority | 10,100 | 25.80 | |
Clapham | |||
28,069/39,657 | 70.78 | ||
Labour Party | 15,205 | 54.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,014 | 35.68 | |
Liberal Party | 2,850 | 10.15 | |
Majority | 5,191 | 18.49 | |
Clay Cross | |||
33,559/47,456 | 70.72 | ||
Labour Party | 27,538 | 82.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,021 | 17.94 | |
Majority | 21,517 | 64.12 | |
Cleveland | |||
56,507/74,332 | 76.02 | ||
Labour Party | 27,660 | 48.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,739 | 34.93 | |
Liberal Party | 9,108 | 16.12 | |
Majority | 7,921 | 14.02 | |
Clitheroe | |||
36,239/43,534 | 83.24 | ||
Labour Party | 19,443 | 53.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,796 | 46.35 | |
Majority | 2,647 | 7.30 | |
Coatbridge | |||
30,461/40,104 | 75.96 | ||
Labour Party | 18,619 | 61.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,842 | 38.88 | |
Majority | 6,777 | 22.25 | |
Colchester | |||
36,609/49,557 | 73.87 | ||
Labour Party | 16,587 | 45.31 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,123 | 38.58 | |
Liberal Party | 5,899 | 16.11 | |
Majority | 2,464 | 6.73 | |
Colne Valley | |||
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 | |
Combined English Universities | |||
20,973/41,976 | 49.96 | ||
Independent | 11,176 | 53.29 | |
Independent | 1,923 | 9.17 | |
Independent Labour | 3,212 | 15.31 | |
Independent | 2,433 | 11.60 | |
Independent | 1,124 | 5.36 | |
Independent | 1,105 | 5.27 | |
2 January 1946 Death of Eleanor Rathbone. | |||
18 March 1946 | 18,288/43,438 | 42.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,483 | 29.98 | |
Independent | 5,124 | 28.02 | |
Independent | 4,028 | 22.03 | |
Independent Labour | 3,414 | 18.67 | |
British Peoples | 239 | 1.31 | |
Majority | 359 | 1.96 | |
Combined Scottish Universities | |||
32,789/63,581 | 51.57 | ||
Nationalist | 16,011 | 48.83 | |
Independent | 10,685 | 32.59 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,361 | 4.15 | |
Labour Party | 2,860 | 8.72 | |
Liberal Party | 1,872 | 5.71 | |
16 October 1946 Resignation of Sir John Boyd Orr on appointment as Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation. | |||
27 November 1946 | 32,494/64,062 | 50.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,152 | 68.17 | |
Labour Party | 3,731 | 11.48 | |
Liberal Party | 2,593 | 7.98 | |
Independent | 2,080 | 6.40 | |
National Liberal Party | 1,938 | 5.96 | |
Majority | 18,421 | 56.69 | |
John Jameson, a member of the Federal Union, fought the election as an advocate of the Union's policy although his candidature was not officially sponsored by that organisation. | |||
Consett | |||
40,815/52,915 | 77.13 | ||
Labour Party | 28,617 | 70.11 | |
National Liberal Party | 12,198 | 29.89 | |
Majority | 16,419 | 40.23 | |
Coventry East | |||
56,815/79,853 | 71.15 | ||
Labour Party | 34,379 | 60.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,630 | 27.51 | |
Communist Party | 3,986 | 7.02 | |
Liberal Party | 2,820 | 4.96 | |
Majority | 18,749 | 33.00 | |
Coventry West | |||
61,485/92,991 | 66.12 | ||
Labour Party | 38,249 | 62.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,236 | 37.79 | |
Majority | 15,013 | 24.42 | |
Crewe | |||
46,884/62,853 | 74.59 | ||
Labour Party | 28,416 | 60.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,468 | 39.39 | |
Majority | 9,948 | 21.22 | |
Croydon North | |||
56,941/77,779 | 73.21 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,417 | 41.13 | |
Labour Party | 22,810 | 40.06 | |
Liberal Party | 10,714 | 18.82 | |
Majority | 607 | 1.07 | |
29 January 1948 Resignation of Rt Hon Henry Willink. | |||
11 March 1948 | 67,057/89,606 | 74.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,200 | 53.98 | |
Labour Party | 24,536 | 36.59 | |
Liberal Party | 6,321 | 9.43 | |
Majority | 11,664 | 17.39 | |
Croydon South | |||
51,797/73,146 | 70.81 | ||
Labour Party | 27,650 | 53.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,147 | 46.62 | |
Majority | 3,503 | 6.76 | |
Dagenham | |||
43,833/63,593 | 68.93 | ||
Labour Party | 36,686 | 83.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,147 | 16.31 | |
Majority | 29,539 | 67.39 | |
Darlington | |||
43,810/54,838 | 79.89 | ||
Labour Party | 21,442 | 48.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,153 | 30.02 | |
Liberal Party | 9,215 | 21.03 | |
Majority | 8,289 | 18.92 | |
Dartford | |||
53,617/71,591 | 74.89 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 36,666 | 68.39 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,951 | 31.61 | |
Majority | 19,715 | 36.77 | |
Darwen | |||
32,884/39,773 | 82.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,623 | 41.43 | |
Labour Party | 11,282 | 34.31 | |
Liberal Party | 7,979 | 24.26 | |
Majority | 2,341 | 7.12 | |
Daventry | |||
34,686/46,230 | 75.03 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,863 | 42.85 | |
Labour Party | 13,693 | 39.48 | |
Liberal Party | 6,130 | 17.67 | |
Majority | 1,170 | 3.37 | |
Denbigh | |||
40,826/54,572 | 74.81 | ||
National Liberal Party | 17,023 | 41.70 | |
Liberal Party | 12,101 | 29.64 | |
Labour Party | 11,702 | 28.66 | |
Majority | 4,922 | 12.06 | |
Deptford | |||
30,372/44,182 | 68.74 | ||
Labour Party | 22,313 | 73.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,059 | 26.53 | |
Majority | 14,254 | 46.93 | |
30 January 1950 Elevation of John Wilmot to the Peerage - Baron Wilmot of Selmeston. | |||
Derby | |||
63,773/82,326 | 77.46 | ||
Labour Party | 42,196 | 66.17 | |
Labour Party | 40,800 | 63.98 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,460 | 33.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,125 | 33.13 | |
Majority | 19,340 | 30.33 | |
Devizes | |||
27,194/38,911 | 69.89 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,796 | 47.05 | |
Labour Party | 8,120 | 29.86 | |
Liberal Party | 6,278 | 23.09 | |
Majority | 4,676 | 17.19 | |
Dewsbury | |||
29,027/36,217 | 80.15 | ||
Labour Party | 16,330 | 56.26 | |
National Liberal Party | 8,674 | 29.88 | |
Liberal Party | 4,023 | 13.86 | |
Majority | 7,656 | 26.38 | |
Don Valley | |||
55,985/76,487 | 73.20 | ||
Labour Party | 40,153 | 71.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,832 | 28.28 | |
Majority | 24,321 | 43.44 | |
Doncaster | |||
57,049/76,539 | 74.54 | ||
Labour Party | 40,050 | 70.20 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,999 | 29.80 | |
Majority | 23,051 | 40.41 | |
October 1947 Evelyn Walkden resigns the Labour whip after being found guilty of a breach of privilege by the Parliamentary Committee of Privileges. | |||
Dover | |||
33,064/45,279 | 73.02 | ||
Labour Party | 17,373 | 52.54 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,691 | 47.46 | |
Majority | 1,682 | 5.09 | |
Down | |||
71,752/145,524 | 49.31 | ||
Independent Conservative | 46,732 | 65.13 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,148 | 33.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,730 | 31.68 | |
Independent Unionist | 22,163 | 30.89 | |
Majority | 1,418 | 1.98 | |
James Brown sought election as a Democratic Unionist, Farmers and Industries candidate. | |||
31 March 1946 Death of Rev Dr James Little. | |||
6 June 1946 | 98,565/147,978 | 66.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 50,699 | 51.44 | |
Labour Party | 28,846 | 29.27 | |
Independent Conservative | 16,895 | 17.14 | |
Dem U | 2,125 | 2.16 | |
Majority | 21,853 | 22.17 | |
Dudley | |||
24,595/33,363 | 73.72 | ||
Labour Party | 15,439 | 62.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,156 | 37.23 | |
Majority | 6,283 | 25.55 | |
Dulwich | |||
23,608/33,062 | 71.41 | ||
Labour Party | 10,266 | 43.49 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,055 | 42.59 | |
Liberal Party | 3,287 | 13.92 | |
Majority | 211 | 0.89 | |
Dumbarton District of Burghs | |||
24,938/34,067 | 73.20 | ||
Labour Party | 16,262 | 65.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,676 | 34.79 | |
Majority | 7,586 | 30.42 | |
Dumfriesshire | |||
34,703/48,092 | 72.16 | ||
National Liberal Party | 16,465 | 47.45 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 12,388 | 35.70 | |
Liberal Party | 5,850 | 16.86 | |
Majority | 4,077 | 11.75 | |
Dunbartonshire | |||
56,019/78,100 | 71.73 | ||
Labour Party | 28,383 | 50.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,636 | 49.33 | |
Majority | 747 | 1.33 | |
Dundee | |||
87,515/110,563 | 79.15 | ||
Labour Party | 48,804 | 55.77 | |
Labour Party | 48,393 | 55.30 | |
Liberal Party | 33,230 | 37.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,309 | 36.92 | |
Scottish National Party | 7,776 | 8.89 | |
Majority | 15,163 | 17.33 | |
Dunfermline District of Burghs | |||
34,049/46,672 | 72.95 | ||
Labour Party | 22,021 | 64.67 | |
National Liberal Party | 12,028 | 35.33 | |
Majority | 9,993 | 29.35 | |
Durham | |||
36,466/45,684 | 79.82 | ||
Labour Party | 24,135 | 66.18 | |
National Liberal Party | 12,331 | 33.82 | |
Majority | 11,804 | 32.37 | |
Ealing East | |||
47,912/65,485 | 73.16 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,916 | 47.83 | |
Labour Party | 18,619 | 38.86 | |
Liberal Party | 6,377 | 13.31 | |
Majority | 4,297 | 8.97 | |
Ealing West | |||
48,253/64,866 | 74.39 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 29,115 | 60.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,880 | 26.69 | |
Liberal Party | 6,258 | 12.97 | |
Majority | 16,235 | 33.65 | |
East Grinstead | |||
49,503/69,860 | 70.86 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,273 | 57.11 | |
Labour Party | 12,519 | 25.29 | |
Liberal Party | 8,711 | 17.60 | |
Majority | 15,754 | 31.82 | |
East Ham North | |||
26,187/36,794 | 71.17 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 18,373 | 70.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,814 | 29.84 | |
Majority | 10,559 | 40.32 | |
East Ham South | |||
25,902/37,037 | 69.94 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 19,168 | 74.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,734 | 26.00 | |
Majority | 12,434 | 48.00 | |
Eastbourne | |||
34,131/44,238 | 77.15 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,173 | 53.24 | |
Labour Party | 12,637 | 37.02 | |
Liberal Party | 2,797 | 8.19 | |
Ind Nat | 524 | 1.54 | |
Majority | 5,536 | 16.22 | |
Eastern Aberdeenshire | |||
24,208/36,837 | 65.72 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,290 | 54.90 | |
Labour Party | 10,918 | 45.10 | |
Majority | 2,372 | 9.80 | |
Eastern Dorset | |||
60,629/80,816 | 75.02 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,561 | 43.81 | |
Labour Party | 25,093 | 41.39 | |
Liberal Party | 8,975 | 14.80 | |
Majority | 1,468 | 2.42 | |
Eastern Fife | |||
35,685/50,387 | 70.82 | ||
National Liberal Party | 24,765 | 69.40 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 10,920 | 30.60 | |
Majority | 13,845 | 38.80 | |
Eastern Norfolk | |||
41,774/60,657 | 68.87 | ||
National Liberal Party | 23,307 | 55.79 | |
Labour Party | 18,467 | 44.21 | |
Majority | 4,840 | 11.59 | |
Eastern Renfrewshire | |||
78,944/117,431 | 67.23 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 42,310 | 53.59 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 36,634 | 46.41 | |
Majority | 5,676 | 7.19 | |
Eastern Surrey | |||
58,320/78,283 | 74.50 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,117 | 53.36 | |
Labour Party | 17,708 | 30.36 | |
Liberal Party | 9,495 | 16.28 | |
Majority | 13,409 | 22.99 | |
Ebbw Vale | |||
33,967/41,146 | 82.55 | ||
Labour Party | 27,209 | 80.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,758 | 19.90 | |
Majority | 20,451 | 60.21 | |
Eccles | |||
44,996/57,059 | 78.86 | ||
Labour Party | 23,008 | 51.13 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,562 | 34.59 | |
Liberal Party | 6,215 | 13.81 | |
Independent Progressive Party | 211 | 0.47 | |
Majority | 7,446 | 16.55 | |
Aubrey Brocklehurst was supported by the Society of Friends (the Quakers). | |||
Eddisbury | |||
26,494/35,224 | 75.22 | ||
National Liberal Party | 15,294 | 57.73 | |
Labour Party | 7,392 | 27.90 | |
Liberal Party | 3,808 | 14.37 | |
Majority | 7,902 | 29.83 | |
Edinburgh Central | |||
20,116/33,783 | 59.54 | ||
Labour Party | 10,921 | 54.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,701 | 33.31 | |
Liberal Party | 2,262 | 11.24 | |
Independent | 232 | 1.15 | |
Majority | 4,220 | 20.98 | |
Hume Sleigh advocated Scottish nationalism. | |||
Edinburgh East | |||
34,220/49,292 | 69.42 | ||
Labour Party | 19,300 | 56.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,771 | 37.32 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,149 | 6.28 | |
Majority | 6,529 | 19.08 | |
16 August 1945 Elevation of Rt Hon Frederick Pethick-Lawrence to the Peerage - Baron Pethick-Lawrence. | |||
3 October 1945 | 25,147/49,292 | 51.02 | |
Labour Party | 15,482 | 61.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,665 | 38.43 | |
Majority | 5,817 | 23.13 | |
1947 Resignation of Rt Hon George Thomson on appointment as Lord Justice Clerk - Lord Thomson. | |||
27 November 1947 | 33,457/53,073 | 63.04 | |
Labour Party | 16,906 | 50.53 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 11,490 | 34.34 | |
Liberal Party | 3,379 | 10.10 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,682 | 5.03 | |
Majority | 5,416 | 16.19 | |
Edinburgh North | |||
28,439/44,039 | 64.58 | ||
Labour Party | 12,825 | 45.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,270 | 43.14 | |
Liberal Party | 3,344 | 11.76 | |
Majority | 555 | 1.95 | |
Edinburgh South | |||
33,419/50,348 | 66.38 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,652 | 70.77 | |
Labour Party | 9,767 | 29.23 | |
Majority | 13,885 | 41.55 | |
Edinburgh West | |||
41,990/62,196 | 67.51 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,894 | 47.38 | |
Labour Party | 18,840 | 44.87 | |
Liberal Party | 3,256 | 7.75 | |
Majority | 1,054 | 2.51 | |
Edmonton | |||
48,639/70,470 | 69.02 | ||
Labour Party | 33,163 | 68.18 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,094 | 28.98 | |
Independent Progressive Party | 1,382 | 2.84 | |
