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Summary | |
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CON | 329 |
LAB | 275 |
LAB Co-op | 12 |
LIB | 6 |
Unity | 2 |
UU | 1 |
Ind LAB | 1 |
Speaker | 1 |
Prot U | 1 |
Rep LAB | 1 |
SNP | 1 |
Aberavon | |||
46,747/62,481 | 74.82 | ||
Labour Party | 31,314 | 66.99 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,419 | 22.29 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,912 | 8.37 | |
Communist Party | 1,102 | 2.36 | |
Majority | 20,895 | 44.70 | |
Aberdare | |||
38,049/48,771 | 78.02 | ||
Labour Party | 22,817 | 59.97 | |
Plaid Cymru | 11,431 | 30.04 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,484 | 6.53 | |
Communist Party | 1,317 | 3.46 | |
Majority | 11,386 | 29.92 | |
Aberdeen North | |||
44,626/63,833 | 69.91 | ||
Labour Party | 27,707 | 62.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,807 | 21.98 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,756 | 8.42 | |
Liberal Party | 2,835 | 6.35 | |
Communist Party | 521 | 1.17 | |
Majority | 17,900 | 40.11 | |
Aberdeen South | |||
52,509/68,020 | 77.20 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,843 | 45.41 | |
Labour Party | 22,754 | 43.33 | |
Liberal Party | 3,135 | 5.97 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,777 | 5.29 | |
Majority | 1,089 | 2.07 | |
Abertillery | |||
28,048/37,350 | 75.10 | ||
Labour Party | 22,819 | 81.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,478 | 12.40 | |
Plaid Cymru | 1,751 | 6.24 | |
Majority | 19,341 | 68.96 | |
Abingdon | |||
66,543/85,838 | 77.52 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,209 | 54.41 | |
Labour Party | 23,136 | 34.77 | |
Liberal Party | 7,198 | 10.82 | |
Majority | 13,073 | 19.65 | |
Accrington | |||
41,062/51,193 | 80.21 | ||
Labour Party | 20,828 | 50.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,234 | 49.28 | |
Majority | 594 | 1.45 | |
Acton | |||
29,101/43,670 | 66.64 | ||
Labour Party | 13,960 | 47.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,300 | 45.70 | |
Liberal Party | 1,583 | 5.44 | |
Communist Party | 258 | 0.89 | |
Majority | 660 | 2.27 | |
Aldershot | |||
59,914/84,252 | 71.11 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,447 | 55.83 | |
Labour Party | 18,916 | 31.57 | |
Liberal Party | 7,551 | 12.60 | |
Majority | 14,531 | 24.25 | |
Altrincham & Sale | |||
52,450/70,703 | 74.18 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,904 | 53.20 | |
Labour Party | 16,671 | 31.78 | |
Liberal Party | 7,875 | 15.01 | |
Majority | 11,233 | 21.42 | |
Anglesey | |||
32,339/41,354 | 78.20 | ||
Labour Party | 13,966 | 43.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,220 | 28.51 | |
Plaid Cymru | 7,140 | 22.08 | |
Liberal Party | 2,013 | 6.22 | |
Majority | 4,746 | 14.68 | |
Argyll | |||
30,193/40,825 | 73.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,521 | 44.78 | |
Scottish National Party | 9,039 | 29.94 | |
Labour Party | 7,633 | 25.28 | |
Majority | 4,482 | 14.84 | |
Armagh | |||
68,144/86,847 | 78.46 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,667 | 55.28 | |
Unity | 21,696 | 31.84 | |
Labour Party | 8,781 | 12.89 | |
Majority | 15,971 | 23.44 | |
1972 John Maginnis resigns from the Conservative whip. | |||
Arundel & Shoreham | |||
72,217/100,360 | 71.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 43,917 | 60.81 | |
Labour Party | 16,531 | 22.89 | |
Liberal Party | 11,769 | 16.30 | |
Majority | 27,386 | 37.92 | |
4 January 1971 Death of Henry Kerby. | |||
1 April 1971 | 53,818/101,356 | 53.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 34,482 | 64.07 | |
Labour Party | 11,228 | 20.86 | |
Liberal Party | 7,917 | 14.71 | |
Independent | 191 | 0.35 | |
Majority | 23,254 | 43.21 | |
Ashfield | |||
47,461/67,623 | 70.18 | ||
Labour Party | 32,372 | 68.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,089 | 31.79 | |
Majority | 17,283 | 36.42 | |
Ashford | |||
48,588/66,909 | 72.62 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,649 | 54.85 | |
Labour Party | 14,037 | 28.89 | |
Liberal Party | 7,902 | 16.26 | |
Majority | 12,612 | 25.96 | |
Ashton-under-Lyne | |||
43,900/61,402 | 71.50 | ||
Labour Party | 23,927 | 54.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,973 | 45.50 | |
Majority | 3,954 | 9.01 | |
Aylesbury | |||
58,374/77,193 | 75.62 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,084 | 53.25 | |
Labour Party | 20,441 | 35.02 | |
Liberal Party | 6,849 | 11.73 | |
Majority | 10,643 | 18.23 | |
Ayr | |||
42,176/51,691 | 81.59 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,220 | 52.68 | |
Labour Party | 17,770 | 42.13 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,186 | 5.18 | |
Majority | 4,450 | 10.55 | |
Banbury | |||
68,737/88,919 | 77.30 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,712 | 53.41 | |
Labour Party | 25,166 | 36.61 | |
Liberal Party | 6,859 | 9.98 | |
Majority | 11,546 | 16.80 | |
Banffshire | |||
21,847/31,705 | 68.91 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,457 | 38.71 | |
Scottish National Party | 5,006 | 22.91 | |
Liberal Party | 4,589 | 21.01 | |
Labour Party | 3,795 | 17.37 | |
Majority | 3,451 | 15.80 | |
Barking | |||
30,406/49,317 | 61.65 | ||
Labour Party | 21,097 | 69.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,309 | 30.62 | |
Majority | 11,788 | 38.77 | |
Barkston Ash | |||
59,059/78,047 | 75.67 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 35,198 | 59.60 | |
Labour Party | 23,861 | 40.40 | |
Majority | 11,337 | 19.20 | |
Barnet | |||
51,340/71,988 | 71.32 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,845 | 52.29 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 18,166 | 35.38 | |
Liberal Party | 6,329 | 12.33 | |
Majority | 8,679 | 16.90 | |
Barnsley | |||
53,953/75,678 | 71.29 | ||
Labour Party | 34,956 | 64.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,811 | 20.04 | |
Liberal Party | 8,186 | 15.17 | |
Majority | 24,145 | 44.75 | |
Barons Court | |||
27,849/41,375 | 67.31 | ||
Labour Party | 13,374 | 48.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,269 | 44.06 | |
Liberal Party | 2,206 | 7.92 | |
Majority | 1,105 | 3.97 | |
Barrow-in-Furness | |||
39,936/54,126 | 73.78 | ||
Labour Party | 22,400 | 56.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,536 | 43.91 | |
Majority | 4,864 | 12.18 | |
Barry | |||
59,443/74,598 | 79.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,957 | 53.76 | |
Labour Party | 23,286 | 39.17 | |
Plaid Cymru | 4,200 | 7.07 | |
Majority | 8,671 | 14.59 | |
Basingstoke | |||
68,985/91,948 | 75.03 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 35,138 | 50.94 | |
Labour Party | 25,664 | 37.20 | |
Liberal Party | 8,183 | 11.86 | |
Majority | 9,474 | 13.73 | |
Bassetlaw | |||
52,782/68,942 | 76.56 | ||
Labour Party | 28,959 | 54.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,698 | 39.21 | |
Liberal Party | 3,125 | 5.92 | |
Majority | 8,261 | 15.65 | |
Bath | |||
45,634/59,141 | 77.16 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,344 | 48.96 | |
Labour Party | 16,493 | 36.14 | |
Liberal Party | 5,957 | 13.05 | |
World Government | 840 | 1.84 | |
Majority | 5,851 | 12.82 | |
Batley & Morley | |||
45,670/63,035 | 72.45 | ||
Labour Party | 23,024 | 50.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,753 | 34.49 | |
Liberal Party | 6,893 | 15.09 | |
Majority | 7,271 | 15.92 | |
Battersea North | |||
17,739/30,206 | 58.73 | ||
Labour Party | 11,621 | 65.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,927 | 27.77 | |
Liberal Party | 1,012 | 5.70 | |