Majority | 19,069 | 39.21 | |
3 September 1948 Death of Evan Durbin. | |||
13 November 1948 | 49,001/78,204 | 62.66 | |
Labour Party | 26,164 | 53.39 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,837 | 46.61 | |
Majority | 3,327 | 6.79 | |
Elland | |||
39,007/48,833 | 79.88 | ||
Labour Party | 19,632 | 50.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,570 | 29.66 | |
Liberal Party | 7,805 | 20.01 | |
Majority | 8,062 | 20.67 | |
Enfield | |||
62,664/84,195 | 74.43 | ||
Labour Party | 32,625 | 52.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,935 | 33.41 | |
Liberal Party | 9,104 | 14.53 | |
Majority | 11,690 | 18.66 | |
Epping | |||
36,313/50,861 | 71.40 | ||
Labour Party | 15,993 | 44.04 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,006 | 41.32 | |
Liberal Party | 5,314 | 14.63 | |
Majority | 987 | 2.72 | |
Epsom | |||
54,257/72,732 | 74.60 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,081 | 49.91 | |
Labour Party | 20,533 | 37.84 | |
Liberal Party | 6,643 | 12.24 | |
Majority | 6,548 | 12.07 | |
3 November 1947 Resignation of Sir Archibald Southby, Bt. | |||
4 December 1947 | 55,093/78,156 | 70.49 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,633 | 61.05 | |
Labour Party | 17,339 | 31.47 | |
Liberal Party | 4,121 | 7.48 | |
Majority | 16,294 | 29.58 | |
Eton & Slough | |||
56,485/78,512 | 71.94 | ||
Labour Party | 25,711 | 45.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,287 | 41.23 | |
Liberal Party | 7,487 | 13.25 | |
Majority | 2,424 | 4.29 | |
Evesham | |||
33,411/52,764 | 63.32 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,835 | 53.38 | |
Liberal Party | 7,849 | 23.49 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 7,727 | 23.13 | |
Majority | 9,986 | 29.89 | |
Exeter | |||
37,885/50,971 | 74.33 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,420 | 43.34 | |
Labour Party | 15,245 | 40.24 | |
Liberal Party | 6,220 | 16.42 | |
Majority | 1,175 | 3.10 | |
Eye | |||
30,938/43,218 | 71.59 | ||
Liberal Party | 11,899 | 38.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,950 | 35.39 | |
Labour Party | 8,089 | 26.15 | |
Majority | 949 | 3.07 | |
Fareham | |||
68,383/96,374 | 70.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 35,882 | 52.47 | |
Labour Party | 32,501 | 47.53 | |
Majority | 3,381 | 4.94 | |
Farnham | |||
51,570/75,134 | 68.64 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,557 | 61.19 | |
Labour Party | 20,013 | 38.81 | |
Majority | 11,544 | 22.39 | |
Farnworth | |||
43,032/55,549 | 77.47 | ||
Labour Party | 28,462 | 66.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,570 | 33.86 | |
Majority | 13,892 | 32.28 | |
Faversham | |||
44,539/60,933 | 73.10 | ||
Labour Party | 23,502 | 52.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,037 | 47.23 | |
Majority | 2,465 | 5.53 | |
Fermanagh & Tyrone | |||
102,031/114,977 | 88.74 | ||
Nationalist | 55,373 | 54.27 | |
Nationalist | 55,144 | 54.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 46,392 | 45.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 46,260 | 45.34 | |
Majority | 8,752 | 8.58 | |
Finchley | |||
50,031/67,729 | 73.87 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,256 | 48.48 | |
Labour Party | 18,611 | 37.20 | |
Liberal Party | 7,164 | 14.32 | |
Majority | 5,645 | 11.28 | |
Finsbury | |||
13,815/21,615 | 63.91 | ||
Labour Party | 9,786 | 70.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,029 | 29.16 | |
Majority | 5,757 | 41.67 | |
June 1949 John Platts-Mills joins the Labour Independent Group. | |||
Flintshire | |||
71,568/93,287 | 76.72 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,800 | 38.84 | |
Labour Party | 26,761 | 37.39 | |
Liberal Party | 17,007 | 23.76 | |
Majority | 1,039 | 1.45 | |
Forest of Dean | |||
30,250/42,667 | 70.90 | ||
Labour Party | 19,721 | 65.19 | |
Nat Ind | 10,529 | 34.81 | |
Majority | 9,192 | 30.39 | |
Forfarshire | |||
26,389/38,286 | 68.93 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,615 | 51.59 | |
Labour Party | 8,199 | 31.07 | |
Liberal Party | 4,575 | 17.34 | |
Majority | 5,416 | 20.52 | |
Frome | |||
53,963/68,954 | 78.26 | ||
Labour Party | 29,735 | 55.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,228 | 44.90 | |
Majority | 5,507 | 10.21 | |
Fulham East | |||
28,286/38,311 | 73.83 | ||
Labour Party | 15,662 | 55.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,309 | 36.45 | |
Liberal Party | 2,315 | 8.18 | |
Majority | 5,353 | 18.92 | |
Fulham West | |||
31,553/41,329 | 76.35 | ||
Labour Party | 19,537 | 61.92 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,016 | 38.08 | |
Majority | 7,521 | 23.84 | |
Fylde | |||
61,816/87,560 | 70.60 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,930 | 61.36 | |
Labour Party | 22,102 | 35.75 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 1,784 | 2.89 | |
Majority | 15,828 | 25.61 | |
Gainsborough | |||
28,801/38,290 | 75.22 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,081 | 38.47 | |
Labour Party | 9,436 | 32.76 | |
Liberal Party | 8,284 | 28.76 | |
Majority | 1,645 | 5.71 | |
Galloway | |||
33,501/47,922 | 69.91 | ||
Independent Conservative | 13,647 | 40.74 | |
Labour Party | 11,822 | 35.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,032 | 23.98 | |
Majority | 1,825 | 5.45 | |
John Mackie had been refused readoption by the local Conservative Assocation, and he decided to contest the election as an Independent Conservative. | |||
March 1948 The Conservative Whip was restored to John Mackie. | |||
Gateshead | |||
54,455/71,692 | 75.96 | ||
Labour Party | 36,736 | 67.46 | |
National Liberal Party | 17,719 | 32.54 | |
Majority | 19,017 | 34.92 | |
May 1949 Konni Zilliacus was expelled from the Labour Party for persistent opposition to the government's foreign policy. | |||
June 1949 Konni Zilliacus joined the Labour Independent Group. | |||
Glasgow Bridgeton | |||
19,915/34,217 | 58.20 | ||
Independent Labour Party | 13,220 | 66.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,695 | 33.62 | |
Majority | 6,525 | 32.76 | |
23 July 1946 Death of James Maxton. | |||
29 August 1946 | 18,498/34,716 | 53.28 | |
Independent Labour Party | 6,351 | 34.33 | |
Labour Party | 5,180 | 28.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,987 | 21.55 | |
Independent | 2,575 | 13.92 | |
Independent Socialist | 405 | 2.19 | |
Majority | 1,171 | 6.33 | |
Guy Aldred was the founder and leader of the United Socialist Movement. | |||
Wendy Wood advocated Scottish nationalism. | |||
November 1947 James Carmichael joins the Labour Party and accepts the Labour Whip. | |||
Glasgow Camlachie | |||
26,957/41,480 | 64.99 | ||
Independent Labour Party | 15,558 | 57.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,399 | 42.29 | |
Majority | 4,159 | 15.43 | |
October 1947 Rev Campbell Stephen accepts the Labour whip. | |||
25 October 1947 Death of Rev Campbell Stephen. | |||
28 January 1948 | 25,374/44,709 | 56.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,085 | 43.69 | |
Labour Party | 10,690 | 42.13 | |
Independent Labour Party | 1,622 | 6.39 | |
Independent | 1,320 | 5.20 | |
Independent Socialist | 345 | 1.36 | |
Liberal Party | 312 | 1.23 | |
Majority | 395 | 1.56 | |
Guy Aldred was the founder and leader of the United Socialist Movement. | |||
Robert Wilkie advocated Scottish nationalism. | |||
Glasgow Cathcart | |||
31,395/46,442 | 67.60 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,472 | 58.84 | |
Labour Party | 12,923 | 41.16 | |
Majority | 5,549 | 17.67 | |
28 December 1945 Death of Francis Beattie. | |||
12 February 1946 | 26,085/46,911 | 55.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,696 | 52.51 | |
Labour Party | 9,689 | 37.14 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,700 | 10.35 | |
Majority | 4,007 | 15.36 | |
Glasgow Central | |||
21,295/35,734 | 59.59 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,365 | 43.98 | |
Labour Party | 7,849 | 36.86 | |
Communist Party | 2,709 | 12.72 | |
Liberal Party | 1,072 | 5.03 | |
Independent Socialist | 300 | 1.41 | |
Majority | 1,516 | 7.12 | |
Guy Aldred was the founder and leader of the United Socialist Movement. | |||
Glasgow Gorbals | |||
26,342/46,394 | 56.78 | ||
Labour Party | 21,073 | 80.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,269 | 20.00 | |
Majority | 15,804 | 60.00 | |
2 July 1948 Resignation of George Buchanan on appointment as Chairman of the National Assistance Board. | |||
30 September 1948 | 25,120/50,243 | 50.00 | |
Labour Party | 13,706 | 54.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,181 | 28.59 | |
Communist Party | 4,233 | 16.85 | |
Majority | 6,525 | 25.98 | |
Glasgow Govan | |||
28,254/44,197 | 63.93 | ||
Labour Party | 18,668 | 66.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,586 | 33.93 | |
Majority | 9,082 | 32.14 | |
Glasgow Hillhead | |||
25,457/38,669 | 65.83 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,909 | 58.57 | |
Labour Party | 8,545 | 33.57 | |
Liberal Party | 2,003 | 7.87 | |
Majority | 6,364 | 25.00 | |
October 1948 Resignation of Rt Hon James Reid on appointment as a Lord of Appeal - Lord Reid. | |||
25 November 1948 | 23,479/41,405 | 56.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,060 | 68.40 | |
Labour Party | 7,419 | 31.60 | |
Majority | 8,641 | 36.80 | |
Glasgow Kelvingrove | |||
26,691/43,225 | 61.75 | ||
Labour Party | 12,273 | 45.98 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,185 | 45.65 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,314 | 4.92 | |
Liberal Party | 919 | 3.44 | |
Majority | 88 | 0.33 | |
Glasgow Maryhill | |||
39,288/58,857 | 66.75 | ||
Labour Party | 23,595 | 60.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,693 | 39.94 | |
Majority | 7,902 | 20.11 | |
Glasgow Partick | |||
26,849/38,889 | 69.04 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,851 | 51.59 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 12,998 | 48.41 | |
Majority | 853 | 3.18 | |
Glasgow Pollok | |||
31,634/46,397 | 68.18 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,072 | 63.45 | |
Labour Party | 10,630 | 33.60 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 932 | 2.95 | |
Majority | 9,442 | 29.85 | |
Glasgow Shettleston | |||
33,618/50,498 | 66.57 | ||
Independent Labour Party | 11,947 | 35.54 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,453 | 31.09 | |
Labour Party | 6,910 | 20.55 | |
Communist Party | 4,122 | 12.26 | |
Independent | 186 | 0.55 | |
Majority | 1,494 | 4.44 | |
Glasgow Springburn | |||
33,388/52,532 | 63.56 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 21,698 | 64.99 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,690 | 35.01 | |
Majority | 10,008 | 29.97 | |
Glasgow St Rollox | |||
23,073/37,745 | 61.13 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 14,520 | 62.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,553 | 37.07 | |
Majority | 5,967 | 25.86 | |
Glasgow Tradeston | |||
22,024/35,499 | 62.04 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 13,153 | 59.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,871 | 40.28 | |
Majority | 4,282 | 19.44 | |
Gloucester | |||
29,814/39,884 | 74.75 | ||
Labour Party | 14,010 | 46.99 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,466 | 35.10 | |
Liberal Party | 5,338 | 17.90 | |
Majority | 3,544 | 11.89 | |
Gower | |||
44,791/58,238 | 76.91 | ||
Labour Party | 30,676 | 68.49 | |
National Liberal Party | 14,115 | 31.51 | |
Majority | 16,561 | 36.97 | |
Grantham | |||
47,653/62,783 | 75.90 | ||
Independent | 27,719 | 58.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,206 | 25.61 | |
Labour Party | 7,728 | 16.22 | |
Majority | 15,513 | 32.55 | |
Gravesend | |||
41,195/55,293 | 74.50 | ||
Labour Party | 21,609 | 52.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,553 | 35.33 | |
Liberal Party | 5,033 | 12.22 | |
Majority | 7,056 | 17.13 | |
30 October 1947 Expulsion of Garry Allighan from the House of Commons. He was found in contempt of the House after lying to a standing committee investigating allegations of a gross breach of parliamentary privilege alleging corruption and drunkeness amongst members of the House in a newspaper article. | |||
26 November 1947 | 47,709/61,684 | 77.34 | |
Labour Party | 24,692 | 51.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,017 | 48.24 | |
Majority | 1,675 | 3.51 | |
Great Yarmouth | |||
18,053/25,926 | 69.63 | ||
Labour Party | 10,079 | 55.83 | |
National Liberal Party | 7,974 | 44.17 | |
Majority | 2,105 | 11.66 | |
Greenock | |||
34,363/50,561 | 67.96 | ||
Labour Party | 16,186 | 47.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,097 | 23.56 | |
Communist Party | 5,900 | 17.17 | |
Liberal Party | 4,180 | 12.16 | |
Majority | 8,089 | 23.54 | |
Greenwich | |||
33,658/48,163 | 69.88 | ||
Labour Party | 22,078 | 65.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,580 | 34.40 | |
Majority | 10,498 | 31.19 | |
Grimsby | |||
47,325/69,378 | 68.21 | ||
Labour Party | 28,484 | 60.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,841 | 39.81 | |
Majority | 9,643 | 20.38 | |
Guildford | |||
66,161/88,393 | 74.85 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,091 | 50.02 | |
Labour Party | 21,789 | 32.93 | |
Liberal Party | 11,281 | 17.05 | |
Majority | 11,302 | 17.08 | |
Hackney Central | |||
22,047/33,638 | 65.54 | ||
Labour Party | 14,810 | 67.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,889 | 22.18 | |
Liberal Party | 2,348 | 10.65 | |
Majority | 9,921 | 45.00 | |
Hackney North | |||
26,654/38,512 | 69.21 | ||
Labour Party | 17,337 | 65.04 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,771 | 21.65 | |
Liberal Party | 3,546 | 13.30 | |
Majority | 11,566 | 43.39 | |
Hackney South | |||
20,224/30,006 | 67.40 | ||
Labour Party | 10,432 | 51.58 | |
National Liberal Party | 4,901 | 24.23 | |
Communist Party | 4,891 | 24.18 | |
Majority | 5,531 | 27.35 | |
Halifax | |||
55,060/71,145 | 77.39 | ||
Labour Party | 25,605 | 46.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,824 | 26.92 | |