Communist Party | 179 | 1.01 | |
Majority | 6,694 | 37.74 | |
Battersea South | |||
22,051/34,649 | 63.64 | ||
Labour Party | 10,925 | 49.54 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,227 | 41.84 | |
Liberal Party | 1,183 | 5.36 | |
National Front | 716 | 3.25 | |
Majority | 1,698 | 7.70 | |
Bebington | |||
61,795/82,101 | 75.27 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,260 | 50.59 | |
Labour Party | 30,535 | 49.41 | |
Majority | 725 | 1.17 | |
Beckenham | |||
53,198/77,385 | 68.74 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,763 | 57.83 | |
Labour Party | 13,031 | 24.50 | |
Liberal Party | 9,404 | 17.68 | |
Majority | 17,732 | 33.33 | |
Bedford | |||
52,121/67,317 | 77.43 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,330 | 50.52 | |
Labour Party | 21,051 | 40.39 | |
Liberal Party | 4,740 | 9.09 | |
Majority | 5,279 | 10.13 | |
Bedwellty | |||
37,657/49,096 | 76.70 | ||
Labour Party | 28,078 | 74.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,799 | 15.40 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,780 | 10.04 | |
Majority | 22,279 | 59.16 | |
Belfast East | |||
45,037/59,524 | 75.66 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,778 | 59.46 | |
Labour Party | 18,259 | 40.54 | |
Majority | 8,519 | 18.92 | |
1972 Stanley McMaster resigns from the Conservative whip. | |||
Belfast North | |||
59,176/75,740 | 78.13 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,668 | 48.45 | |
Labour Party | 18,894 | 31.93 | |
Protestant Unionist | 11,173 | 18.88 | |
Independent Conservative | 441 | 0.75 | |
Majority | 9,774 | 16.52 | |
December 1972 Stratton Mills resigns from the Conservative whip. | |||
29 April 1973 Stratton Mills joins the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. | |||
Belfast South | |||
39,090/57,112 | 68.44 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,523 | 70.41 | |
Labour Party | 11,567 | 29.59 | |
Majority | 15,956 | 40.82 | |
1972 John Pounder resigns from the Conservative whip. | |||
Belfast West | |||
58,100/68,665 | 84.61 | ||
Republican Labour Party | 30,649 | 52.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,451 | 47.25 | |
Majority | 3,198 | 5.50 | |
24 August 1970 Gerry Fitt founds the Social & Democratic Labour Party and is expelled from the Republican Labour Party. | |||
Belper | |||
69,390/86,608 | 80.12 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 35,757 | 51.53 | |
Labour Party | 33,633 | 48.47 | |
Majority | 2,124 | 3.06 | |
Bermondsey | |||
18,080/34,166 | 52.92 | ||
Labour Party | 13,908 | 76.92 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,172 | 23.08 | |
Majority | 9,736 | 53.85 | |
Berwick-upon-Tweed | |||
30,712/41,669 | 73.70 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,558 | 50.66 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 8,413 | 27.39 | |
Liberal Party | 6,741 | 21.95 | |
Majority | 7,145 | 23.26 | |
1 June 1973 Resignation of Hon Antony Lambton, Viscount Lambton. | |||
8 November 1973 | 31,297/41,721 | 75.01 | |
Liberal Party | 12,489 | 39.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,432 | 39.72 | |
Labour Party | 6,178 | 19.74 | |
Independent | 126 | 0.40 | |
Independent | 72 | 0.23 | |
Majority | 57 | 0.18 | |
Berwickshire & East Lothian | |||
46,308/55,252 | 83.81 | ||
Labour Party | 21,107 | 45.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,466 | 44.20 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,735 | 10.23 | |
Majority | 641 | 1.38 | |
Dr David Simpson also received the support of the local Liberal Association. | |||
Bethnal Green | |||
24,091/47,809 | 50.39 | ||
Labour Party | 15,483 | 64.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,578 | 23.15 | |
Liberal Party | 3,030 | 12.58 | |
Majority | 9,905 | 41.11 | |
Bexley | |||
51,085/66,980 | 76.27 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,075 | 53.00 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 19,017 | 37.23 | |
Liberal Party | 3,222 | 6.31 | |
Independent Conservative | 938 | 1.84 | |
Independent Conservative | 833 | 1.63 | |
Majority | 8,058 | 15.77 | |
Michael Coney was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market. | |||
Edward Lambert Heath sought election as "Conservative and Consult the People". He added the name Lambert by deed poll before being nominated. | |||
Billericay | |||
91,484/123,121 | 74.30 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 47,719 | 52.16 | |
Labour Party | 43,765 | 47.84 | |
Majority | 3,954 | 4.32 | |
Bilston | |||
53,480/77,029 | 69.43 | ||
Labour Party | 27,240 | 50.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,240 | 49.07 | |
Majority | 1,000 | 1.87 | |
Birkenhead | |||
41,408/58,460 | 70.83 | ||
Labour Party | 20,980 | 50.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,151 | 36.59 | |
Liberal Party | 4,926 | 11.90 | |
Communist Party | 351 | 0.85 | |
Majority | 5,829 | 14.08 | |
Birmingham All Saints | |||
22,074/36,290 | 60.83 | ||
Labour Party | 12,041 | 54.55 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,762 | 35.16 | |
Liberal Party | 2,271 | 10.29 | |
Majority | 4,279 | 19.38 | |
Birmingham Aston | |||
28,054/47,648 | 58.88 | ||
Labour Party | 15,456 | 55.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,894 | 42.40 | |
British Movement | 704 | 2.51 | |
Majority | 3,562 | 12.70 | |
Birmingham Edgbaston | |||
37,462/58,832 | 63.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,690 | 63.24 | |
Labour Party | 13,047 | 34.83 | |
Jesus & His Cross | 725 | 1.94 | |
Majority | 10,643 | 28.41 | |
Daphne Howlett was opposed to any reduction in religious education in schools. | |||
Birmingham Hall Green | |||
45,249/66,748 | 67.79 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,319 | 60.37 | |
Labour Party | 17,930 | 39.63 | |
Majority | 9,389 | 20.75 | |
Birmingham Handsworth | |||
30,432/46,612 | 65.29 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,122 | 52.98 | |
Labour Party | 14,310 | 47.02 | |
Majority | 1,812 | 5.95 | |
Birmingham Ladywood | |||
11,677/18,729 | 62.35 | ||
Labour Party | 5,067 | 43.39 | |
Liberal Party | 4,087 | 35.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,523 | 21.61 | |
Majority | 980 | 8.39 | |
Birmingham Northfield | |||
66,117/96,614 | 68.43 | ||
Labour Party | 33,364 | 50.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,148 | 48.62 | |
Communist Party | 605 | 0.92 | |
Majority | 1,216 | 1.84 | |
Birmingham Perry Barr | |||
34,900/49,406 | 70.64 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,083 | 51.81 | |
Labour Party | 16,817 | 48.19 | |
Majority | 1,266 | 3.63 | |
Birmingham Selly Oak | |||
35,039/54,619 | 64.15 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,281 | 52.17 | |
Labour Party | 16,758 | 47.83 | |
Majority | 1,523 | 4.35 | |
Birmingham Small Heath | |||
22,588/38,979 | 57.95 | ||
Labour Party | 13,794 | 61.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,923 | 30.65 | |
Liberal Party | 1,754 | 7.77 | |
British Commonwealth | 117 | 0.52 | |
Majority | 6,871 | 30.42 | |
Birmingham Sparkbrook | |||
28,013/43,181 | 64.87 | ||
Labour Party | 14,773 | 52.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,427 | 40.79 | |
Liberal Party | 1,813 | 6.47 | |
Majority | 3,346 | 11.94 | |
Birmingham Stechford | |||
40,143/62,855 | 63.87 | ||
Labour Party | 22,559 | 56.20 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,848 | 39.48 | |
N Dem P | 1,438 | 3.58 | |
Communist Party | 298 | 0.74 | |
Majority | 6,711 | 16.72 | |
Birmingham Yardley | |||