Liberal Party | 14,631 | 26.57 | |
Majority | 10,781 | 19.58 | |
Hamilton | |||
27,241/38,934 | 69.97 | ||
Labour Party | 20,015 | 73.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,226 | 26.53 | |
Majority | 12,789 | 46.95 | |
Hammersmith North | |||
29,526/40,444 | 73.00 | ||
Independent Labour | 18,845 | 63.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,516 | 25.46 | |
Labour Party | 3,165 | 10.72 | |
Majority | 11,329 | 38.37 | |
Hammersmith South | |||
21,546/32,779 | 65.73 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 12,502 | 58.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,044 | 41.98 | |
Majority | 3,458 | 16.05 | |
9 January 1949 Death of William Adams. | |||
24 February 1949 | 28,833/47,545 | 60.64 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 15,223 | 52.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,610 | 47.20 | |
Majority | 1,613 | 5.59 | |
Hampstead | |||
37,946/55,446 | 68.44 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,652 | 51.79 | |
Labour Party | 18,294 | 48.21 | |
Majority | 1,358 | 3.58 | |
Hanley | |||
32,228/43,764 | 73.64 | ||
Labour Party | 21,915 | 68.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,313 | 32.00 | |
Majority | 11,602 | 36.00 | |
Harborough | |||
54,953/72,454 | 75.85 | ||
Labour Party | 23,353 | 42.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,149 | 42.13 | |
Liberal Party | 8,451 | 15.38 | |
Majority | 204 | 0.37 | |
Harrow East | |||
59,462/77,017 | 77.21 | ||
Labour Party | 27,613 | 46.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,843 | 35.05 | |
Liberal Party | 7,513 | 12.63 | |
Communist Party | 3,493 | 5.87 | |
Majority | 6,770 | 11.39 | |
Harrow West | |||
57,404/73,174 | 78.45 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,617 | 49.85 | |
Labour Party | 18,961 | 33.03 | |
Liberal Party | 7,364 | 12.83 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 2,462 | 4.29 | |
Majority | 9,656 | 16.82 | |
Harwich | |||
29,519/42,986 | 68.67 | ||
National Liberal Party | 16,452 | 55.73 | |
Labour Party | 13,067 | 44.27 | |
Majority | 3,385 | 11.47 | |
Hastings | |||
27,249/36,181 | 75.31 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,105 | 51.76 | |
Labour Party | 10,580 | 38.83 | |
Independent Progressive Party | 2,564 | 9.41 | |
Majority | 3,525 | 12.94 | |
Sidney Parkman was the nominee of an organisation called the Hastings Independent Progressive Board. | |||
Hemel Hempstead | |||
44,181/62,091 | 71.16 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,536 | 44.22 | |
Labour Party | 14,426 | 32.65 | |
Liberal Party | 10,219 | 23.13 | |
Majority | 5,110 | 11.57 | |
Hemsworth | |||
41,762/51,684 | 80.80 | ||
Labour Party | 33,984 | 81.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,778 | 18.62 | |
Majority | 26,206 | 62.75 | |
15 December 1945 Death of George Griffiths. | |||
21 February 1946 | |||
Labour Party | Unopposed |   | |
Hendon North | |||
38,336/51,196 | 74.88 | ||
Labour Party | 18,251 | 47.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,607 | 35.49 | |
Liberal Party | 6,478 | 16.90 | |
Majority | 4,644 | 12.11 | |
Hendon South | |||
39,123/52,114 | 75.07 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,974 | 43.39 | |
Labour Party | 14,917 | 38.13 | |
Liberal Party | 7,232 | 18.49 | |
Majority | 2,057 | 5.26 | |
Henley | |||
52,461/79,133 | 66.29 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,286 | 42.48 | |
Labour Party | 19,457 | 37.09 | |
Liberal Party | 10,718 | 20.43 | |
Majority | 2,829 | 5.39 | |
Hereford | |||
33,669/48,674 | 69.17 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,439 | 51.80 | |
Labour Party | 8,359 | 24.83 | |
Liberal Party | 7,871 | 23.38 | |
Majority | 9,080 | 26.97 | |
Hertford | |||
45,818/65,070 | 70.41 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,877 | 43.38 | |
Labour Party | 17,349 | 37.87 | |
Liberal Party | 7,587 | 16.56 | |
Independent | 1,005 | 2.19 | |
Majority | 2,528 | 5.52 | |
Heston & Isleworth | |||
53,734/72,344 | 74.28 | ||
Labour Party | 29,192 | 54.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,623 | 42.10 | |
Ind Nat | 1,919 | 3.57 | |
Majority | 6,569 | 12.23 | |
Hexham | |||
28,217/38,368 | 73.54 | ||
Speaker of the House of Commons | 16,431 | 58.23 | |
Labour Party | 11,786 | 41.77 | |
Majority | 4,645 | 16.46 | |
Heywood & Radcliffe | |||
44,310/57,997 | 76.40 | ||
Labour Party | 22,601 | 51.01 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,709 | 48.99 | |
Majority | 892 | 2.01 | |
9 December 1945 Death of John Whittaker. | |||
21 February 1946 | 44,024/58,204 | 75.64 | |
Labour Party | 22,238 | 50.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,786 | 49.49 | |
Majority | 452 | 1.03 | |
High Peak | |||
39,797/51,136 | 77.83 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,113 | 45.51 | |
Labour Party | 15,454 | 38.83 | |
Liberal Party | 6,230 | 15.65 | |
Majority | 2,659 | 6.68 | |
Hitchin | |||
48,727/67,331 | 72.37 | ||
Labour Party | 20,779 | 42.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,433 | 41.93 | |
Liberal Party | 7,515 | 15.42 | |
Majority | 346 | 0.71 | |
Holborn | |||
11,197/16,394 | 68.30 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,061 | 54.13 | |
Labour Party | 5,136 | 45.87 | |
Majority | 925 | 8.26 | |
Holderness | |||
58,382/77,475 | 75.36 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,181 | 43.13 | |
Labour Party | 23,036 | 39.46 | |
Liberal Party | 10,165 | 17.41 | |
Majority | 2,145 | 3.67 | |
Holland with Boston | |||
48,202/66,136 | 72.88 | ||
National Liberal Party | 26,939 | 55.89 | |
Labour Party | 21,263 | 44.11 | |
Majority | 5,676 | 11.78 | |
Honiton | |||
37,238/52,949 | 70.33 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,499 | 65.79 | |
Labour Party | 12,739 | 34.21 | |
Majority | 11,760 | 31.58 | |
Horncastle | |||
26,310/37,479 | 70.20 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,019 | 53.28 | |
Labour Party | 7,052 | 26.80 | |
Liberal Party | 5,239 | 19.91 | |
Majority | 6,967 | 26.48 | |
Hornchurch | |||
47,995/66,529 | 72.14 | ||
Labour Party | 26,856 | 55.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,100 | 31.46 | |
Liberal Party | 5,807 | 12.10 | |
Independent | 232 | 0.48 | |
Majority | 11,756 | 24.49 | |
Violet van der Elst advocated abolishing capital punishment. | |||
Hornsey | |||
46,757/64,104 | 72.94 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,684 | 52.79 | |
Labour Party | 12,015 | 25.70 | |
Communist Party | 10,058 | 21.51 | |
Majority | 12,669 | 27.10 | |
Horsham | |||
39,694/58,395 | 67.97 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,814 | 54.96 | |
Labour Party | 11,664 | 29.38 | |
Liberal Party | 6,216 | 15.66 | |
Majority | 10,150 | 25.57 | |
Houghton-le-Spring | |||
65,594/85,584 | 76.64 | ||
Labour Party | 43,730 | 66.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,864 | 33.33 | |
Majority | 21,866 | 33.34 | |
Howdenshire | |||
38,178/53,679 | 71.12 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,348 | 55.92 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 11,161 | 29.23 | |
Liberal Party | 5,669 | 14.85 | |
Majority | 10,187 | 26.68 | |
20 October 1947 Resignation of Clifford Glossop. | |||
27 November 1947 | 36,461/54,384 | 67.04 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,344 | 64.02 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 9,298 | 25.50 | |
Liberal Party | 3,819 | 10.47 | |
Majority | 14,046 | 38.52 | |
Huddersfield | |||
69,057/88,064 | 78.42 | ||
Labour Party | 33,362 | 48.31 | |
National Liberal Party | 24,496 | 35.47 | |
Liberal Party | 11,199 | 16.22 | |
Majority | 8,866 | 12.84 | |
Huntingdonshire | |||
30,716/46,754 | 65.70 | ||
National Liberal Party | 15,389 | 50.10 | |
Labour Party | 9,458 | 30.79 | |
Liberal Party | 5,869 | 19.11 | |
Majority | 5,931 | 19.31 | |
Hythe | |||
17,291/23,575 | 73.34 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,048 | 46.54 | |
Labour Party | 6,091 | 35.23 | |
Liberal Party | 3,152 | 18.23 | |
Majority | 1,957 | 11.32 | |
Ilford North | |||
43,974/61,619 | 71.36 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 18,833 | 42.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,013 | 36.41 | |
Liberal Party | 9,128 | 20.76 | |
Majority | 2,820 | 6.41 | |
Ilford South | |||
40,294/56,784 | 70.96 | ||
Labour Party | 19,339 | 47.99 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,633 | 36.32 | |
Liberal Party | 6,322 | 15.69 | |
Majority | 4,706 | 11.68 | |
Ilkeston | |||
39,695/49,007 | 81.00 | ||
Labour Party | 26,536 | 66.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,439 | 21.26 | |
Liberal Party | 4,720 | 11.89 | |
Majority | 18,097 | 45.59 | |
Ince | |||
38,577/48,883 | 78.92 | ||
Labour Party | 28,702 | 74.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,875 | 25.60 | |
Majority | 18,827 | 48.80 | |
Inverness | |||
27,945/47,335 | 59.04 | ||
Independent Liberal | 12,090 | 43.26 | |
Labour Party | 9,655 | 34.55 | |
Liberal Party | 6,200 | 22.19 | |
Majority | 2,435 | 8.71 | |
Prior to the General Election the local Liberal Association decided to adopt John MacCormick in preference to Sir Murdoch Macdonald. As a result of this decision a number of people who had supported Macdonald formed a new Liberal Association. Sir Murdoch Macdonald was then adopted as an Independent Liberal pledged to support Winston Churchill. | |||
Ipswich | |||
53,292/66,740 | 79.85 | ||
Labour Party | 26,296 | 49.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,177 | 34.11 | |
Liberal Party | 8,819 | 16.55 | |
Majority | 8,119 | 15.23 | |
Isle of Ely | |||
38,427/56,661 | 67.82 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,592 | 40.58 | |
Labour Party | 13,271 | 34.54 | |
Liberal Party | 9,564 | 24.89 | |
Majority | 2,321 | 6.04 | |
Isle of Thanet | |||
30,830/44,745 | 68.90 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,023 | 48.73 | |
Labour Party | 12,075 | 39.17 | |
Liberal Party | 3,732 | 12.11 | |
Majority | 2,948 | 9.56 | |
Isle of Wight | |||
47,255/62,364 | 75.77 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,036 | 46.63 | |
Labour Party | 19,252 | 40.74 | |
Liberal Party | 5,967 | 12.63 | |
Majority | 2,784 | 5.89 | |
Islington East | |||
28,896/43,660 | 66.18 | ||
Labour Party | 18,936 | 65.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,960 | 34.47 | |
Majority | 8,976 | 31.06 | |
Islington North | |||
34,474/51,322 | 67.17 | ||
Labour Party | 23,234 | 67.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,240 | 32.60 | |
Majority | 11,994 | 34.79 | |
2 February 1950 Elevation of Dr Leslie Haden-Guest to the Peerage - Baron Haden-Guest. | |||
Islington South | |||
17,770/27,759 | 64.02 | ||
Labour Party | 12,893 | 72.55 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,877 | 27.45 | |
Majority | 8,016 | 45.11 | |
Islington West | |||
15,586/25,926 | 60.12 | ||
Labour Party | 11,496 | 73.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,090 | 26.24 | |
Majority | 7,406 | 47.52 | |
16 July 1947 Elevation of Frederick Montague to the Peerage - Baron Amwell. | |||
25 September 1947 | 15,336/29,859 | 51.36 | |
Labour Party | 8,760 | 57.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,084 | 26.63 | |
Liberal Party | 2,459 | 16.03 | |
Independent | 33 | 0.22 | |
Majority | 4,676 | 30.49 | |
L Wildman announced shortly after nominations closed that was retiring from the election due to business pressures. However, he did make an eve-of-poll appearance and issued a leaflet complaining about the quality of beer. | |||
Jarrow | |||
34,305/45,135 | 76.01 | ||
Labour Party | 22,656 | 66.04 | |
National Liberal Party | 11,649 | 33.96 | |
Majority | 11,007 | 32.09 | |
6 February 1947 Death of Rt Hon Ellen Wilkinson. | |||
7 May 1947 | 34,886/47,538 | 73.39 | |
Labour Party | 20,694 | 59.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,078 | 37.49 | |
Independent Labour | 1,114 | 3.19 | |
Majority | 7,616 | 21.83 | |
Keighley | |||
42,203/51,345 | 82.19 | ||
Labour Party | 22,222 | 52.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,865 | 25.74 | |
Liberal Party | 9,116 | 21.60 | |
Majority | 11,357 | 26.91 | |
Kennington | |||
18,381/29,529 | 62.25 | ||
Labour Party | 12,910 | 70.24 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,471 | 29.76 | |
Majority | 7,439 | 40.47 | |
Kensington North | |||
29,749/42,365 | 70.22 | ||
Labour Party | 16,838 | 56.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,699 | 35.96 | |
Liberal Party | 2,212 | 7.44 | |
Majority | 6,139 | 20.64 | |
Kensington South | |||
31,766/46,797 | 67.88 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,166 | 69.78 | |
Labour Party | 6,014 | 18.93 | |
Liberal Party | 3,586 | 11.29 | |
Majority | 16,152 | 50.85 | |
19 September 1945 Elevation of Sir William Davison to the Peerage - Baron Broughshane. | |||
20 November 1945 | 19,405/52,750 | 36.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,846 | 81.66 | |
Liberal Party | 3,559 | 18.34 | |
Majority | 12,287 | 63.32 | |
Kettering | |||
55,673/74,091 | 75.14 | ||
Labour Party | 29,868 | 53.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,424 | 42.07 | |
Christian Pacifist | 2,381 | 4.28 | |
Majority | 6,444 | 11.57 | |
Kidderminster | |||
61,668/87,253 | 70.68 | ||
Labour Party | 34,421 | 55.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,247 | 44.18 | |
Majority | 7,174 | 11.63 | |
Kilmarnock | |||
40,137/52,721 | 76.13 | ||
Labour Party | 23,837 | 59.39 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,300 | 40.61 | |
Majority | 7,537 | 18.78 | |
2 October 1946 Resignation of Clarice Shaw. | |||
5 December 1946 | 37,627/55,022 | 68.39 | |
Labour Party | 22,456 | 59.68 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,239 | 32.53 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,932 | 7.79 | |
Majority | 10,217 | 27.15 | |
Kincardine & Western Aberdeenshire | |||
21,222/30,901 | 68.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,932 | 51.51 | |
Liberal Party | 10,290 | 48.49 | |
Majority | 642 | 3.03 | |