43,534/62,435 | 69.73 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,827 | 50.14 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 21,707 | 49.86 | |
Majority | 120 | 0.28 | |
Bishop Auckland | |||
35,026/49,291 | 71.06 | ||
Labour Party | 21,257 | 60.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,769 | 39.31 | |
Majority | 7,488 | 21.38 | |
Blackburn | |||
42,210/55,811 | 75.63 | ||
Labour Party | 22,473 | 53.24 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,737 | 46.76 | |
Majority | 2,736 | 6.48 | |
Blackpool North | |||
40,306/58,865 | 68.47 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,298 | 55.32 | |
Labour Party | 13,062 | 32.41 | |
Liberal Party | 4,946 | 12.27 | |
Majority | 9,236 | 22.91 | |
Blackpool South | |||
40,270/58,937 | 68.33 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,273 | 52.83 | |
Labour Party | 13,267 | 32.95 | |
Liberal Party | 5,730 | 14.23 | |
Majority | 8,006 | 19.88 | |
Blaydon | |||
39,650/54,804 | 72.35 | ||
Labour Party | 25,724 | 64.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,926 | 35.12 | |
Majority | 11,798 | 29.76 | |
Blyth | |||
48,668/67,911 | 71.66 | ||
Labour Party | 36,118 | 74.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,550 | 25.79 | |
Majority | 23,568 | 48.43 | |
Bodmin | |||
41,804/51,803 | 80.70 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,187 | 48.29 | |
Liberal Party | 16,267 | 38.91 | |
Labour Party | 5,350 | 12.80 | |
Majority | 3,920 | 9.38 | |
Bolsover | |||
37,401/52,552 | 71.17 | ||
Labour Party | 28,830 | 77.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,571 | 22.92 | |
Majority | 20,259 | 54.17 | |
Bolton East | |||
45,067/61,243 | 73.59 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,769 | 50.52 | |
Labour Party | 22,298 | 49.48 | |
Majority | 471 | 1.05 | |
Bolton West | |||
37,206/50,254 | 74.04 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,225 | 51.67 | |
Labour Party | 17,981 | 48.33 | |
Majority | 1,244 | 3.34 | |
Bootle | |||
31,606/48,415 | 65.28 | ||
Labour Party | 20,110 | 63.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,496 | 36.37 | |
Majority | 8,614 | 27.25 | |
Bosworth | |||
60,409/78,192 | 77.26 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,732 | 50.87 | |
Labour Party | 29,677 | 49.13 | |
Majority | 1,055 | 1.75 | |
Bothwell | |||
48,308/63,976 | 75.51 | ||
Labour Party | 26,431 | 54.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,720 | 32.54 | |
Scottish National Party | 6,157 | 12.75 | |
Majority | 10,711 | 22.17 | |
Bournemouth East & Christchurch | |||
49,875/70,370 | 70.88 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,104 | 62.36 | |
Labour Party | 10,594 | 21.24 | |
Liberal Party | 8,177 | 16.39 | |
Majority | 20,510 | 41.12 | |
Bournemouth West | |||
51,116/73,692 | 69.36 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,714 | 56.17 | |
Labour Party | 14,099 | 27.58 | |
Liberal Party | 8,303 | 16.24 | |
Majority | 14,615 | 28.59 | |
Bradford East | |||
26,214/40,485 | 64.75 | ||
Labour Party | 17,346 | 66.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,208 | 31.31 | |
Liberal Party | 660 | 2.52 | |
Majority | 9,138 | 34.86 | |
Bradford North | |||
38,652/52,290 | 73.92 | ||
Labour Party | 20,141 | 52.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,511 | 47.89 | |
Majority | 1,630 | 4.22 | |
Bradford South | |||
45,688/63,382 | 72.08 | ||
Labour Party | 20,985 | 45.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,009 | 41.61 | |
Liberal Party | 5,694 | 12.46 | |
Majority | 1,976 | 4.32 | |
Bradford West | |||
39,411/53,332 | 73.90 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,475 | 51.95 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 18,936 | 48.05 | |
Majority | 1,539 | 3.91 | |
Breconshire & Radnorshire | |||
43,146/52,629 | 81.98 | ||
Labour Party | 18,736 | 43.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,892 | 32.20 | |
Liberal Party | 8,169 | 18.93 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,349 | 5.44 | |
Majority | 4,844 | 11.23 | |
Brentford & Chiswick | |||
27,589/37,691 | 73.20 | ||
Labour Party | 14,051 | 50.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,538 | 49.07 | |
Majority | 513 | 1.86 | |
Bridgwater | |||
50,975/66,067 | 77.16 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,685 | 52.35 | |
Labour Party | 18,224 | 35.75 | |
Liberal Party | 6,066 | 11.90 | |
Majority | 8,461 | 16.60 | |
Bridlington | |||
43,096/61,716 | 69.83 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,053 | 58.13 | |
Labour Party | 11,546 | 26.79 | |
Liberal Party | 6,497 | 15.08 | |
Majority | 13,507 | 31.34 | |
Brierley Hill | |||
71,643/97,680 | 73.34 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 43,440 | 60.63 | |
Labour Party | 28,203 | 39.37 | |
Majority | 15,237 | 21.27 | |
Brigg | |||
58,883/87,058 | 67.64 | ||
Labour Party | 31,434 | 53.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,449 | 46.62 | |
Majority | 3,985 | 6.77 | |
Brighouse & Spenborough | |||
49,628/61,560 | 80.62 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,953 | 46.25 | |
Labour Party | 22,894 | 46.13 | |
Liberal Party | 3,781 | 7.62 | |
Majority | 59 | 0.12 | |
Brighton Kemptown | |||
49,146/65,414 | 75.13 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,208 | 49.26 | |
Labour Party | 21,105 | 42.94 | |
Liberal Party | 3,833 | 7.80 | |
Majority | 3,103 | 6.31 | |
Brighton Pavilion | |||
39,341/59,086 | 66.58 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,365 | 61.93 | |
Labour Party | 13,771 | 35.00 | |
Independent | 1,205 | 3.06 | |
Majority | 10,594 | 26.93 | |
Bristol Central | |||
24,074/36,120 | 66.65 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 12,375 | 51.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,130 | 37.92 | |
Liberal Party | 2,569 | 10.67 | |
Majority | 3,245 | 13.48 | |
Bristol North East | |||
46,046/63,896 | 72.06 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,254 | 50.50 | |
Labour Party | 22,792 | 49.50 | |
Majority | 462 | 1.00 | |
Bristol North West | |||
50,725/65,003 | 78.03 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,124 | 47.56 | |
Labour Party | 23,075 | 45.49 | |
Liberal Party | 3,299 | 6.50 | |
Communist Party | 227 | 0.45 | |
Majority | 1,049 | 2.07 | |
Bristol South | |||
39,936/61,502 | 64.93 | ||
Labour Party | 24,682 | 61.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,254 | 38.20 | |
Majority | 9,428 | 23.61 | |
Bristol South East | |||
52,664/73,172 | 71.97 | ||
Labour Party | 29,176 | 55.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,488 | 44.60 | |
Majority | 5,688 | 10.80 | |
Bristol West | |||
33,393/50,376 | 66.29 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,110 | 60.22 | |
Labour Party | 8,175 | 24.48 | |
Liberal Party | 5,108 | 15.30 | |
Majority | 11,935 | 35.74 | |
Brixton | |||
22,780/43,346 | 52.55 | ||
Labour Party | 13,053 | 57.30 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,727 | 42.70 | |
Majority | 3,326 | 14.60 | |
Bromley | |||
37,674/54,305 | 69.37 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,364 | 59.36 | |
Labour Party | 9,328 | 24.76 | |
Liberal Party | 5,982 | 15.88 | |
Majority | 13,036 | 34.60 | |
Bromsgrove | |||
64,214/83,877 | 76.56 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,544 | 58.47 | |
Labour Party | 26,670 | 41.53 | |
Majority | 10,874 | 16.93 | |
16 March 1971 Death of James Dance. | |||
27 May 1971 | 57,750/86,243 | 66.96 | |
Labour Party | 29,809 | 51.62 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,941 | 48.38 | |
Majority | 1,868 | 3.23 | |