King's Lynn | |||
37,370/52,468 | 71.22 | ||
Labour Party | 18,202 | 48.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,928 | 39.95 | |
Liberal Party | 3,796 | 10.16 | |
Liberty | 444 | 1.19 | |
Majority | 3,274 | 8.76 | |
Kingston-upon-Hull Central | |||
14,954/20,482 | 73.01 | ||
Labour Party | 8,786 | 58.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,106 | 27.46 | |
Liberal Party | 2,062 | 13.79 | |
Majority | 4,680 | 31.30 | |
5 July 1945 Polling was delayed due to the death after nomination of Walter Windsor, the Labour Party candidate. | |||
Kingston-upon-Hull East | |||
30,261/40,024 | 75.61 | ||
Labour Party | 19,443 | 64.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,439 | 24.58 | |
Liberal Party | 3,379 | 11.17 | |
Majority | 12,004 | 39.67 | |
Kingston-upon-Hull North West | |||
28,629/37,247 | 76.86 | ||
Labour Party | 13,944 | 48.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,450 | 36.50 | |
Liberal Party | 4,235 | 14.79 | |
Majority | 3,494 | 12.20 | |
Kingston-upon-Hull South West | |||
31,545/42,320 | 74.54 | ||
Labour Party | 18,606 | 58.98 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,294 | 32.63 | |
Liberal Party | 2,645 | 8.38 | |
Majority | 8,312 | 26.35 | |
Kingston-upon-Thames | |||
65,601/88,692 | 73.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,085 | 56.53 | |
Labour Party | 28,516 | 43.47 | |
Majority | 8,569 | 13.06 | |
Kingswinford | |||
49,604/67,293 | 73.71 | ||
Labour Party | 34,307 | 69.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,297 | 30.84 | |
Majority | 19,010 | 38.32 | |
Kinross & Western Perthshire | |||
24,318/36,096 | 67.37 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,536 | 68.00 | |
Labour Party | 7,782 | 32.00 | |
Majority | 8,754 | 36.00 | |
Kirkcaldy District of Burghs | |||
34,209/44,883 | 76.22 | ||
Labour Party | 15,401 | 45.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,099 | 29.52 | |
Scottish National Party | 5,811 | 16.99 | |
Communist Party | 2,898 | 8.47 | |
Majority | 5,302 | 15.50 | |
Knutsford | |||
58,803/76,223 | 77.15 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,056 | 56.21 | |
Labour Party | 14,416 | 24.52 | |
Liberal Party | 10,703 | 18.20 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 628 | 1.07 | |
Majority | 18,640 | 31.70 | |
Lambeth North | |||
13,031/20,233 | 64.40 | ||
Labour Party | 8,677 | 66.59 | |
National Liberal Party | 2,624 | 20.14 | |
Liberal Party | 1,730 | 13.28 | |
Majority | 6,053 | 46.45 | |
Lanark | |||
33,684/45,026 | 74.81 | ||
Labour Party | 17,784 | 52.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,900 | 47.20 | |
Majority | 1,884 | 5.59 | |
Lancaster | |||
54,814/74,111 | 73.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,090 | 49.42 | |
Labour Party | 19,367 | 35.33 | |
Liberal Party | 8,357 | 15.25 | |
Majority | 7,723 | 14.09 | |
Leeds Central | |||
23,398/36,830 | 63.53 | ||
Labour Party | 13,370 | 57.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,011 | 34.24 | |
Liberal Party | 2,017 | 8.62 | |
Majority | 5,359 | 22.90 | |
Leeds North | |||
54,392/75,625 | 71.92 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,848 | 42.01 | |
Labour Party | 22,720 | 41.77 | |
Liberal Party | 8,824 | 16.22 | |
Majority | 128 | 0.24 | |
Leeds North East | |||
54,373/75,886 | 71.65 | ||
Labour Party | 28,870 | 53.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,406 | 37.53 | |
Liberal Party | 5,097 | 9.37 | |
Majority | 8,464 | 15.57 | |
Leeds South | |||
29,329/38,970 | 75.26 | ||
Labour Party | 17,899 | 61.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,497 | 25.56 | |
Liberal Party | 3,933 | 13.41 | |
Majority | 10,402 | 35.47 | |
Leeds South East | |||
28,347/39,668 | 71.46 | ||
Labour Party | 20,363 | 71.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,518 | 15.94 | |
Liberal Party | 3,466 | 12.23 | |
Majority | 15,845 | 55.90 | |
Leeds West | |||
45,058/59,940 | 75.17 | ||
Labour Party | 26,593 | 59.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,457 | 27.65 | |
Liberal Party | 6,008 | 13.33 | |
Majority | 14,136 | 31.37 | |
30 May 1949 Death of Thomas Stamford. | |||
21 July 1949 | 39,761/61,112 | 65.06 | |
Labour Party | 21,935 | 55.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,826 | 44.83 | |
Majority | 4,109 | 10.33 | |
Leek | |||
48,471/63,163 | 76.74 | ||
Labour Party | 32,567 | 67.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,904 | 32.81 | |
Majority | 16,663 | 34.38 | |
Leicester East | |||
49,902/65,740 | 75.91 | ||
Labour Party | 28,414 | 56.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,182 | 30.42 | |
Liberal Party | 6,306 | 12.64 | |
Majority | 13,232 | 26.52 | |
Leicester South | |||
43,423/57,608 | 75.38 | ||
Labour Party | 19,541 | 45.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,373 | 42.31 | |
Liberal Party | 5,509 | 12.69 | |
Majority | 1,168 | 2.69 | |
Leicester West | |||
38,550/50,312 | 76.62 | ||
Labour Party | 20,563 | 53.34 | |
Nationalist | 13,348 | 34.63 | |
Liberal Party | 4,639 | 12.03 | |
Majority | 7,215 | 18.72 | |
Leigh | |||
46,536/57,476 | 80.97 | ||
Labour Party | 32,447 | 69.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,089 | 30.28 | |
Majority | 18,358 | 39.45 | |
Leith | |||
32,180/46,581 | 69.08 | ||
Labour Party | 19,571 | 60.82 | |
National Liberal Party | 10,116 | 31.44 | |
Independent | 2,493 | 7.75 | |
Majority | 9,455 | 29.38 | |
John Cormack was the founder of the Protestant Action Party which he had formed in Edinburgh during 1932. | |||
Leominster | |||
27,810/37,389 | 74.38 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,224 | 51.15 | |
Liberal Party | 13,586 | 48.85 | |
Majority | 638 | 2.29 | |
Lewes | |||
51,055/71,144 | 71.76 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,170 | 51.26 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 18,511 | 36.26 | |
Liberal Party | 6,374 | 12.48 | |
Majority | 7,659 | 15.00 | |
Lewisham East | |||
60,434/79,318 | 76.19 | ||
Labour Party | 37,361 | 61.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,142 | 36.64 | |
Independent | 931 | 1.54 | |
Majority | 15,219 | 25.18 | |
Lewisham West | |||
37,500/50,918 | 73.65 | ||
Labour Party | 20,008 | 53.35 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,492 | 46.65 | |
Majority | 2,516 | 6.71 | |
Leyton East | |||
19,850/29,093 | 68.23 | ||
Labour Party | 13,048 | 65.73 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,802 | 34.27 | |
Majority | 6,246 | 31.47 | |
Leyton West | |||
29,451/40,503 | 72.71 | ||
Labour Party | 17,236 | 58.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,507 | 28.89 | |
Liberal Party | 3,708 | 12.59 | |
Majority | 8,729 | 29.64 | |
Lichfield | |||
77,574/108,471 | 71.52 | ||
Labour Party | 42,806 | 55.18 | |
Nationalist | 26,235 | 33.82 | |
Liberal Party | 8,533 | 11.00 | |
Majority | 16,571 | 21.36 | |
Limehouse | |||
10,016/16,367 | 61.20 | ||
Labour Party | 8,398 | 83.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,618 | 16.15 | |
Majority | 6,780 | 67.69 | |
Lincoln | |||
34,091/42,457 | 80.30 | ||
Labour Party | 14,052 | 41.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,414 | 30.55 | |
Liberal Party | 9,625 | 28.23 | |
Majority | 3,638 | 10.67 | |
Linlithgowshire | |||
38,633/52,752 | 73.24 | ||
Labour Party | 24,762 | 64.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,871 | 35.90 | |
Majority | 10,891 | 28.19 | |
Liverpool East Toxteth | |||
36,807/52,484 | 70.13 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,145 | 49.30 | |
Labour Party | 12,376 | 33.62 | |
Liberal Party | 6,286 | 17.08 | |
Majority | 5,769 | 15.67 | |
Liverpool Edge Hill | |||
20,261/30,661 | 66.08 | ||
Labour Party | 13,150 | 64.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,111 | 35.10 | |
Majority | 6,039 | 29.81 | |
3 June 1947 Death of Dr Richard Clitherow. | |||
11 September 1947 | 20,813/33,210 | 62.67 | |
Labour Party | 10,827 | 52.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,874 | 42.64 | |
Liberal Party | 910 | 4.37 | |
Independent Labour Party | 154 | 0.74 | |
Independent | 48 | 0.23 | |
Majority | 1,953 | 9.38 | |
Liverpool Everton | |||
13,894/22,084 | 62.91 | ||
Labour Party | 9,088 | 65.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,806 | 34.59 | |
Majority | 4,282 | 30.82 | |
Liverpool Exchange | |||
16,323/26,794 | 60.92 | ||
Labour Party | 8,494 | 52.04 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,829 | 47.96 | |
Majority | 665 | 4.07 | |
Liverpool Fairfield | |||
31,619/48,033 | 65.83 | ||
Labour Party | 14,475 | 45.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,328 | 42.15 | |
Liberal Party | 3,816 | 12.07 | |
Majority | 1,147 | 3.63 | |
Liverpool Kirkdale | |||
19,655/30,630 | 64.17 | ||
Labour Party | 10,640 | 54.13 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,414 | 32.63 | |
Liverpool Protestant Party | 2,601 | 13.23 | |
Majority | 4,226 | 21.50 | |
Liverpool Scotland | |||
Labour Party | Unopposed |   | |
Liverpool Walton | |||
42,162/60,776 | 69.37 | ||
Labour Party | 18,385 | 43.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,749 | 37.35 | |
Liberal Party | 8,028 | 19.04 | |
Majority | 2,636 | 6.25 | |
Liverpool Wavertree | |||
52,782/72,250 | 73.05 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,470 | 48.26 | |
Labour Party | 20,249 | 38.36 | |
Liberal Party | 7,063 | 13.38 | |
Majority | 5,221 | 9.89 | |
Liverpool West Derby | |||
40,168/59,460 | 67.55 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,798 | 54.27 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 18,370 | 45.73 | |
Majority | 3,428 | 8.53 | |
Liverpool West Toxteth | |||
24,746/36,104 | 68.54 | ||
Labour Party | 14,780 | 59.73 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,966 | 40.27 | |
Majority | 4,814 | 19.45 | |
Llandaff & Barry | |||
70,946/96,106 | 73.82 | ||
Labour Party | 33,706 | 47.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,108 | 38.21 | |
Liberal Party | 10,132 | 14.28 | |
Majority | 6,598 | 9.30 | |
Llanelly | |||
54,911/73,385 | 74.83 | ||
Labour Party | 44,514 | 81.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,397 | 18.93 | |
Majority | 34,117 | 62.13 | |
London University | |||
15,087/23,948 | 63.00 | ||
Nat Ind | 7,618 | 50.49 | |
Independent Progressive Party | 7,469 | 49.51 | |
Majority | 149 | 0.99 | |
Londonderry | |||
79,246/89,979 | 88.07 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 40,214 | 50.75 | |
Nationalist | 37,561 | 47.40 | |
Labour Party | 1,471 | 1.86 | |
Majority | 2,653 | 3.35 | |
Lonsdale | |||
32,007/41,466 | 77.19 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,571 | 58.02 | |
Labour Party | 13,436 | 41.98 | |
Majority | 5,135 | 16.04 | |
Loughborough | |||
39,674/53,086 | 74.74 | ||
Labour Party | 21,152 | 53.31 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,401 | 31.26 | |
Liberal Party | 6,121 | 15.43 | |
Majority | 8,751 | 22.06 | |
Louth | |||
35,373/49,184 | 71.92 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,336 | 46.18 | |
Labour Party | 11,628 | 32.87 | |
Liberal Party | 7,176 | 20.29 | |
Independent | 233 | 0.66 | |
Majority | 4,708 | 13.31 | |
Lowestoft | |||
30,300/44,764 | 67.69 | ||
Labour Party | 12,759 | 42.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,996 | 36.29 | |
Liberal Party | 6,545 | 21.60 | |
Majority | 1,763 | 5.82 | |
Ludlow | |||
25,582/35,990 | 71.08 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,928 | 54.44 | |
Labour Party | 6,358 | 24.85 | |
Liberal Party | 4,307 | 16.84 | |
Agriculturalist | 989 | 3.87 | |
Majority | 7,570 | 29.59 | |
Luton | |||
71,249/95,227 | 74.82 | ||
Labour Party | 39,335 | 55.21 | |
National Liberal Party | 31,914 | 44.79 | |
Majority | 7,421 | 10.42 | |
Macclesfield | |||
51,639/64,448 | 80.13 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,495 | 45.50 | |
Labour Party | 20,442 | 39.59 | |
Liberal Party | 7,702 | 14.92 | |
Majority | 3,053 | 5.91 | |
Maidstone | |||
40,031/56,347 | 71.04 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,320 | 53.26 | |
Labour Party | 18,295 | 45.70 | |
Democratic Party | 416 | 1.04 | |
Majority | 3,025 | 7.56 | |
Maldon | |||
37,233/49,978 | 74.50 | ||
Labour Party | 22,480 | 60.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,753 | 39.62 | |
Majority | 7,727 | 20.75 | |
Manchester Ardwick | |||
22,453/32,899 | 68.25 | ||
Labour Party | 14,360 | 63.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,093 | 36.04 | |
Majority | 6,267 | 27.91 | |
22 January 1950 Elevation of Joseph Henderson to the Peerage - Baron Henderson of Ardwick. | |||
Manchester Blackley | |||
43,788/58,437 | 74.93 | ||
Labour Party | 19,561 | 44.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,747 | 33.68 | |
Liberal Party | 9,480 | 21.65 | |
Majority | 4,814 | 10.99 | |
Manchester Clayton | |||
32,284/46,394 | 69.59 | ||
Labour Party | 22,401 | 69.39 | |
National Liberal Party | 9,883 | 30.61 | |
Majority | 12,518 | 38.77 | |
Manchester Exchange | |||
20,135/28,697 | 70.16 | ||
Labour Party | 11,067 | 54.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,050 | 35.01 | |
Liberal Party | 2,018 | 10.02 | |
Majority | 4,017 | 19.95 | |
Manchester Gorton | |||
34,894/46,220 | 75.50 | ||
Labour Party | 24,095 | 69.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,799 | 30.95 | |
Majority | 13,296 | 38.10 | |
Manchester Hulme | |||
21,634/33,438 | 64.70 | ||
Labour Party | 12,034 | 55.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,600 | 44.37 | |
Majority | 2,434 | 11.25 | |
Manchester Moss Side | |||
20,595/34,768 | 59.24 | ||
Labour Party | 10,201 | 49.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,423 | 36.04 | |
Liberal Party | 2,525 | 12.26 | |
Independent | 446 | 2.17 | |
Majority | 2,778 | 13.49 | |
A Edwards was the founder and nominee of the Moss Side Tenants' Protection Society. | |||
Manchester Platting | |||
25,689/35,403 | 72.56 | ||
Labour Party | 16,427 | 63.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,262 | 36.05 | |
Majority | 7,165 | 27.89 | |
Manchester Rusholme | |||