Buckingham | |||
59,130/72,248 | 81.84 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,088 | 47.50 | |
Labour Party | 25,567 | 43.24 | |
Liberal Party | 5,475 | 9.26 | |
Majority | 2,521 | 4.26 | |
Burnley | |||
42,492/56,036 | 75.83 | ||
Labour Party | 24,200 | 56.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,846 | 34.94 | |
Liberal Party | 3,446 | 8.11 | |
Majority | 9,354 | 22.01 | |
Burton | |||
50,491/66,725 | 75.67 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,428 | 54.32 | |
Labour Party | 23,063 | 45.68 | |
Majority | 4,365 | 8.65 | |
Bury & Radcliffe | |||
56,388/74,545 | 75.64 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,796 | 52.84 | |
Labour Party | 26,592 | 47.16 | |
Majority | 3,204 | 5.68 | |
Bury St Edmunds | |||
59,974/77,579 | 77.31 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,688 | 61.17 | |
Labour Party | 23,286 | 38.83 | |
Majority | 13,402 | 22.35 | |
Bute & North Ayrshire | |||
35,164/47,786 | 73.59 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,853 | 53.61 | |
Labour Party | 12,459 | 35.43 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,852 | 10.95 | |
Majority | 6,394 | 18.18 | |
Caernarvon | |||
33,965/41,560 | 81.73 | ||
Labour Party | 13,627 | 40.12 | |
Plaid Cymru | 11,331 | 33.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,812 | 20.06 | |
Liberal Party | 2,195 | 6.46 | |
Majority | 2,296 | 6.76 | |
Caerphilly | |||
40,394/51,703 | 78.13 | ||
Labour Party | 24,972 | 61.82 | |
Plaid Cymru | 11,505 | 28.48 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,917 | 9.70 | |
Majority | 13,467 | 33.34 | |
Caithness & Sutherland | |||
23,855/28,709 | 83.09 | ||
Labour Party | 8,768 | 36.76 | |
Liberal Party | 6,063 | 25.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,334 | 22.36 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,690 | 15.47 | |
Majority | 2,705 | 11.34 | |
Cambridge | |||
47,443/65,500 | 72.43 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,252 | 55.33 | |
Labour Party | 21,191 | 44.67 | |
Majority | 5,061 | 10.67 | |
Cambridgeshire | |||
59,118/78,271 | 75.53 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,264 | 54.58 | |
Labour Party | 19,993 | 33.82 | |
Liberal Party | 6,861 | 11.61 | |
Majority | 12,271 | 20.76 | |
Cannock | |||
63,801/89,982 | 70.90 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,665 | 51.20 | |
Labour Party | 31,136 | 48.80 | |
Majority | 1,529 | 2.40 | |
Canterbury | |||
59,947/80,373 | 74.59 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,222 | 55.42 | |
Labour Party | 15,172 | 25.31 | |
Liberal Party | 11,553 | 19.27 | |
Majority | 18,050 | 30.11 | |
Cardiff North | |||
46,818/61,057 | 76.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,983 | 46.95 | |
Labour Party | 20,207 | 43.16 | |
Liberal Party | 2,701 | 5.77 | |
Plaid Cymru | 1,927 | 4.12 | |
Majority | 1,776 | 3.79 | |
Cardiff South East | |||
50,564/69,067 | 73.21 | ||
Labour Party | 26,226 | 51.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,771 | 41.08 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,585 | 5.11 | |
Liberal Party | 982 | 1.94 | |
Majority | 5,455 | 10.79 | |
Cardiff West | |||
43,505/61,253 | 71.03 | ||
Labour Party | 21,655 | 49.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,878 | 36.50 | |
Plaid Cymru | 4,378 | 10.06 | |
Liberal Party | 1,594 | 3.66 | |
Majority | 5,777 | 13.28 | |
Cardiganshire | |||
33,076/40,302 | 82.07 | ||
Labour Party | 11,063 | 33.45 | |
Liberal Party | 9,800 | 29.63 | |
Plaid Cymru | 6,498 | 19.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,715 | 17.28 | |
Majority | 1,263 | 3.82 | |
Carlisle | |||
41,107/52,294 | 78.61 | ||
Labour Party | 21,866 | 53.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,241 | 46.81 | |
Majority | 2,625 | 6.39 | |
Carlton | |||
66,883/89,446 | 74.77 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 39,840 | 59.57 | |
Labour Party | 27,043 | 40.43 | |
Majority | 12,797 | 19.13 | |
Carmarthen | |||
49,213/58,823 | 83.66 | ||
Labour Party | 18,719 | 38.04 | |
Plaid Cymru | 14,812 | 30.10 | |
Liberal Party | 10,707 | 21.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,975 | 10.11 | |
Majority | 3,907 | 7.94 | |
Carshalton | |||
50,649/71,119 | 71.22 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,342 | 53.98 | |
Labour Party | 16,896 | 33.36 | |
Liberal Party | 6,411 | 12.66 | |
Majority | 10,446 | 20.62 | |
Central Ayrshire | |||
46,827/58,024 | 80.70 | ||
Labour Party | 24,536 | 52.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,569 | 41.79 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,383 | 5.09 | |
Independent | 339 | 0.72 | |
Majority | 4,967 | 10.61 | |
Thomas Menzies advocated the re-introduction of capital punishment. | |||
Central Norfolk | |||
58,123/75,695 | 76.79 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,921 | 56.64 | |
Labour Party | 19,030 | 32.74 | |
Liberal Party | 6,172 | 10.62 | |
Majority | 13,891 | 23.90 | |
Cheadle | |||
85,764/107,225 | 79.99 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 39,728 | 46.32 | |
Liberal Party | 37,974 | 44.28 | |
Labour Party | 8,062 | 9.40 | |
Majority | 1,754 | 2.05 | |
Chelmsford | |||
66,767/88,227 | 75.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,821 | 55.15 | |
Labour Party | 23,780 | 35.62 | |
Liberal Party | 5,811 | 8.70 | |
Independent | 355 | 0.53 | |
Majority | 13,041 | 19.53 | |
Joseph Steel sought election as "Independent and Animal Dignity". He opposed factory-farming and advocated free-range farming. | |||
Chelsea | |||
24,239/44,038 | 55.04 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,852 | 65.40 | |
Labour Party | 5,737 | 23.67 | |
Liberal Party | 2,136 | 8.81 | |
Independent | 514 | 2.12 | |
Majority | 10,115 | 41.73 | |
Cheltenham | |||
45,467/60,141 | 75.60 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,823 | 50.20 | |
Labour Party | 14,213 | 31.26 | |
Liberal Party | 8,431 | 18.54 | |
Majority | 8,610 | 18.94 | |
Chertsey | |||
48,131/67,724 | 71.07 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,239 | 56.59 | |
Labour Party | 15,653 | 32.52 | |
Liberal Party | 5,239 | 10.88 | |
Majority | 11,586 | 24.07 | |
Chester-le-Street | |||
47,057/63,829 | 73.72 | ||
Labour Party | 33,694 | 71.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,363 | 28.40 | |
Majority | 20,331 | 43.21 | |
28 October 1972 Death of Norman Pentland. | |||
1 March 1973 | 48,774/67,422 | 72.34 | |
Labour Party | 25,874 | 53.05 | |
Liberal Party | 18,808 | 38.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,092 | 8.39 | |
Majority | 7,066 | 14.49 | |
Chesterfield | |||
51,494/71,051 | 72.47 | ||
Labour Party | 30,386 | 59.01 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,217 | 31.49 | |
Liberal Party | 4,891 | 9.50 | |
Majority | 14,169 | 27.52 | |
Chichester | |||
60,899/86,966 | 70.03 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 38,120 | 62.60 | |
Labour Party | 12,574 | 20.65 | |
Liberal Party | 10,205 | 16.76 | |
Majority | 25,546 | 41.95 | |
Chigwell | |||
44,426/60,976 | 72.86 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,454 | 59.55 | |
Labour Party | 17,972 | 40.45 | |
Majority | 8,482 | 19.09 | |
Chippenham | |||
49,011/63,055 | 77.73 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,371 | 49.73 | |
Liberal Party | 13,833 | 28.22 | |
Labour Party | 10,807 | 22.05 | |
Majority | 10,538 | 21.50 | |
Chislehurst | |||
50,205/66,483 | 75.52 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,650 | 49.10 | |
Labour Party | 21,287 | 42.40 | |
Liberal Party | 4,268 | 8.50 | |
Majority | 3,363 | 6.70 | |
Chorley | |||
56,239/71,220 | 78.97 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,577 | 47.26 | |
Labour Party | 24,900 | 44.28 | |
Liberal Party | 4,428 | 7.87 | |
Independent | 334 | 0.59 | |
Majority | 1,677 | 2.98 | |
Cirencester & Tewkesbury | |||
53,941/72,980 | 73.91 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,217 | 56.02 | |
Labour Party | 16,131 | 29.90 | |
Liberal Party | 7,593 | 14.08 | |
Majority | 14,086 | 26.11 | |
Cities of London & Westminster | |||
32,171/58,798 | 54.71 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,102 | 59.38 | |
Labour Party | 10,062 | 31.28 | |
Liberal Party | 2,708 | 8.42 | |
Independent Liberal | 157 | 0.49 | |
Young Ideas Party | 142 | 0.44 | |
Majority | 9,040 | 28.10 | |
Dr Willoughby Clark sought election as a Free Liberal Radical candidate. | |||
City of Chester | |||
49,727/68,069 | 73.05 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,877 | 52.04 | |
Labour Party | 18,872 | 37.95 | |
Liberal Party | 4,978 | 10.01 | |
Majority | 7,005 | 14.09 | |
Clackmannan & East Stirlingshire | |||
46,790/61,811 | 75.70 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 23,729 | 50.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,178 | 28.16 | |
Scottish National Party | 7,243 | 15.48 | |
Liberal Party | 2,640 | 5.64 | |
Majority | 10,551 | 22.55 | |
Clapham | |||
33,348/16,953 | 196.71 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,593 | 49.76 | |
Labour Party | 13,473 | 40.40 | |
Liberal Party | 2,982 | 8.94 | |
Socialist Party of Great Britain | 220 | 0.66 | |
Independent | 80 | 0.24 | |
Majority | 3,120 | 9.36 | |
Cleveland | |||
67,343/92,328 | 72.94 | ||
Labour Party | 36,213 | 53.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,130 | 46.23 | |
Majority | 5,083 | 7.55 | |
Clitheroe | |||
39,553/49,753 | 79.50 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,430 | 51.65 | |
Labour Party | 14,158 | 35.80 | |
Liberal Party | 4,965 | 12.55 | |
Majority | 6,272 | 15.86 | |
Coatbridge & Airdrie | |||
44,358/57,984 | 76.50 | ||
Labour Party | 26,117 | 58.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,574 | 35.11 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,667 | 6.01 | |
Majority | 10,543 | 23.77 | |
Colchester | |||
58,135/74,991 | 77.52 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,562 | 52.57 | |
Labour Party | 20,325 | 34.96 | |
Liberal Party | 7,248 | 12.47 | |
Majority | 10,237 | 17.61 | |
Colne Valley | |||
47,353/58,604 | 80.80 | ||
Labour Party | 18,896 | 39.90 | |
Liberal Party | 18,040 | 38.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,417 | 22.00 | |
Majority | 856 | 1.81 | |
Consett | |||
40,899/58,246 | 70.22 | ||
Labour Party | 28,985 | 70.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,914 | 29.13 | |
Majority | 17,071 | 41.74 | |
Conway | |||
39,888/48,662 | 81.97 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,927 | 42.44 | |
Labour Party | 16,024 | 40.17 | |
Plaid Cymru | 4,311 | 10.81 | |
Liberal Party | 2,626 | 6.58 | |
Majority | 903 | 2.26 | |
Coventry East | |||
61,126/86,603 | 70.58 | ||
Labour Party | 36,275 | 59.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,010 | 39.28 | |
Communist Party | 841 | 1.38 | |
Majority | 12,265 | 20.07 | |
Coventry North | |||
42,348/56,726 | 74.65 | ||
Labour Party | 24,004 | 56.68 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,344 | 43.32 | |
Majority | 5,660 | 13.37 | |
Coventry South | |||
57,826/77,626 | 74.49 | ||
Labour Party | 30,010 | 51.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,816 | 48.10 | |
Majority | 2,194 | 3.79 | |
Crewe | |||
40,838/57,515 | 71.00 | ||
Labour Party | 22,160 | 54.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,678 | 45.74 | |
Majority | 3,482 | 8.53 | |
Crosby | |||
42,392/59,525 | 71.22 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,042 | 56.71 | |
Labour Party | 18,350 | 43.29 | |
Majority | 5,692 | 13.43 | |
Croydon North East | |||
40,934/58,631 | 69.82 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,351 | 49.72 | |
Labour Party | 16,373 | 40.00 | |
Liberal Party | 4,210 | 10.28 | |
Majority | 3,978 | 9.72 | |
Croydon North West | |||
38,613/57,064 | 67.67 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,260 | 49.88 | |
Labour Party | 14,687 | 38.04 | |
Liberal Party | 4,666 | 12.08 | |
Majority | 4,573 | 11.84 | |
Croydon South | |||
52,245/73,166 | 71.41 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,986 | 49.74 | |
Labour Party | 22,283 | 42.65 | |
Liberal Party | 3,673 | 7.03 | |
Independent | 303 | 0.58 | |
Majority | 3,703 | 7.09 | |
Dagenham | |||
44,293/74,942 | 59.10 | ||
Labour Party | 31,335 | 70.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,976 | 27.04 | |
Communist Party | 982 | 2.22 | |
Majority | 19,359 | 43.71 | |
Darlington | |||
47,877/62,580 | 76.51 | ||
Labour Party | 23,208 | 48.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,447 | 40.62 | |
Liberal Party | 5,222 | 10.91 | |
Majority | 3,761 | 7.86 | |
Dartford | |||
60,537/81,704 | 74.09 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,822 | 45.96 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 27,262 | 45.03 | |
Liberal Party | 5,453 | 9.01 | |
Majority | 560 | 0.93 | |
Darwen | |||
51,025/66,494 | 76.74 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,728 | 52.38 | |
Labour Party | 17,634 | 34.56 | |
Liberal Party | 6,663 | 13.06 | |
Majority | 9,094 | 17.82 | |
Dearne Valley | |||
45,240/62,935 | 71.88 | ||
Labour Party | 33,966 | 75.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,848 | 15.14 | |
Liberal Party | 4,426 | 9.78 | |
Majority | 27,118 | 59.94 | |
Denbigh | |||
47,673/60,732 | 78.50 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,246 | 44.57 | |
Labour Party | 12,537 | 26.30 | |
Liberal Party | 8,636 | 18.12 | |
Plaid Cymru | 5,254 | 11.02 | |
Majority | 8,709 | 18.27 | |
Deptford | |||
23,304/42,570 | 54.74 | ||
Labour Party | 14,672 | 62.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,355 | 31.56 | |
National Front | 1,277 | 5.48 | |
Majority | 7,317 | 31.40 | |
Derby North | |||
36,749/57,145 | 64.31 | ||
Labour Party | 20,114 | 54.73 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,635 | 45.27 | |
Majority | 3,479 | 9.47 | |
Derby South | |||
35,665/52,938 | 67.37 | ||
Labour Party | 19,407 | 54.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,258 | 45.59 | |
Majority | 3,149 | 8.83 | |
Devizes | |||
55,127/72,116 | 76.44 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,475 | 51.65 | |
Labour Party | 20,442 | 37.08 | |
Liberal Party | 6,210 | 11.26 | |
Majority | 8,033 | 14.57 | |
Dewsbury | |||
45,171/60,544 | 74.61 | ||
Labour Party | 22,015 | 48.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,468 | 38.67 | |
Liberal Party | 5,688 | 12.59 | |
Majority | 4,547 | 10.07 | |
Don Valley | |||
61,169/83,618 | 73.15 | ||
Labour Party | 42,496 | 69.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,673 | 30.53 | |
Majority | 23,823 | 38.95 | |
Doncaster | |||
44,737/59,755 | 74.87 | ||
Labour Party | 22,658 | 50.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,431 | 43.43 | |
Liberal Party | 2,648 | 5.92 | |
Majority | 3,227 | 7.21 | |
Dorking | |||
43,019/58,889 | 73.05 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,393 | 59.03 | |
Labour Party | 10,523 | 24.46 | |
Liberal Party | 7,103 | 16.51 | |
Majority | 14,870 | 34.57 | |
Dover | |||
58,557/72,580 | 80.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,103 | 51.41 | |
Labour Party | 28,454 | 48.59 | |