35,479/47,562 | 74.60 | ||
Labour Party | 15,408 | 43.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,398 | 43.40 | |
Liberal Party | 4,673 | 13.17 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.03 | |
June 1949 Hugh Hutchinson joins the Labour Independent Group. | |||
Manchester Withington | |||
66,622/89,806 | 74.18 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,881 | 46.35 | |
Labour Party | 22,634 | 33.97 | |
Liberal Party | 13,107 | 19.67 | |
Majority | 8,247 | 12.38 | |
Mansfield | |||
57,415/75,768 | 75.78 | ||
Labour Party | 43,113 | 75.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,302 | 24.91 | |
Majority | 28,811 | 50.18 | |
Melton | |||
51,661/67,440 | 76.60 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,772 | 46.02 | |
Labour Party | 18,379 | 35.58 | |
Liberal Party | 9,510 | 18.41 | |
Majority | 5,393 | 10.44 | |
Merionethshire | |||
23,700/28,845 | 82.16 | ||
Liberal Party | 8,495 | 35.84 | |
Labour Party | 8,383 | 35.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,374 | 18.46 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,448 | 10.33 | |
Majority | 112 | 0.47 | |
Merthyr | |||
30,572/44,540 | 68.64 | ||
Labour Party | 24,879 | 81.38 | |
Independent Labour | 5,693 | 18.62 | |
Majority | 19,186 | 62.76 | |
Mid Bedfordshire | |||
37,668/51,545 | 73.08 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,954 | 37.04 | |
Labour Party | 12,073 | 32.05 | |
Liberal Party | 11,641 | 30.90 | |
Majority | 1,881 | 4.99 | |
Middlesbrough East | |||
26,779/34,922 | 76.68 | ||
Labour Party | 17,427 | 65.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,352 | 34.92 | |
Majority | 8,075 | 30.15 | |
16 May 1948 Alfred Edwards was expelled from the Labour Party. | |||
August 1949 Alfred Edwards joins the Conservative Party. | |||
Middlesbrough West | |||
37,529/48,595 | 77.23 | ||
Labour Party | 20,071 | 53.48 | |
Liberal Party | 17,458 | 46.52 | |
Majority | 2,613 | 6.96 | |
Middleton & Prestwich | |||
52,607/69,786 | 75.38 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,699 | 50.75 | |
Labour Party | 25,908 | 49.25 | |
Majority | 791 | 1.50 | |
Mile End | |||
10,658/16,177 | 65.88 | ||
Communist Party | 5,075 | 47.62 | |
Labour Party | 3,861 | 36.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,722 | 16.16 | |
Majority | 1,214 | 11.39 | |
Mitcham | |||
46,652/63,545 | 73.42 | ||
Labour Party | 26,910 | 57.68 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,742 | 42.32 | |
Majority | 7,168 | 15.36 | |
Monmouth | |||
42,738/59,359 | 72.00 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,195 | 51.93 | |
Labour Party | 20,543 | 48.07 | |
Majority | 1,652 | 3.87 | |
17 July 1945 Death of Leslie Pym. | |||
30 October 1945 | 40,045/60,013 | 66.73 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,092 | 52.67 | |
Labour Party | 18,953 | 47.33 | |
Majority | 2,139 | 5.34 | |
Montgomeryshire | |||
24,913/32,190 | 77.39 | ||
Liberal Party | 14,018 | 56.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,895 | 43.73 | |
Majority | 3,123 | 12.54 | |
2 August 1945 Clement Davies appointed leader of the Liberal Party. | |||
Montrose District of Burghs | |||
23,977/33,162 | 72.30 | ||
National Liberal Party | 13,966 | 58.25 | |
Labour Party | 10,011 | 41.75 | |
Majority | 3,955 | 16.49 | |
Moray & Nairnshire | |||
20,802/33,639 | 61.84 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,809 | 61.58 | |
Labour Party | 7,993 | 38.42 | |
Majority | 4,816 | 23.15 | |
Morpeth | |||
52,600/66,264 | 79.38 | ||
Labour Party | 38,521 | 73.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,079 | 26.77 | |
Majority | 24,442 | 46.47 | |
Mossley | |||
57,686/75,697 | 76.21 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 27,435 | 47.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,452 | 31.99 | |
Liberal Party | 7,128 | 12.36 | |
Nat Ind | 4,671 | 8.10 | |
Majority | 8,983 | 15.57 | |
Motherwell | |||
30,050/41,258 | 72.83 | ||
Labour Party | 15,831 | 52.68 | |
Scottish National Party | 8,022 | 26.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,197 | 20.62 | |
Majority | 7,809 | 25.99 | |
Neath | |||
50,082/67,164 | 74.57 | ||
Labour Party | 37,957 | 75.79 | |
Nationalist | 8,466 | 16.90 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,659 | 7.31 | |
Majority | 29,491 | 58.89 | |
Nelson & Colne | |||
43,094/52,830 | 81.57 | ||
Labour Party | 25,610 | 59.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,484 | 40.57 | |
Majority | 8,126 | 18.86 | |
New Forest & Christchurch | |||
62,665/87,904 | 71.29 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,888 | 50.89 | |
Labour Party | 22,478 | 35.87 | |
Independent Liberal | 8,299 | 13.24 | |
Majority | 9,410 | 15.02 | |
Newark | |||
41,203/56,447 | 72.99 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,580 | 45.09 | |
Labour Party | 17,448 | 42.35 | |
Liberal Party | 5,175 | 12.56 | |
Majority | 1,132 | 2.75 | |
Newbury | |||
46,693/71,443 | 65.36 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,463 | 52.39 | |
Labour Party | 15,754 | 33.74 | |
Liberal Party | 6,052 | 12.96 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 424 | 0.91 | |
Majority | 8,709 | 18.65 | |
Newcastle upon Tyne Central | |||
17,163/24,031 | 71.42 | ||
Labour Party | 10,627 | 61.92 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,536 | 38.08 | |
Majority | 4,091 | 23.84 | |
Newcastle upon Tyne East | |||
37,890/51,977 | 72.90 | ||
Labour Party | 26,116 | 68.93 | |
National Liberal Party | 11,774 | 31.07 | |
Majority | 14,342 | 37.85 | |
Newcastle upon Tyne North | |||
34,325/47,047 | 72.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,381 | 50.64 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 10,228 | 29.80 | |
Liberal Party | 5,812 | 16.93 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 904 | 2.63 | |
Majority | 7,153 | 20.84 | |
Newcastle upon Tyne West | |||
48,115/66,224 | 72.65 | ||
Labour Party | 28,149 | 58.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,966 | 41.50 | |
Majority | 8,183 | 17.01 | |
Newcastle-under-Lyme | |||
39,121/50,741 | 77.10 | ||
Labour Party | 25,903 | 66.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,380 | 21.42 | |
Liberal Party | 4,838 | 12.37 | |
Majority | 17,523 | 44.79 | |
Newport | |||
43,961/60,378 | 72.81 | ||
Labour Party | 23,845 | 54.24 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,754 | 33.56 | |
Liberal Party | 5,362 | 12.20 | |
Majority | 9,091 | 20.68 | |
Newton | |||
40,662/53,393 | 76.16 | ||
Labour Party | 25,197 | 61.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,465 | 38.03 | |
Majority | 9,732 | 23.93 | |
Normanton | |||
33,497/41,945 | 79.86 | ||
Labour Party | 28,238 | 84.30 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,259 | 15.70 | |
Majority | 22,979 | 68.60 | |
11 October 1946 Resignation of Tom Smith on appointment as Labour Director of the North-Eastern Divisional Coal Board. | |||
11 February 1947 | 23,922/43,797 | 54.62 | |
Labour Party | 19,085 | 79.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,258 | 17.80 | |
Independent | 579 | 2.42 | |
Majority | 14,827 | 61.98 | |
North Eastern Derbyshire | |||
54,584/69,091 | 79.00 | ||
Labour Party | 35,795 | 65.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,789 | 34.42 | |
Majority | 17,006 | 31.16 | |
Northampton | |||
49,114/65,134 | 75.40 | ||
Labour Party | 27,681 | 56.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,684 | 42.11 | |
Independent Labour | 749 | 1.53 | |
Majority | 6,997 | 14.25 | |
Northern Cornwall | |||
35,633/49,033 | 72.67 | ||
Liberal Party | 18,836 | 52.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,171 | 45.38 | |
Independent Labour | 626 | 1.76 | |
Majority | 2,665 | 7.48 | |
1946 Tom Horabin resigns the Liberal whip. | |||
November 1947 Tom Horabin takes the Labour whip. | |||
Northern Cumberland | |||
23,908/31,631 | 75.58 | ||
Liberal Party | 12,053 | 50.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,855 | 49.59 | |
Majority | 198 | 0.83 | |
Northern Dorset | |||
26,923/35,879 | 75.04 | ||
Liberal Party | 14,444 | 53.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,479 | 46.35 | |
Majority | 1,965 | 7.30 | |
Northern Lanarkshire | |||
50,740/69,190 | 73.33 | ||
Labour Party | 30,251 | 59.62 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,489 | 40.38 | |
Majority | 9,762 | 19.24 | |
Northern Midlothian | |||
51,790/73,831 | 70.15 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,834 | 47.95 | |
Labour Party | 23,657 | 45.68 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 3,299 | 6.37 | |
Majority | 1,177 | 2.27 | |
Northern Norfolk | |||
30,260/42,657 | 70.94 | ||
Labour Party | 17,753 | 58.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,507 | 41.33 | |
Majority | 5,246 | 17.34 | |
Northwich | |||
48,841/62,541 | 78.09 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,198 | 41.35 | |
Labour Party | 20,183 | 41.32 | |
Liberal Party | 8,460 | 17.32 | |
Majority | 15 | 0.03 | |
Norwich | |||
58,466/79,880 | 73.19 | ||
Labour Party | 31,553 | 53.97 | |
Labour Party | 31,229 | 53.41 | |
National Liberal Party | 25,945 | 44.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,225 | 41.43 | |
Majority | 5,284 | 9.04 | |
Norwood | |||
35,255/49,445 | 71.30 | ||
Labour Party | 16,667 | 47.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,644 | 41.54 | |
Liberal Party | 3,944 | 11.19 | |
Majority | 2,023 | 5.74 | |
Nottingham Central | |||
28,272/38,270 | 73.88 | ||
Labour Party | 13,681 | 48.39 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,947 | 38.72 | |
Liberal Party | 3,644 | 12.89 | |
Majority | 2,734 | 9.67 | |
Nottingham East | |||
30,032/41,734 | 71.96 | ||
Labour Party | 12,075 | 40.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,227 | 37.38 | |
Liberal Party | 5,658 | 18.84 | |
Independent | 1,072 | 3.57 | |
Majority | 848 | 2.82 | |
Nottingham South | |||
30,354/39,989 | 75.91 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 15,316 | 50.46 | |
Nationalist | 10,766 | 35.47 | |
Liberal Party | 4,272 | 14.07 | |
Majority | 4,550 | 14.99 | |
Nottingham West | |||
41,782/54,755 | 76.31 | ||
Labour Party | 24,887 | 59.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,711 | 23.24 | |
Liberal Party | 7,184 | 17.19 | |
Majority | 15,176 | 36.32 | |
Nuneaton | |||
52,308/66,698 | 78.43 | ||
Labour Party | 30,587 | 58.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,267 | 23.45 | |
Liberal Party | 8,986 | 17.18 | |
Independent Progressive Party | 468 | 0.89 | |
Majority | 18,320 | 35.02 | |
Ogmore | |||
42,806/56,644 | 75.57 | ||
Labour Party | 32,715 | 76.43 | |
Nationalist | 7,712 | 18.02 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,379 | 5.56 | |
Majority | 25,003 | 58.41 | |
26 February 1946 Resignation of Edward Williams on appointment as the United Kingdom High Commissioner in Australia. | |||
4 June 1946 | 19,317/57,401 | 33.65 | |
Labour Party | 13,632 | 70.57 | |
Plaid Cymru | 5,685 | 29.43 | |
Majority | 7,947 | 41.14 | |
Oldham | |||
67,885/89,005 | 76.27 | ||
Labour Party | 31,704 | 46.70 | |
Labour Party | 31,327 | 46.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,911 | 39.64 | |
National Liberal Party | 24,199 | 35.65 | |
Liberal Party | 10,365 | 15.27 | |
Liberal Party | 8,264 | 12.17 | |
Majority | 4,416 | 6.51 | |
Orkney & Shetland | |||
17,487/31,493 | 55.53 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,304 | 36.05 | |
Liberal Party | 5,975 | 34.17 | |
Labour Party | 5,208 | 29.78 | |
Majority | 329 | 1.88 | |
Ormskirk | |||
65,078/93,874 | 69.32 | ||
Labour Party | 30,126 | 46.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,104 | 35.50 | |
Nat Ind | 11,848 | 18.21 | |
Majority | 7,022 | 10.79 | |
Orpington | |||
41,902/57,625 | 72.71 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,388 | 48.66 | |
Labour Party | 15,846 | 37.82 | |
Liberal Party | 5,140 | 12.27 | |
Independent | 528 | 1.26 | |
Majority | 4,542 | 10.84 | |
Oswestry | |||
34,908/48,719 | 71.65 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,082 | 54.66 | |
Labour Party | 10,777 | 30.87 | |
Liberal Party | 5,049 | 14.46 | |
Majority | 8,305 | 23.79 | |
Oxford | |||
31,625/45,775 | 69.09 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,314 | 45.26 | |
Labour Party | 11,451 | 36.21 | |
Liberal Party | 5,860 | 18.53 | |
Majority | 2,863 | 9.05 | |
Oxford University | |||
15,321/28,865 | 53.08 | ||
Independent | 6,771 | 44.19 | |
Independent | 5,136 | 33.52 | |
Labour Party | 3,414 | 22.28 | |
Paddington North | |||
27,203/38,339 | 70.95 | ||
Labour Party | 16,638 | 61.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,093 | 37.10 | |
Socialist Party of Great Britain | 472 | 1.74 | |
Majority | 6,545 | 24.06 | |
22 October 1946 Resignation of Sir Noel Mason-MacFarlane on grounds of ill health. | |||
20 November 1946 | 23,533/43,678 | 53.88 | |
Labour Party | 13,082 | 55.59 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,165 | 43.19 | |
Socialist Party of Great Britain | 286 | 1.22 | |
Majority | 2,917 | 12.40 | |
Paddington South | |||
22,732/35,431 | 64.16 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,131 | 57.76 | |
Labour Party | 9,601 | 42.24 | |
Majority | 3,530 | 15.53 | |
Paisley | |||
45,279/61,286 | 73.88 | ||
Labour Party | 25,156 | 55.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,826 | 32.74 | |
Liberal Party | 4,532 | 10.01 | |
Independent | 765 | 1.69 | |
Majority | 10,330 | 22.81 | |
14 December 1947 Succession of Viscount Corvedale to the Peerage - 2nd Earl Baldwin. | |||
18 February 1948 | 47,881/63,008 | 75.99 | |
Labour Party | 27,213 | 56.83 | |
Nationalist | 20,668 | 43.17 | |
Majority | 6,545 | 13.67 | |
Douglas Johnston was Solicitor-General for Scotland. | |||
John MacCormick was firstly adopted by the local Liberal Association but subsequently an agreement was reached with the Conservative Association and he sought election as a "National" candidate. | |||
Peckham | |||
18,831/28,822 | 65.34 | ||
Labour Party | 12,935 | 68.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,896 | 31.31 | |
Majority | 7,039 | 37.38 | |
Peebles & Southern Midlothian | |||
27,895/37,931 | 73.54 | ||
Labour Party | 15,546 | 55.73 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,050 | 32.44 | |
Liberal Party | 3,299 | 11.83 | |
Majority | 6,496 | 23.29 | |
Pembrokeshire | |||
45,826/63,388 | 72.29 | ||
Liberal Party | 22,997 | 50.18 | |
Labour Party | 22,829 | 49.82 | |
Majority | 168 | 0.37 | |
Gwilym Lloyd George had accepted office in the National Government and supported Churchill. He had the support of the local Conservative Association. | |||
Penistone | |||
61,049/81,268 | 75.12 | ||
Labour Party | 40,180 | 65.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,869 | 34.18 | |
Majority | 19,311 | 31.63 | |
Penrith & Cockermouth | |||
24,331/30,676 | 79.32 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,198 | 37.80 | |
Liberal Party | 6,579 | 27.04 | |
Labour Party | 6,350 | 26.10 | |
Nat Ind | 2,204 | 9.06 | |
Majority | 2,619 | 10.76 | |
Penryn & Falmouth | |||
41,048/56,214 | 73.02 | ||
Labour Party | 17,962 | 43.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,169 | 36.95 | |
Liberal Party | 7,917 | 19.29 | |
Majority | 2,793 | 6.80 | |
Perth | |||
35,648/54,558 | 65.34 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,484 | 63.07 | |
Labour Party | 11,617 | 32.59 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,547 | 4.34 | |
Majority | 10,867 | 30.48 | |
Peterborough | |||
43,541/59,763 | 72.86 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 22,056 | 50.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,485 | 49.34 | |
Majority | 571 | 1.31 | |
Petersfield | |||
35,707/55,423 | 64.43 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,838 | 58.36 | |
Liberal Party | 8,269 | 23.16 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 6,600 | 18.48 | |
Majority | 12,569 | 35.20 | |
Plymouth Devonport | |||
24,777/34,845 | 71.11 | ||
Labour Party | 13,395 | 54.06 | |
Nationalist | 11,382 | 45.94 | |
Majority | 2,013 | 8.12 | |
Plymouth Drake | |||
29,622/41,380 | 71.59 | ||
Labour Party | 15,070 | 50.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,871 | 43.45 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 1,681 | 5.67 | |
Majority | 2,199 | 7.42 | |
Plymouth Sutton | |||
29,850/41,493 | 71.94 | ||
Labour Party | 15,417 | 51.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,738 | 35.97 | |
Liberal Party | 3,695 | 12.38 | |
Majority | 4,679 | 15.68 | |
Pontefract | |||
40,738/54,537 | 74.70 | ||
Labour Party | 24,690 | 60.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,048 | 39.39 | |
Majority | 8,642 | 21.21 | |
Pontypool | |||
35,527/46,122 | 77.03 | ||
Labour Party | 27,455 | 77.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,072 | 22.72 | |
Majority | 19,383 | 54.56 | |
25 April 1946 Death of Arthur Jenkins. | |||
23 July 1946 | |||
Labour Party | Unopposed |   | |
Pontypridd | |||
40,547/53,598 | 75.65 | ||
Labour Party | 27,823 | 68.62 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,260 | 17.91 | |
Liberal Party | 5,464 | 13.48 | |
Majority | 20,563 | 50.71 | |
Poplar South | |||
13,023/19,667 | 66.22 | ||
Labour Party | 11,620 | 89.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,403 | 10.77 | |
Majority | 10,217 | 78.45 | |
Portsmouth Central | |||
26,651/36,255 | 73.51 | ||
Labour Party | 14,745 | 55.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,345 | 42.57 | |
Dem P | 561 | 2.10 | |
Majority | 3,400 | 12.76 | |
Portsmouth North | |||
30,050/39,873 | 75.36 | ||
Labour Party | 15,352 | 51.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,310 | 47.62 | |
Dem P | 388 | 1.29 | |
Majority | 1,042 | 3.47 | |
Portsmouth South | |||
28,593/38,150 | 74.95 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,810 | 55.29 | |
Labour Party | 12,783 | 44.71 | |
Majority | 3,027 | 10.59 | |
Preston | |||
70,964/88,535 | 80.15 | ||
Labour Party | 33,053 | 46.58 | |
Labour Party | 32,889 | 46.35 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,129 | 41.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,885 | 39.29 | |
Liberal Party | 8,251 | 11.63 | |
Communist Party | 5,168 | 7.28 | |
Majority | 3,760 | 5.30 | |
24 November 1945 Death of John Sunderland. | |||
31 January 1946 | 57,907/89,282 | 64.86 | |
Labour Party | 32,189 | 55.59 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,718 | 44.41 | |
Majority | 6,471 | 11.17 | |
Pudsey & Otley | |||
52,451/66,632 | 78.72 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,755 | 43.38 | |
Labour Party | 21,104 | 40.24 | |
Liberal Party | 8,592 | 16.38 | |
Majority | 1,651 | 3.15 | |
Putney | |||
33,696/45,796 | 73.58 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,356 | 48.54 | |
Labour Party | 12,469 | 37.00 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 2,686 | 7.97 | |
Liberal Party | 2,041 | 6.06 | |
Independent Conservative | 144 | 0.43 | |
Majority | 3,887 | 11.54 | |
Queen's University of Belfast | |||
2,651/5,134 | 51.64 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,923 | 72.54 | |
Independent | 728 | 27.46 | |
Majority | 1,195 | 45.08 | |
Reading | |||
62,374/85,039 | 73.35 | ||
Labour Party | 30,465 | 48.84 | |
Nationalist | 24,075 | 38.60 | |
Liberal Party | 7,834 | 12.56 | |
Majority | 6,390 | 10.24 | |
Reigate | |||
48,042/65,884 | 72.92 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,419 | 57.07 | |
Labour Party | 20,623 | 42.93 | |
Majority | 6,796 | 14.15 | |
Rhondda East | |||
34,617/41,832 | 82.75 | ||
Labour Party | 16,733 | 48.34 | |
Communist Party | 15,761 | 45.53 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,123 | 6.13 | |
Majority | 972 | 2.81 | |
Rhondda West | |||
39,652 | |||
Labour Party | Unopposed |   | |
Richmond (Surrey) | |||
45,627/59,759 | 76.35 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,085 | 52.79 | |
Labour Party | 15,760 | 34.54 | |
Liberal Party | 5,029 | 11.02 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 753 | 1.65 | |
Majority | 8,325 | 18.25 | |
Richmond (Yorks) | |||
34,676/50,836 | 68.21 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,332 | 52.87 | |
Liberal Party | 9,427 | 27.19 | |
Labour Party | 6,104 | 17.60 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 813 | 2.34 | |
Majority | 8,905 | 25.68 | |
Ripon | |||
48,395/69,374 | 69.76 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,674 | 61.32 | |
Labour Party | 12,599 | 26.03 | |
Liberal Party | 6,122 | 12.65 | |
Majority | 17,075 | 35.28 | |
Rochdale | |||
49,110/60,873 | 80.68 | ||
Labour Party | 22,047 | 44.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,852 | 34.31 | |
Liberal Party | 10,211 | 20.79 | |
Majority | 5,195 | 10.58 | |
Rochester Chatham | |||
34,784/48,270 | 72.06 | ||
Labour Party | 19,250 | 55.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,534 | 44.66 | |
Majority | 3,716 | 10.68 | |
Rochester Gillingham | |||
28,364/39,765 | 71.33 | ||
Labour Party | 15,110 | 53.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,254 | 46.73 | |
Majority | 1,856 | 6.54 | |
Romford | |||
32,138/43,129 | 74.52 | ||
Labour Party | 16,979 | 52.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,202 | 34.86 | |
Liberal Party | 3,957 | 12.31 | |
Majority | 5,777 | 17.98 | |
Ross & Cromarty | |||
16,020/25,866 | 61.93 | ||
Independent Liberal | 10,061 | 62.80 | |
Labour Party | 5,959 | 37.20 | |
Majority | 4,102 | 25.61 | |
John MacLeod was the nominee of the local Liberal Association which was an independent organisation and not affiliated to either of the Liberal or National Liberal parties. He declared himself a supporter of Winston Churchill and aligned himself with the National Liberal group in the House of Commons. | |||
Rossendale | |||
36,099/43,297 | 83.38 | ||
Labour Party | 15,741 | 43.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,153 | 28.13 | |
Liberal Party | 8,542 | 23.66 | |
Communist Party | 1,663 | 4.61 | |
Majority | 5,588 | 15.48 | |
Rother Valley | |||
59,168/78,636 | 75.24 | ||
Labour Party | 44,499 | 75.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,669 | 24.79 | |
Majority | 29,830 | 50.42 | |
Rotherham | |||
48,074/62,949 | 76.37 | ||
Labour Party | 35,654 | 74.16 | |
National Liberal Party | 12,420 | 25.84 | |
Majority | 23,234 | 48.33 | |
19 January 1950 Death of William Dobbie. | |||
Rotherhithe | |||
12,318/18,098 | 68.06 | ||
Labour Party | 9,741 | 79.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,577 | 20.92 | |
Majority | 7,164 | 58.16 | |
12 September 1946 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Benjamin Smith on appointment as Chairman of the West Midlands Divisional Coal Board. | |||
19 November 1946 | |||
Labour Party | 7,265 | 65.04 | |
Liberal Party | 2,821 | 25.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,084 | 9.70 | |
Majority | 4,444 | 39.79 | |
Rothwell | |||
59,199/78,588 | 75.33 | ||
Labour Party | 43,829 | 74.04 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,370 | 25.96 | |
Majority | 28,459 | 48.07 | |
Roxburghshire & Selkirkshire | |||
34,943/47,492 | 73.58 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,232 | 37.87 | |
Liberal Party | 11,604 | 33.21 | |
Labour Party | 10,107 | 28.92 | |
Majority | 1,628 | 4.66 | |
Royton | |||
36,759/45,361 | 81.04 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,388 | 41.86 | |
Labour Party | 13,753 | 37.41 | |
Liberal Party | 7,618 | 20.72 | |
Majority | 1,635 | 4.45 | |
Rugby | |||
46,134/62,794 | 73.47 | ||
Independent | 18,615 | 40.35 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,049 | 36.96 | |
Labour Party | 10,470 | 22.69 | |
Majority | 1,566 | 3.39 | |
Rushcliffe | |||
79,847/103,897 | 76.85 | ||
Labour Party | 43,303 | 54.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,544 | 45.77 | |
Majority | 6,759 | 8.46 | |
Rutherglen | |||
41,474/54,280 | 76.41 | ||
Labour Party | 24,738 | 59.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,736 | 40.35 | |
Majority | 8,002 | 19.29 | |
Rutland & Stamford | |||
28,582/39,229 | 72.86 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,359 | 53.74 | |
Labour Party | 13,223 | 46.26 | |
Majority | 2,136 | 7.47 | |
Rye | |||
33,645/47,547 | 70.76 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,701 | 58.56 | |
Labour Party | 7,414 | 22.04 | |
Liberal Party | 6,530 | 19.41 | |
Majority | 12,287 | 36.52 | |
Saffron Walden | |||
36,137/48,497 | 74.51 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,950 | 46.90 | |
Labour Party | 15,792 | 43.70 | |
Liberal Party | 3,395 | 9.39 | |
Majority | 1,158 | 3.20 | |
Salford North | |||
30,304/41,811 | 72.48 | ||
Labour Party | 18,327 | 60.48 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,977 | 39.52 | |
Majority | 6,350 | 20.95 | |
Salford South | |||
23,091/31,815 | 72.58 | ||
Labour Party | 13,941 | 60.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,150 | 39.63 | |
Majority | 4,791 | 20.75 | |
Salford West | |||
33,511/43,625 | 76.82 | ||
Labour Party | 17,010 | 50.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,321 | 39.75 | |
Liberal Party | 3,180 | 9.49 | |
Majority | 3,689 | 11.01 | |
Salisbury | |||
38,032/53,583 | 70.98 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,742 | 44.02 | |
Labour Party | 12,344 | 32.46 | |
Liberal Party | 8,946 | 23.52 | |
Majority | 4,398 | 11.56 | |
Scarborough & Whitby | |||
40,814/59,171 | 68.98 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,786 | 50.93 | |
Liberal Party | 10,739 | 26.31 | |
Labour Party | 9,289 | 22.76 | |
Majority | 10,047 | 24.62 | |
Seaham | |||
53,627/67,485 | 79.47 | ||
Labour Party | 42,942 | 80.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,685 | 19.92 | |
Majority | 32,257 | 60.15 | |
Sedgefield | |||
42,411/54,860 | 77.31 | ||
Labour Party | 27,051 | 63.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,360 | 36.22 | |
Majority | 11,691 | 27.57 | |
Sevenoaks | |||
41,422/56,345 | 73.51 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,893 | 45.61 | |
Labour Party | 14,947 | 36.08 | |
Liberal Party | 6,906 | 16.67 | |
Communist Party | 676 | 1.63 | |
Majority | 3,946 | 9.53 | |
Sheffield Attercliffe | |||
28,844/36,316 | 79.43 | ||
Labour Party | 23,468 | 81.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,376 | 18.64 | |
Majority | 18,092 | 62.72 | |
Sheffield Brightside | |||
31,665/41,913 | 75.55 | ||
Labour Party | 19,373 | 61.18 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,177 | 25.82 | |
Communist Party | 4,115 | 13.00 | |
Majority | 11,196 | 35.36 | |
Sheffield Central | |||
13,435/18,666 | 71.98 | ||
Labour Party | 7,954 | 59.20 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,481 | 40.80 | |
Majority | 2,473 | 18.41 | |
Sheffield Ecclesall | |||
33,556/44,462 | 75.47 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,120 | 54.00 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 12,045 | 35.90 | |
Liberal Party | 3,391 | 10.11 | |
Majority | 6,075 | 18.10 | |
Sheffield Hallam | |||
33,750/44,579 | 75.71 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,874 | 47.03 | |
Labour Party | 13,009 | 38.55 | |
Liberal Party | 2,614 | 7.75 | |
Communist Party | 2,253 | 6.68 | |
Majority | 2,865 | 8.49 | |
Sheffield Hillsborough | |||
39,362/51,821 | 75.96 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 24,959 | 63.41 | |
National Liberal Party | 14,403 | 36.59 | |
Majority | 10,556 | 26.82 | |
27 January 1950 Elevation of Rt Hon Albert Alexander to the Peerage - Viscount Alexander of Hillsborough. | |||
Sheffield Park | |||
45,306/61,325 | 73.88 | ||
Labour Party | 29,424 | 64.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,882 | 35.05 | |
Majority | 13,542 | 29.89 | |
1 February 1950 Elevation of Thomas Burden to the Peerage - Baron Burden. | |||
Shipley | |||
49,944/62,240 | 80.24 | ||
Labour Party | 25,027 | 50.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,097 | 34.23 | |
Liberal Party | 7,820 | 15.66 | |
Majority | 7,930 | 15.88 | |
Shoreditch | |||
15,673/27,223 | 57.57 | ||
Labour Party | 11,592 | 73.96 | |