Majority | 1,649 | 2.82 | |
Dudley | |||
58,662/81,481 | 71.99 | ||
Labour Party | 29,499 | 50.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,163 | 49.71 | |
Majority | 336 | 0.57 | |
Dulwich | |||
42,696/66,265 | 64.43 | ||
Labour Party | 20,145 | 47.18 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,250 | 45.09 | |
Liberal Party | 3,301 | 7.73 | |
Majority | 895 | 2.10 | |
Dumfriesshire | |||
46,427/60,939 | 76.19 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,661 | 53.12 | |
Labour Party | 15,555 | 33.50 | |
Scottish National Party | 6,211 | 13.38 | |
Majority | 9,106 | 19.61 | |
Dundee East | |||
46,819/61,553 | 76.06 | ||
Labour Party | 22,630 | 48.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,832 | 42.36 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,181 | 8.93 | |
World Government Party | 176 | 0.38 | |
Majority | 2,798 | 5.98 | |
29 December 1972 Resignation of Rt Hon George Thomson on appointment as EEC Commissioner. | |||
1 March 1973 | 44,014/62,353 | 70.59 | |
Labour Party | 14,411 | 32.74 | |
Scottish National Party | 13,270 | 30.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,089 | 25.19 | |
Liberal Party | 3,653 | 8.30 | |
LPS | 1,409 | 3.20 | |
Independent | 182 | 0.41 | |
Majority | 1,141 | 2.59 | |
Dundee West | |||
50,970/66,767 | 76.34 | ||
Labour Party | 26,271 | 51.54 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,449 | 38.16 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,441 | 8.71 | |
Communist Party | 809 | 1.59 | |
Majority | 6,822 | 13.38 | |
Dunfermline Burghs | |||
37,737/50,935 | 74.09 | ||
Labour Party | 21,532 | 57.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,086 | 32.03 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,657 | 9.69 | |
Communist Party | 462 | 1.22 | |
Majority | 9,446 | 25.03 | |
Durham | |||
50,473/68,816 | 73.34 | ||
Labour Party | 33,766 | 66.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,707 | 33.10 | |
Majority | 17,059 | 33.80 | |
Ealing North | |||
46,598/64,092 | 72.70 | ||
Labour Party | 23,459 | 50.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,139 | 49.66 | |
Majority | 320 | 0.69 | |
Ealing South | |||
35,152/53,763 | 65.38 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,326 | 54.98 | |
Labour Party | 12,042 | 34.26 | |
Liberal Party | 3,784 | 10.76 | |
Majority | 7,284 | 20.72 | |
Easington | |||
41,875/60,290 | 69.46 | ||
Labour Party | 33,418 | 79.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,457 | 20.20 | |
Majority | 24,961 | 59.61 | |
East Aberdeenshire | |||
31,447/45,711 | 68.80 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,866 | 40.91 | |
Scottish National Party | 9,377 | 29.82 | |
Labour Party | 5,656 | 17.99 | |
Liberal Party | 3,548 | 11.28 | |
Majority | 3,489 | 11.09 | |
East Dunbartonshire | |||
72,872/93,683 | 77.79 | ||
Labour Party | 32,527 | 44.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,972 | 37.01 | |
Scottish National Party | 8,257 | 11.33 | |
Liberal Party | 3,460 | 4.75 | |
Communist Party | 1,656 | 2.27 | |
Majority | 5,555 | 7.62 | |
East Fife | |||
39,618/53,155 | 74.53 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,619 | 54.57 | |
Labour Party | 9,756 | 24.63 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,666 | 11.78 | |
Liberal Party | 3,577 | 9.03 | |
Majority | 11,863 | 29.94 | |
East Flintshire | |||
52,592/64,793 | 81.17 | ||
Labour Party | 24,227 | 46.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,145 | 38.30 | |
Liberal Party | 5,888 | 11.20 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,332 | 4.43 | |
Majority | 4,082 | 7.76 | |
East Grinstead | |||
62,716/86,448 | 72.55 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 38,359 | 61.16 | |
Liberal Party | 12,343 | 19.68 | |
Labour Party | 12,014 | 19.16 | |
Majority | 26,016 | 41.48 | |
East Ham North | |||
19,292/36,695 | 52.57 | ||
Labour Party | 11,557 | 59.91 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,735 | 40.09 | |
Majority | 3,822 | 19.81 | |
East Ham South | |||
22,040/39,964 | 55.15 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 13,638 | 61.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,402 | 38.12 | |
Majority | 5,236 | 23.76 | |
East Hertfordshire | |||
68,807/93,489 | 73.60 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,668 | 54.74 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 23,601 | 34.30 | |
Liberal Party | 7,538 | 10.96 | |
Majority | 14,067 | 20.44 | |
East Renfrewshire | |||
56,011/73,510 | 76.20 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,163 | 52.07 | |
Labour Party | 16,062 | 28.68 | |
Liberal Party | 7,053 | 12.59 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,733 | 6.66 | |
Majority | 13,101 | 23.39 | |
East Surrey | |||
57,708/78,904 | 73.14 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 35,773 | 61.99 | |
Liberal Party | 11,749 | 20.36 | |
Labour Party | 10,186 | 17.65 | |
Majority | 24,024 | 41.63 | |
Eastbourne | |||
62,079/84,207 | 73.72 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,296 | 48.80 | |
Liberal Party | 23,308 | 37.55 | |
Labour Party | 8,475 | 13.65 | |
Majority | 6,988 | 11.26 | |
Eastleigh | |||
59,373/75,586 | 78.55 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,300 | 51.03 | |
Labour Party | 22,248 | 37.47 | |
Liberal Party | 6,825 | 11.50 | |
Majority | 8,052 | 13.56 | |
Ebbw Vale | |||
30,139/38,461 | 78.36 | ||
Labour Party | 21,817 | 72.39 | |
Liberal Party | 4,371 | 14.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,146 | 7.12 | |
Plaid Cymru | 1,805 | 5.99 | |
Majority | 17,446 | 57.89 | |
Eccles | |||
43,014/59,135 | 72.74 | ||
Labour Party | 23,913 | 55.59 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,458 | 42.91 | |
Communist Party | 643 | 1.49 | |
Majority | 5,455 | 12.68 | |
Edinburgh Central | |||
20,713/31,364 | 66.04 | ||
Labour Party | 9,561 | 46.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,000 | 38.62 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,666 | 8.04 | |
Liberal Party | 1,486 | 7.17 | |
Majority | 1,561 | 7.54 | |
Edinburgh East | |||
42,743/57,350 | 74.53 | ||
Labour Party | 22,171 | 51.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,657 | 38.97 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,502 | 8.19 | |
Communist Party | 413 | 0.97 | |
Majority | 5,514 | 12.90 | |
Edinburgh Leith | |||
26,065/35,614 | 73.19 | ||
Labour Party | 12,066 | 46.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,682 | 40.98 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,827 | 7.01 | |
Liberal Party | 1,490 | 5.72 | |
Majority | 1,384 | 5.31 | |
Edinburgh North | |||
24,607/35,099 | 70.11 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,005 | 52.85 | |
Labour Party | 9,127 | 37.09 | |
Liberal Party | 2,475 | 10.06 | |
Majority | 3,878 | 15.76 | |
4 October 1973 Succession of the Earl of Dalkeith to the Peerage - 9th Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. | |||
8 November 1973 | 18,632/34,277 | 54.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,208 | 38.69 | |
Labour Party | 4,467 | 23.97 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,526 | 18.92 | |
Liberal Party | 3,431 | 18.41 | |
Majority | 2,741 | 14.71 | |
Edinburgh Pentlands | |||
47,344/61,498 | 76.98 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,829 | 46.11 | |
Labour Party | 18,646 | 39.38 | |
Liberal Party | 4,055 | 8.56 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,814 | 5.94 | |
Majority | 3,183 | 6.72 | |
Edinburgh South | |||