National Liberal Party | 4,081 | 26.04 | |
Majority | 7,511 | 47.92 | |
Shrewsbury | |||
34,166/46,854 | 72.92 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,174 | 44.41 | |
Labour Party | 10,580 | 30.97 | |
Liberal Party | 8,412 | 24.62 | |
Majority | 4,594 | 13.45 | |
Skipton | |||
43,155/52,937 | 81.52 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,905 | 41.49 | |
Labour Party | 15,704 | 36.39 | |
Liberal Party | 9,546 | 22.12 | |
Majority | 2,201 | 5.10 | |
Smethwick | |||
31,159/43,020 | 72.43 | ||
Labour Party | 20,522 | 65.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,637 | 34.14 | |
Majority | 9,885 | 31.72 | |
27 July 1945 Death of Alfred Dobbs. He died before he could take his seat in the House of Commons. | |||
1 October 1945 | 28,126/43,020 | 65.38 | |
Labour Party | 19,364 | 68.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,762 | 31.15 | |
Majority | 10,602 | 37.69 | |
Solihull | |||
48,343/67,249 | 71.89 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,696 | 55.22 | |
Labour Party | 21,647 | 44.78 | |
Majority | 5,049 | 10.44 | |
South Eastern Essex | |||
47,571/72,412 | 65.69 | ||
Labour Party | 25,581 | 53.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,990 | 46.23 | |
Majority | 3,591 | 7.55 | |
South Molton | |||
28,205/39,221 | 71.91 | ||
National Liberal Party | 19,065 | 67.59 | |
Labour Party | 9,140 | 32.41 | |
Majority | 9,925 | 35.19 | |
South Shields | |||
37,706/51,599 | 73.08 | ||
Labour Party | 22,410 | 59.43 | |
National Liberal Party | 15,296 | 40.57 | |
Majority | 7,114 | 18.87 | |
South Western Norfolk | |||
30,129/45,704 | 65.92 | ||
Labour Party | 15,091 | 50.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,038 | 49.91 | |
Majority | 53 | 0.18 | |
Southall | |||
58,349/78,649 | 74.19 | ||
Labour Party | 37,404 | 64.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,347 | 22.87 | |
Liberal Party | 7,598 | 13.02 | |
Majority | 24,057 | 41.23 | |
Southampton | |||
69,595/95,898 | 72.57 | ||
Labour Party | 37,556 | 53.96 | |
Labour Party | 37,054 | 53.24 | |
Nationalist | 24,367 | 35.01 | |
National Liberal Party | 22,650 | 32.55 | |
Liberal Party | 8,878 | 12.76 | |
Majority | 12,687 | 18.23 | |
William Craven-Ellis contested the election as a National candidate despite the fact that his name appeared on the official list of Conservative candidates. | |||
Southend-on-Sea | |||
53,082/72,373 | 73.35 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,712 | 44.67 | |
Labour Party | 20,635 | 38.87 | |
Liberal Party | 8,735 | 16.46 | |
Majority | 3,077 | 5.80 | |
Southern Ayrshire | |||
34,617/46,137 | 75.03 | ||
Labour Party | 21,235 | 61.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,382 | 38.66 | |
Majority | 7,853 | 22.69 | |
16 November 1945 Death of Alexander Sloan. | |||
7 February 1946 | 32,139/46,555 | 69.03 | |
Labour Party | 20,434 | 63.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,705 | 36.42 | |
Majority | 8,729 | 27.16 | |
Southern Derbyshire | |||
82,477/104,570 | 78.87 | ||
Labour Party | 47,586 | 57.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,636 | 29.87 | |
Liberal Party | 10,255 | 12.43 | |
Majority | 22,950 | 27.83 | |
Southern Dorset | |||
34,235/46,513 | 73.60 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,626 | 42.72 | |
Labour Party | 12,460 | 36.40 | |
Liberal Party | 7,149 | 20.88 | |
Majority | 2,166 | 6.33 | |
Southern Norfolk | |||
33,448/48,451 | 69.03 | ||
Labour Party | 16,825 | 50.30 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,862 | 32.47 | |
Independent Conservative | 5,761 | 17.22 | |
Majority | 5,963 | 17.83 | |
John Wilson was the nominee of the South Norfolk Independent Conservative Association which broke away from the official Conservative Association in 1944 as the result of a disagreement over the selection of a Conservative candidate. | |||
Southport | |||
50,792/68,456 | 74.20 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,792 | 52.75 | |
Labour Party | 13,596 | 26.77 | |
Liberal Party | 10,404 | 20.48 | |
Majority | 13,196 | 25.98 | |
Southwark Central | |||
12,990/20,765 | 62.56 | ||
Labour Party | 9,336 | 71.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,654 | 28.13 | |
Majority | 5,682 | 43.74 | |
6 April 1948 Resignation of John Martin. | |||
29 April 1948 | 13,367/27,440 | 48.71 | |
Labour Party | 8,744 | 65.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,623 | 34.59 | |
Majority | 4,121 | 30.83 | |
Southwark North | |||
8,616/14,108 | 61.07 | ||
Labour Party | 5,943 | 68.98 | |
National Liberal Party | 2,673 | 31.02 | |
Majority | 3,270 | 37.95 | |
Southwark South East | |||
12,480/20,596 | 60.59 | ||
Labour Party | 9,599 | 76.92 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,881 | 23.08 | |
Majority | 6,718 | 53.83 | |
Sowerby | |||
34,860/42,557 | 81.91 | ||
Labour Party | 17,710 | 50.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,777 | 30.92 | |
Liberal Party | 6,373 | 18.28 | |
Majority | 6,933 | 19.89 | |
8 February 1949 Resignation of John Belcher as a result of the findings of the Lynskey Tribunal on Bribery of Ministers of the Crown. | |||
16 March 1949 | 35,060/43,457 | 80.68 | |
Labour Party | 18,606 | 53.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,454 | 46.93 | |
Majority | 2,152 | 6.14 | |
Spelthorne | |||
54,011/76,840 | 70.29 | ||
Labour Party | 28,064 | 51.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,725 | 36.52 | |
Liberal Party | 6,222 | 11.52 | |
Majority | 8,339 | 15.44 | |
Spen Valley | |||
45,319/55,218 | 82.07 | ||
Labour Party | 25,698 | 56.70 | |
National Liberal Party | 19,621 | 43.30 | |
Majority | 6,077 | 13.41 | |
Spennymoor | |||
32,319/40,662 | 79.48 | ||
Labour Party | 22,587 | 69.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,510 | 23.24 | |
Independent | 2,222 | 6.88 | |
Majority | 15,077 | 46.65 | |
St Albans | |||
52,204/71,893 | 72.61 | ||
Labour Party | 24,241 | 46.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,362 | 42.84 | |
Liberal Party | 5,601 | 10.73 | |
Majority | 1,879 | 3.60 | |
St Helens | |||
52,361/68,249 | 76.72 | ||
Labour Party | 34,675 | 66.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,686 | 33.78 | |
Majority | 16,989 | 32.45 | |
St Ives | |||
30,138/42,706 | 70.57 | ||
National Liberal Party | 14,256 | 47.30 | |
Labour Party | 8,190 | 27.17 | |
Liberal Party | 7,692 | 25.52 | |
Majority | 6,066 | 20.13 | |
St Marylebone | |||
33,166/48,570 | 68.28 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,891 | 47.91 | |
Labour Party | 10,740 | 32.38 | |
Independent Conservative | 3,824 | 11.53 | |
Liberal Party | 2,711 | 8.17 | |
Majority | 5,151 | 15.53 | |
Alec Cunningham-Reid was the nominee of the St Marylebone Conservative and Constitutional Union which had been disassociated in February 1943 by the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations. | |||
St Pancras North | |||
26,249/36,979 | 70.98 | ||
Labour Party | 16,738 | 63.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,108 | 34.70 | |
Sportsmens | 403 | 1.54 | |
Majority | 7,630 | 29.07 | |
8 February 1949 Death of George House. | |||
10 March 1949 | 28,157/43,229 | 65.13 | |
Labour Party | 16,185 | 57.48 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,118 | 39.49 | |
Communist Party | 854 | 3.03 | |
Majority | 5,067 | 18.00 | |
St Pancras South East | |||
16,824/26,201 | 64.21 | ||
Labour Party | 10,030 | 59.62 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,320 | 31.62 | |
Liberal Party | 1,474 | 8.76 | |
Majority | 4,710 | 28.00 | |
St Pancras South West | |||
15,395/25,207 | 61.07 | ||
Labour Party | 9,533 | 61.92 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,862 | 38.08 | |
Majority | 3,671 | 23.85 | |
Stafford | |||
34,423/43,314 | 79.47 | ||
Labour Party | 17,923 | 52.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,500 | 47.93 | |
Majority | 1,423 | 4.13 | |
Stalybridge & Hyde | |||
46,064/57,189 | 80.55 | ||
Labour Party | 20,597 | 44.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,227 | 35.23 | |
Liberal Party | 9,240 | 20.06 | |
Majority | 4,370 | 9.49 | |
Stirling & Falkirk District of Burghs | |||
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 | |
Stockport | |||
77,035/99,836 | 77.16 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,039 | 40.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,792 | 39.97 | |
Labour Party | 29,674 | 38.52 | |
Labour Party | 29,630 | 38.46 | |
Liberal Party | 14,994 | 19.46 | |
Liberal Party | 14,942 | 19.40 | |
Majority | 1,118 | 1.45 | |
Stockton-on-Tees | |||
49,310/60,693 | 81.24 | ||
Labour Party | 27,128 | 55.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,464 | 37.44 | |
Liberal Party | 3,718 | 7.54 | |
Majority | 8,664 | 17.57 | |
Stoke | |||
42,754/56,496 | 75.68 | ||
Labour Party | 29,551 | 69.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,203 | 30.88 | |
Majority | 16,348 | 38.24 | |
Stoke Newington | |||
18,162/26,987 | 67.30 | ||
Labour Party | 9,356 | 51.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,155 | 28.38 | |
Liberal Party | 3,651 | 20.10 | |
Majority | 4,201 | 23.13 | |
Stone | |||
47,305/65,145 | 72.61 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,279 | 42.87 | |
Labour Party | 18,173 | 38.42 | |
Liberal Party | 8,853 | 18.71 | |
Majority | 2,106 | 4.45 | |
Stourbridge | |||
72,050/97,095 | 74.21 | ||
Labour Party | 34,912 | 48.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,979 | 26.34 | |
Liberal Party | 18,159 | 25.20 | |
Majority | 15,933 | 22.11 | |
Streatham | |||
33,435/45,970 | 72.73 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,462 | 52.23 | |
Labour Party | 11,296 | 33.78 | |
Liberal Party | 4,677 | 13.99 | |
Majority | 6,166 | 18.44 | |
Stretford | |||
65,136/83,003 | 78.47 | ||
Labour Party | 35,715 | 54.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,421 | 45.17 | |
Majority | 6,294 | 9.66 | |
Stroud | |||
55,182/75,987 | 72.62 | ||
Labour Party | 22,495 | 40.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,546 | 39.05 | |
Liberal Party | 11,141 | 20.19 | |
Majority | 949 | 1.72 | |
Sudbury | |||
24,610/35,408 | 69.50 | ||
Labour Party | 9,906 | 40.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,659 | 39.25 | |
Liberal Party | 5,045 | 20.50 | |
Majority | 247 | 1.00 | |
Sunderland | |||
70,060/90,729 | 77.22 | ||
Labour Party | 38,769 | 55.34 | |
Labour Party | 36,711 | 52.40 | |
National Liberal Party | 29,366 | 41.92 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,579 | 40.79 | |
Communist Party | 4,501 | 6.42 | |
Majority | 7,345 | 10.48 | |
Sutton & Cheam | |||
42,207/55,742 | 75.72 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,431 | 46.04 | |
Labour Party | 17,293 | 40.97 | |
Liberal Party | 5,483 | 12.99 | |
Majority | 2,138 | 5.07 | |
Sutton Coldfield | |||
48,529/65,160 | 74.48 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,225 | 58.16 | |
Labour Party | 18,261 | 37.63 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 2,043 | 4.21 | |
Majority | 9,964 | 20.53 | |
Swansea East | |||
25,229/33,762 | 74.73 | ||
Labour Party | 19,127 | 75.81 | |
National Liberal Party | 6,102 | 24.19 | |
Majority | 13,025 | 51.63 | |
Swansea West | |||
31,187/41,772 | 74.66 | ||
Labour Party | 18,098 | 58.03 | |
National Liberal Party | 13,089 | 41.97 | |
Majority | 5,009 | 16.06 | |
Swindon | |||
44,186/59,878 | 73.79 | ||
Labour Party | 27,545 | 62.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,641 | 37.66 | |
Majority | 10,904 | 24.68 | |
Taunton | |||
37,834/51,681 | 73.21 | ||
Labour Party | 19,976 | 52.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,858 | 47.20 | |
Majority | 2,118 | 5.60 | |
Tavistock | |||
42,033/55,589 | 75.61 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,730 | 46.94 | |
Liberal Party | 13,764 | 32.75 | |
Labour Party | 8,539 | 20.31 | |
Majority | 5,966 | 14.19 | |
The Hartlepools | |||
40,022/52,612 | 76.07 | ||
Labour Party | 16,502 | 41.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,227 | 40.55 | |
Liberal Party | 6,903 | 17.25 | |
Nat Ind | 390 | 0.97 | |
Majority | 275 | 0.69 | |
The Wrekin | |||
39,875/55,158 | 72.29 | ||
Labour Party | 22,453 | 56.31 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,422 | 43.69 | |
Majority | 5,031 | 12.62 | |
Thirsk & Malton | |||
34,055/52,051 | 65.43 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,483 | 60.15 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 13,572 | 39.85 | |
Majority | 6,911 | 20.29 | |
Thornbury | |||
57,553/75,286 | 76.45 | ||
Labour Party | 28,364 | 49.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,927 | 32.89 | |
Liberal Party | 10,262 | 17.83 | |
Majority | 9,437 | 16.40 | |
Thurrock | |||
33,080/43,024 | 76.89 | ||
Labour Party | 23,171 | 70.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,909 | 29.95 | |
Majority | 13,262 | 40.09 | |
18 May 1949 Leslie Solley joined the Labour Independent Group upon its formation. | |||
Tiverton | |||
32,971/44,557 | 74.00 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,919 | 51.31 | |
Labour Party | 8,634 | 26.19 | |
Liberal Party | 7,418 | 22.50 | |
Majority | 8,285 | 25.13 | |
Tonbridge | |||
46,271/63,441 | 72.94 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,081 | 49.88 | |
Labour Party | 16,590 | 35.85 | |
Liberal Party | 5,351 | 11.56 | |
Medical | 1,249 | 2.70 | |
Majority | 6,491 | 14.03 | |
Dr E Lyburn advocated setting up diagnostic clinics. | |||
Torquay | |||
52,072/72,973 | 71.36 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,479 | 48.93 | |
Labour Party | 13,590 | 26.10 | |
Liberal Party | 13,003 | 24.97 | |
Majority | 11,889 | 22.83 | |
Totnes | |||
48,272/64,801 | 74.49 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,638 | 51.04 | |
Labour Party | 16,098 | 33.35 | |
Liberal Party | 7,536 | 15.61 | |
Majority | 8,540 | 17.69 | |
Tottenham North | |||
35,315/50,234 | 70.30 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 25,360 | 71.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,955 | 28.19 | |
Majority | 15,405 | 43.62 | |
16 November 1945 Elevation of Robert Morrison to the Peerage - Baron Morrison. | |||
13 December 1945 | 20,352/51,576 | 39.46 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 12,937 | 63.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,415 | 36.43 | |
Majority | 5,522 | 27.13 | |
Tottenham South | |||
25,008/36,261 | 68.97 | ||
Labour Party | 18,335 | 73.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,480 | 17.91 | |
Ind Nat | 2,193 | 8.77 | |
Majority | 13,855 | 55.40 | |
Twickenham | |||
54,690/73,291 | 74.62 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,045 | 47.62 | |
Labour Party | 22,736 | 41.57 | |
Liberal Party | 5,909 | 10.80 | |
Majority | 3,309 | 6.05 | |
Tynemouth | |||
30,307/39,528 | 76.67 | ||
Labour Party | 13,963 | 46.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,884 | 35.91 | |
Liberal Party | 5,460 | 18.02 | |
Majority | 3,079 | 10.16 | |
University of Wales | |||
6,935/11,847 | 58.54 | ||
Liberal Party | 5,239 | 75.54 | |
Plaid Cymru | 1,696 | 24.46 | |
Majority | 3,543 | 51.09 | |
Uxbridge | |||
57,596/78,904 | 73.00 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 25,190 | 43.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,106 | 41.85 | |
Liberal Party | 8,300 | 14.41 | |
Majority | 1,084 | 1.88 | |
Wakefield | |||
26,259/32,721 | 80.25 | ||
Labour Party | 14,378 | 54.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,268 | 31.49 | |
Liberal Party | 3,613 | 13.76 | |
Majority | 6,110 | 23.27 | |
Wallasey | |||
42,965/57,113 | 75.23 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,448 | 42.94 | |
Independent | 14,638 | 34.07 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 9,879 | 22.99 | |
Majority | 3,810 | 8.87 | |
Wallsend | |||
53,384/67,698 | 78.86 | ||
Labour Party | 32,065 | 60.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,319 | 39.94 | |
Majority | 10,746 | 20.13 | |
Walsall | |||
52,521/68,924 | 76.20 | ||
Labour Party | 28,324 | 53.93 | |
National Liberal Party | 24,197 | 46.07 | |
Majority | 4,127 | 7.86 | |
Walthamstow East | |||
30,622/41,676 | 73.48 | ||
Labour Party | 15,650 | 51.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,118 | 29.78 | |
Liberal Party | 5,854 | 19.12 | |
Majority | 6,532 | 21.33 | |
Walthamstow West | |||
26,770/38,169 | 70.14 | ||
Labour Party | 17,460 | 65.22 | |
Liberal Party | 4,760 | 17.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,550 | 17.00 | |
Majority | 12,700 | 47.44 | |
Wandsworth Central | |||
23,078/31,349 | 73.62 | ||
Labour Party | 14,126 | 61.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,952 | 38.79 | |
Majority | 5,174 | 22.42 | |
Wansbeck | |||
68,243/88,089 | 77.47 | ||
Labour Party | 40,948 | 60.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,295 | 40.00 | |
Majority | 13,653 | 20.01 | |
Warrington | |||
35,375/48,016 | 73.67 | ||
Labour Party | 22,265 | 62.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,110 | 37.06 | |
Majority | 9,155 | 25.88 | |
Warwick & Leamington | |||
60,494/87,620 | 69.04 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,110 | 61.34 | |
Labour Party | 19,476 | 32.19 | |
Liberal Party | 3,908 | 6.46 | |
Majority | 17,634 | 29.15 | |
Waterloo | |||
41,463/54,409 | 76.21 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,650 | 47.39 | |
Labour Party | 13,795 | 33.27 | |
Liberal Party | 7,823 | 18.87 | |
Independent | 195 | 0.47 | |
Majority | 5,855 | 14.12 | |
Watford | |||
69,825/95,276 | 73.29 | ||
Labour Party | 32,138 | 46.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,944 | 42.88 | |
Liberal Party | 7,743 | 11.09 | |
Majority | 2,194 | 3.14 | |
Wednesbury | |||
43,883/57,781 | 75.95 | ||
Labour Party | 29,909 | 68.16 | |
Nationalist | 13,974 | 31.84 | |
Majority | 15,935 | 36.31 | |
Wellingborough | |||
38,842/52,213 | 74.39 | ||
Labour Party | 22,416 | 57.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,426 | 42.29 | |
Majority | 5,990 | 15.42 | |
Wells | |||
31,453/41,980 | 74.92 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,004 | 41.34 | |
Labour Party | 10,539 | 33.51 | |
Liberal Party | 7,910 | 25.15 | |
Majority | 2,465 | 7.84 | |
Wembley North | |||
35,941/46,784 | 76.82 | ||
Labour Party | 15,677 | 43.62 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,245 | 42.42 | |
Liberal Party | 5,019 | 13.96 | |
Majority | 432 | 1.20 | |
Wembley South | |||
35,383/47,213 | 74.94 | ||
Labour Party | 16,928 | 47.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,497 | 38.15 | |
Liberal Party | 4,958 | 14.01 | |
Majority | 3,431 | 9.70 | |
Wentworth | |||
52,750/67,399 | 78.27 | ||
Labour Party | 44,080 | 83.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,670 | 16.44 | |
Majority | 35,410 | 67.13 | |
West Bromwich | |||
40,007/55,145 | 72.55 | ||
Labour Party | 27,979 | 69.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,028 | 30.06 | |
Majority | 15,951 | 39.87 | |
West Ham Plaistow | |||
19,814/28,974 | 68.39 | ||
Labour Party | 17,351 | 87.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,463 | 12.43 | |
Majority | 14,888 | 75.14 | |
West Ham Silvertown | |||
10,253/15,591 | 65.76 | ||
Labour Party | 9,358 | 91.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 494 | 4.82 | |
Independent | 401 | 3.91 | |
Majority | 8,864 | 86.45 | |
West Ham Stratford | |||
15,395/25,295 | 60.86 | ||
Labour Party | 11,484 | 74.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,162 | 20.54 | |
Independent Labour | 749 | 4.87 | |
Majority | 8,322 | 54.06 | |
Thomas Groves had indicated his willingness to contest the General Election but his name was not submitted to the Labour Party selection conference which, in December 1944, selected Henry Nicholls. Subsequently Groves announced that his son would contest the election as an Independent, but his son withdrew shortly before nomination day and Groves decided to seek re-election. The local Labour Party immediately expelled him. | |||
West Ham Upton | |||
19,166/28,438 | 67.40 | ||
Labour Party | 14,281 | 74.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,885 | 25.49 | |
Majority | 9,396 | 49.02 | |
Westbury | |||
36,729/48,716 | 75.39 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,328 | 39.01 | |
Labour Party | 13,397 | 36.48 | |
Liberal Party | 9,004 | 24.51 | |
Majority | 931 | 2.53 | |
Western Derbyshire | |||
37,574/45,981 | 81.72 | ||
Labour Party | 18,331 | 48.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,175 | 48.37 | |
Agriculturalist | 1,068 | 2.84 | |
Majority | 156 | 0.42 | |
Western Dorset | |||
26,712/35,780 | 74.66 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,399 | 50.16 | |
Labour Party | 8,215 | 30.75 | |
Liberal Party | 5,098 | 19.09 | |
Majority | 5,184 | 19.41 | |
Western Fife | |||
41,813/55,419 | 75.45 | ||
Communist Party | 17,636 | 42.18 | |
Labour Party | 15,580 | 37.26 | |
National Liberal Party | 8,597 | 20.56 | |
Majority | 2,056 | 4.92 | |
Western Isles | |||
12,947/24,311 | 53.26 | ||
Labour Party | 5,914 | 45.68 | |
Liberal Party | 4,277 | 33.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,756 | 21.29 | |
Majority | 1,637 | 12.64 | |
Western Renfrewshire | |||
30,841/43,940 | 70.19 | ||
Labour Party | 15,050 | 48.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,836 | 44.86 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,955 | 6.34 | |
Majority | 1,214 | 3.94 | |
Western Stirlingshire | |||
29,555/39,414 | 74.99 | ||
Labour Party | 16,066 | 54.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,489 | 45.64 | |
Majority | 2,577 | 8.72 | |
Westhoughton | |||
32,336/41,851 | 77.26 | ||
Labour Party | 20,990 | 64.91 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,346 | 35.09 | |
Majority | 9,644 | 29.82 | |
Westminster Abbey | |||
16,858/28,823 | 58.49 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,160 | 54.34 | |
Labour Party | 4,408 | 26.15 | |
Communist Party | 2,964 | 17.58 | |
Dem P | 326 | 1.93 | |
Majority | 4,752 | 28.19 | |
Westminster St Georges | |||
19,469/34,010 | 57.24 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,086 | 67.21 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 5,314 | 27.29 | |
Independent | 1,069 | 5.49 | |
Majority | 7,772 | 39.92 | |
Westmorland | |||
37,010/48,117 | 76.92 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,717 | 53.27 | |
Labour Party | 9,674 | 26.14 | |
Liberal Party | 7,313 | 19.76 | |
Independent | 306 | 0.83 | |
Majority | 10,043 | 27.14 | |
Weston-super-Mare | |||
62,076/84,287 | 73.65 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,730 | 49.50 | |
Labour Party | 20,542 | 33.09 | |
Liberal Party | 10,804 | 17.40 | |
Majority | 10,188 | 16.41 | |
Whitechapel & St Georges | |||
12,538/18,887 | 66.38 | ||
Labour Party | 10,460 | 83.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,113 | 8.88 | |
Liberal Party | 965 | 7.70 | |
Majority | 9,347 | 74.55 | |
Whitehaven | |||
30,389/36,696 | 82.81 | ||
Labour Party | 18,568 | 61.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,821 | 38.90 | |
Majority | 6,747 | 22.20 | |
Widnes | |||
71,362/93,945 | 75.96 | ||
Labour Party | 41,980 | 58.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,382 | 41.17 | |
Majority | 12,598 | 17.65 | |
Wigan | |||
46,058/57,281 | 80.41 | ||
Labour Party | 31,392 | 68.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,666 | 31.84 | |
Majority | 16,726 | 36.32 | |
2 December 1947 Death of William Foster. | |||
4 March 1948 | 48,986/60,184 | 81.39 | |
Labour Party | 28,941 | 59.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,466 | 35.66 | |
Communist Party | 1,647 | 3.36 | |
Independent | 932 | 1.90 | |
Majority | 11,475 | 23.43 | |
Owen Roberts sought election as a "King's Cavalier". | |||
Willesden East | |||
44,255/61,001 | 72.55 | ||
Labour Party | 23,457 | 53.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,027 | 31.70 | |
Liberal Party | 6,771 | 15.30 | |
Majority | 9,430 | 21.31 | |
Willesden West | |||
36,802/52,213 | 70.48 | ||
Labour Party | 26,566 | 72.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,236 | 27.81 | |
Majority | 16,330 | 44.37 | |
Wimbledon | |||
67,981/89,469 | 75.98 | ||
Labour Party | 30,188 | 44.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,820 | 42.39 | |
Liberal Party | 6,501 | 9.56 | |
Common Wealth Movement | 2,472 | 3.64 | |
Majority | 1,368 | 2.01 | |
Winchester | |||
57,549/80,265 | 71.70 | ||
Labour Party | 30,290 | 52.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,259 | 47.37 | |
Majority | 3,031 | 5.27 | |
Windsor | |||
49,652/73,159 | 67.87 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,901 | 54.18 | |
Labour Party | 16,420 | 33.07 | |
Liberal Party | 6,331 | 12.75 | |
Majority | 10,481 | 21.11 | |
Wirral | |||
82,765/110,570 | 74.85 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 42,544 | 51.40 | |
Labour Party | 25,919 | 31.32 | |
Liberal Party | 14,302 | 17.28 | |
Majority | 16,625 | 20.09 | |
Wolverhampton Bilston | |||
47,033/64,436 | 72.99 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 31,493 | 66.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,691 | 31.24 | |
Independent Labour Party | 849 | 1.81 | |
Majority | 16,802 | 35.72 | |
Wolverhampton East | |||
37,235/50,825 | 73.26 | ||
Labour Party | 17,763 | 47.71 | |
Liberal Party | 11,206 | 30.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,266 | 22.20 | |
Majority | 6,557 | 17.61 | |
Wolverhampton West | |||
35,362/47,297 | 74.77 | ||
Labour Party | 21,186 | 59.91 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,176 | 40.09 | |
Majority | 7,010 | 19.82 | |
Wood Green | |||
67,809/90,479 | 74.94 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,429 | 43.40 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 23,544 | 34.72 | |
Liberal Party | 14,836 | 21.88 | |
Majority | 5,885 | 8.68 | |
Woodbridge | |||
34,193/47,891 | 71.40 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,073 | 47.01 | |
Labour Party | 11,380 | 33.28 | |
Liberal Party | 6,740 | 19.71 | |
Majority | 4,693 | 13.73 | |
Woodford | |||
38,176/58,256 | 65.53 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,688 | 72.53 | |
Independent | 10,488 | 27.47 | |
Majority | 17,200 | 45.05 | |
Woolwich East | |||
26,791/36,851 | 72.70 | ||
Labour Party | 18,983 | 70.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,237 | 27.01 | |
Independent | 571 | 2.13 | |
Majority | 11,746 | 43.84 | |
Woolwich West | |||
38,426/53,288 | 72.11 | ||
Labour Party | 23,655 | 61.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,771 | 38.44 | |
Majority | 8,884 | 23.12 | |
Worcester | |||
31,501/41,523 | 75.86 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,523 | 42.93 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 13,519 | 42.92 | |
Liberal Party | 4,459 | 14.16 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.01 | |
Workington | |||
34,314/42,617 | 80.52 | ||
Labour Party | 24,876 | 72.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,438 | 27.50 | |
Majority | 15,438 | 44.99 | |
Worthing | |||
49,390/68,621 | 71.98 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,337 | 63.45 | |
Labour Party | 11,570 | 23.43 | |
Liberal Party | 6,483 | 13.13 | |
Majority | 19,767 | 40.02 | |
Wrexham | |||
47,958/62,446 | 76.80 | ||
Labour Party | 26,854 | 55.99 | |
National Liberal Party | 13,714 | 28.60 | |
Liberal Party | 6,960 | 14.51 | |
Independent | 430 | 0.90 | |
Majority | 13,140 | 27.40 | |
John Hayes-Jones advocated a policy of Welsh nationalism. | |||
Wycombe | |||
45,344/63,049 | 71.92 | ||
Labour Party | 20,482 | 45.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,946 | 39.58 | |
Liberal Party | 6,916 | 15.25 | |
Majority | 2,536 | 5.59 | |
Yeovil | |||
44,513/59,217 | 75.17 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,815 | 37.78 | |
Labour Party | 16,641 | 37.38 | |
Liberal Party | 11,057 | 24.84 | |
Majority | 174 | 0.39 | |
York | |||
44,178/57,956 | 76.23 | ||
Labour Party | 22,021 | 49.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,949 | 40.63 | |
Liberal Party | 4,208 | 9.53 | |
Majority | 4,072 | 9.22 |