41,252/55,675 | 74.09 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,851 | 48.12 | |
Labour Party | 15,071 | 36.53 | |
Liberal Party | 3,469 | 8.41 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,861 | 6.94 | |
Majority | 4,780 | 11.59 | |
Edinburgh West | |||
54,565/72,709 | 75.05 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,864 | 49.23 | |
Labour Party | 19,523 | 35.78 | |
Liberal Party | 4,467 | 8.19 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,711 | 6.80 | |
Majority | 7,341 | 13.45 | |
Edmonton | |||
42,244/63,203 | 66.84 | ||
Labour Party | 20,626 | 48.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,481 | 43.75 | |
Liberal Party | 3,137 | 7.43 | |
Majority | 2,145 | 5.08 | |
Enfield East | |||
32,209/48,272 | 66.72 | ||
Labour Party | 16,433 | 51.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,403 | 38.51 | |
Liberal Party | 3,373 | 10.47 | |
Majority | 4,030 | 12.51 | |
Enfield West | |||
37,749/52,982 | 71.25 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,858 | 57.90 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 9,896 | 26.22 | |
Liberal Party | 4,820 | 12.77 | |
National Front | 1,175 | 3.11 | |
Majority | 11,962 | 31.69 | |
20 July 1970 Death of Rt Hon Iain Macleod. | |||
19 November 1970 | 26,590/53,239 | 49.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,205 | 57.18 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 6,926 | 26.05 | |
Liberal Party | 3,283 | 12.35 | |
National Front | 1,176 | 4.42 | |
Majority | 8,279 | 31.14 | |
Epping | |||
84,655/115,409 | 73.35 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 43,615 | 51.52 | |
Labour Party | 41,040 | 48.48 | |
Majority | 2,575 | 3.04 | |
Epsom | |||
57,871/79,874 | 72.45 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 35,541 | 61.41 | |
Labour Party | 12,767 | 22.06 | |
Liberal Party | 9,563 | 16.52 | |
Majority | 22,774 | 39.35 | |
Erith & Crayford | |||
41,170/57,696 | 71.36 | ||
Labour Party | 23,012 | 55.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,158 | 44.10 | |
Majority | 4,854 | 11.79 | |
Esher | |||
61,021/84,668 | 72.07 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,727 | 61.83 | |
Labour Party | 14,449 | 23.68 | |
Liberal Party | 8,845 | 14.50 | |
Majority | 23,278 | 38.15 | |
Eton & Slough | |||
48,946/62,875 | 77.85 | ||
Labour Party | 24,103 | 49.24 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,436 | 43.80 | |
Liberal Party | 3,407 | 6.96 | |
Majority | 2,667 | 5.45 | |
Exeter | |||
48,161/59,367 | 81.12 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,680 | 45.02 | |
Labour Party | 20,409 | 42.38 | |
Liberal Party | 6,072 | 12.61 | |
Majority | 1,271 | 2.64 | |
Eye | |||
49,796/63,623 | 78.27 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,099 | 52.41 | |
Labour Party | 17,735 | 35.62 | |
Liberal Party | 5,962 | 11.97 | |
Majority | 8,364 | 16.80 | |
Falmouth & Camborne | |||
48,234/62,001 | 77.80 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,477 | 44.53 | |
Labour Party | 19,954 | 41.37 | |
Liberal Party | 5,843 | 12.11 | |
Mebyon Kernow | 960 | 1.99 | |
Majority | 1,523 | 3.16 | |
Farnham | |||
44,108/60,120 | 73.37 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,113 | 56.94 | |
Liberal Party | 10,178 | 23.08 | |
Labour Party | 8,817 | 19.99 | |
Majority | 14,935 | 33.86 | |
Farnworth | |||
50,259/69,494 | 72.32 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 29,392 | 58.48 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,867 | 41.52 | |
Majority | 8,525 | 16.96 | |
Faversham | |||
56,017/71,677 | 78.15 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,914 | 53.40 | |
Labour Party | 26,103 | 46.60 | |
Majority | 3,811 | 6.80 | |
Feltham | |||
41,103/60,273 | 68.19 | ||
Labour Party | 21,561 | 52.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,006 | 38.94 | |
Liberal Party | 3,536 | 8.60 | |
Majority | 5,555 | 13.51 | |
Fermanagh & South Tyrone | |||
64,203/70,381 | 91.22 | ||
Unity | 32,813 | 51.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,390 | 48.89 | |
Majority | 1,423 | 2.22 | |
Finchley | |||
47,389/72,738 | 65.15 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,480 | 53.77 | |
Labour Party | 14,295 | 30.17 | |
Liberal Party | 7,614 | 16.07 | |
Majority | 11,185 | 23.60 | |
Folkestone & Hythe | |||
42,022/61,067 | 68.81 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,031 | 64.33 | |
Labour Party | 13,772 | 32.77 | |
Independent | 1,219 | 2.90 | |
Majority | 13,259 | 31.55 | |
Fulham | |||
29,652/43,088 | 68.82 | ||
Labour Party | 16,312 | 55.01 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,807 | 43.19 | |
Independent | 421 | 1.42 | |
Independent | 112 | 0.38 | |
Majority | 3,505 | 11.82 | |
Roger Moody sought election as an "Anti-Election" candidate, and urged electors not to vote at all. | |||
Pat Arrowsmith sought election as a "Stop the War in South-East Asia" candidate. | |||
Gainsborough | |||
44,160/59,099 | 74.72 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,163 | 50.19 | |
Labour Party | 14,454 | 32.73 | |
Liberal Party | 7,543 | 17.08 | |
Majority | 7,709 | 17.46 | |
Galloway | |||
27,852/38,669 | 72.03 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,003 | 50.28 | |
Scottish National Party | 5,723 | 20.55 | |
Labour Party | 5,665 | 20.34 | |
Liberal Party | 2,461 | 8.84 | |
Majority | 8,280 | 29.73 | |
Gateshead East | |||
44,013/62,011 | 70.98 | ||
Labour Party | 28,524 | 64.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,489 | 35.19 | |
Majority | 13,035 | 29.62 | |
Gateshead West | |||
22,950/34,398 | 66.72 | ||
Labour Party | 15,622 | 68.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,328 | 31.93 | |
Majority | 8,294 | 36.14 | |
Gillingham | |||
43,870/59,742 | 73.43 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,813 | 58.84 | |
Labour Party | 18,057 | 41.16 | |
Majority | 7,756 | 17.68 | |
Glasgow Bridgeton | |||
17,587/31,239 | 56.30 | ||
Labour Party | 11,056 | 62.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,801 | 21.61 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,550 | 8.81 | |
Prot | 1,180 | 6.71 | |
Majority | 7,255 | 41.25 | |
Glasgow Cathcart | |||
53,700/71,952 | 74.63 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,093 | 54.18 | |
Labour Party | 24,188 | 45.04 | |
Independent Labour | 419 | 0.78 | |
Majority | 4,905 | 9.13 | |
Glasgow Central | |||
12,018/20,284 | 59.25 | ||
Labour Party | 7,936 | 66.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,394 | 19.92 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,688 | 14.05 | |
Majority | 5,542 | 46.11 | |
Glasgow Craigton | |||
37,479/49,932 | 75.06 | ||
Labour Party | 20,872 | 55.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,661 | 36.45 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,946 | 7.86 | |
Majority | 7,211 | 19.24 | |
Glasgow Gorbals | |||
14,796/24,749 | 59.78 | ||
Labour Party | 10,260 | 69.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,071 | 20.76 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,089 | 7.36 | |
Communist Party | 376 | 2.54 | |
Majority | 7,189 | 48.59 | |
Glasgow Govan | |||
22,364/35,322 | 63.31 | ||
Labour Party | 13,443 | 60.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,301 | 28.17 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,294 | 10.26 | |
Communist Party | 326 | 1.46 | |
Majority | 7,142 | 31.94 | |
8 October 1973 Death of Jon Rankin. | |||
8 November 1973 | 15,168/29,347 | 51.69 | |
Scottish National Party | 6,360 | 41.93 | |
Labour Party | 5,789 | 38.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,780 | 11.74 | |
Liberal Party | 1,239 | 8.17 | |
Majority | 571 | 3.76 | |
Glasgow Hillhead | |||
23,934/34,407 | 69.56 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,674 | 61.31 | |
Labour Party | 7,303 | 30.51 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,957 | 8.18 | |
Majority | 7,371 | 30.80 | |
Glasgow Kelvingrove | |||
11,380/18,907 | 60.19 | ||
Labour Party | 6,106 | 53.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,274 | 46.34 | |
Majority | 832 | 7.31 | |
Glasgow Maryhill | |||
28,836/45,127 | 63.90 | ||
Labour Party | 18,925 | 65.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,638 | 23.02 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,273 | 11.35 | |
Majority | 12,287 | 42.61 | |
Glasgow Pollok | |||
41,752/57,501 | 72.61 | ||
Labour Party | 19,311 | 46.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,708 | 44.81 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,733 | 8.94 | |
Majority | 603 | 1.44 | |
Glasgow Provan | |||
42,527/64,852 | 65.58 | ||
Labour Party | 25,864 | 60.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,881 | 27.94 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,181 | 9.83 | |
Communist Party | 601 | 1.41 | |
Majority | 13,983 | 32.88 | |
Glasgow Scotstoun | |||
46,138/65,436 | 70.51 | ||
Labour Party | 26,492 | 57.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,487 | 31.40 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,313 | 9.35 | |
Communist Party | 846 | 1.83 | |
Majority | 12,005 | 26.02 | |
Glasgow Shettleston | |||
29,804/46,822 | 63.65 | ||
Labour Party | 17,840 | 59.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,969 | 26.74 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,995 | 13.40 | |
Majority | 9,871 | 33.12 | |
Glasgow Springburn | |||
23,288/37,986 | 61.31 | ||
Labour Party | 14,968 | 64.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,574 | 19.64 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,323 | 14.27 | |
Communist Party | 423 | 1.82 | |
Majority | 10,394 | 44.63 | |
Glasgow Woodside | |||
22,768/35,676 | 63.82 | ||
Labour Party | 10,785 | 47.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,457 | 41.54 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,912 | 8.40 | |
Independent Conservative | 614 | 2.70 | |
Majority | 1,328 | 5.83 | |
George McKay was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market and advocated the re-introduction of capital punishment. | |||
Gloucester | |||
46,550/61,164 | 76.11 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,838 | 46.91 | |
Labour Party | 20,777 | 44.63 | |
Liberal Party | 3,935 | 8.45 | |
Majority | 1,061 | 2.28 | |
Goole | |||
43,881/63,111 | 69.53 | ||
Labour Party | 26,424 | 60.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,457 | 39.78 | |
Majority | 8,967 | 20.43 | |
6 January 1971 Death of George Jeger. | |||
27 May 1971 | 35,313/63,484 | 55.63 | |
Labour Party | 24,323 | 68.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,990 | 31.12 | |
Majority | 13,333 | 37.76 | |
Gosport & Fareham | |||
72,250/100,718 | 71.73 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 39,234 | 54.30 | |
Labour Party | 21,262 | 29.43 | |
Liberal Party | 11,754 | 16.27 | |
Majority | 17,972 | 24.87 | |
Gower | |||
41,789/54,246 | 77.04 | ||
Labour Party | 26,485 | 63.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,435 | 22.58 | |
Plaid Cymru | 5,869 | 14.04 | |
Majority | 17,050 | 40.80 | |
Grantham | |||
56,366/73,626 | 76.56 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,070 | 58.67 | |
Labour Party | 23,296 | 41.33 | |
Majority | 9,774 | 17.34 | |
Gravesend | |||
63,869/84,046 | 75.99 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,924 | 46.85 | |
Labour Party | 28,711 | 44.95 | |
Liberal Party | 5,234 | 8.19 | |
Majority | 1,213 | 1.90 | |
Greenock | |||
35,993/47,385 | 75.96 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 19,334 | 53.72 | |
Liberal Party | 16,100 | 44.73 | |
Communist Party | 559 | 1.55 | |
Majority | 3,234 | 8.99 | |
Greenwich | |||
36,320/56,746 | 64.00 | ||
Labour Party | 20,804 | 57.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,197 | 36.34 | |
Liberal Party | 2,319 | 6.38 | |
Majority | 7,607 | 20.94 | |
1971 Resignation of Rt Hon Richard Marsh on appointment as joint Deputy Chairman of the British Railways Board. | |||
8 July 1971 | 21,987/56,062 | 39.22 | |
Labour Party | 14,671 | 66.73 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,150 | 27.97 | |
Fellowship | 792 | 3.60 | |
Independent Conservative | 285 | 1.30 | |
Independent | 89 | 0.40 | |
Majority | 8,521 | 38.75 | |
Reginald Simmerson was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market. | |||
Grimsby | |||
44,881/65,581 | 68.44 | ||
Labour Party | 23,571 | 52.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,460 | 38.90 | |
Liberal Party | 3,850 | 8.58 | |
Majority | 6,111 | 13.62 | |
Guildford | |||
49,133/68,154 | 72.09 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,203 | 55.37 | |
Labour Party | 13,108 | 26.68 | |
Liberal Party | 8,822 | 17.96 | |
Majority | 14,095 | 28.69 | |
Hackney Central | |||
26,971/53,067 | 50.82 | ||
Labour Party | 17,380 | 64.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,339 | 34.63 | |
Independent | 252 | 0.93 | |
Majority | 8,041 | 29.81 | |
Halifax | |||
48,701/66,222 | 73.54 | ||
Labour Party | 24,026 | 49.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,828 | 48.93 | |
Independent Labour Party | 847 | 1.74 | |
Majority | 198 | 0.41 | |
Haltemprice | |||
56,033/74,813 | 74.90 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,042 | 53.61 | |
Labour Party | 15,862 | 28.31 | |
Liberal Party | 10,129 | 18.08 | |
Majority | 14,180 | 25.31 | |
Hamilton | |||
48,030/60,034 | 80.00 | ||
Labour Party | 25,431 | 52.95 | |
Scottish National Party | 16,849 | 35.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,455 | 11.36 | |
Independent Liberal | 295 | 0.61 | |
Majority | 8,582 | 17.87 | |
Hammersmith North | |||
25,760/41,362 | 62.28 | ||
Labour Party | 16,145 | 62.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,615 | 37.33 | |
Majority | 6,530 | 25.35 | |
Hampstead | |||
45,604/71,918 | 63.41 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,264 | 46.63 | |
Labour Party | 20,790 | 45.59 | |
Liberal Party | 3,550 | 7.78 | |
Majority | 474 | 1.04 | |
Harborough | |||
79,740/103,125 | 77.32 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 44,933 | 56.35 | |
Labour Party | 25,728 | 32.26 | |
Liberal Party | 9,079 | 11.39 | |
Majority | 19,205 | 24.08 | |
Harrogate | |||
43,789/62,570 | 69.98 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,167 | 59.76 | |
Liberal Party | 8,825 | 20.15 | |
Labour Party | 8,797 | 20.09 | |
Majority | 17,342 | 39.60 | |
Harrow Central | |||
32,893/45,863 | 71.72 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,525 | 50.24 | |
Labour Party | 12,561 | 38.19 | |
Liberal Party | 3,449 | 10.49 | |
Independent | 358 | 1.09 | |
Majority | 3,964 | 12.05 | |
Sydney Carter was the nominee of the National Home Owner's Society. | |||
Harrow East | |||
38,270/50,363 | 75.99 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,517 | 51.00 | |
Labour Party | 15,496 | 40.49 | |
Liberal Party | 3,185 | 8.32 | |
Independent | 72 | 0.19 | |
Majority | 4,021 | 10.51 | |
Harrow West | |||
41,769/57,374 | 72.80 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,867 | 59.53 | |
Labour Party | 11,462 | 27.44 | |
Liberal Party | 5,440 | 13.02 | |
Majority | 13,405 | 32.09 | |
Harwich | |||
61,196/82,117 | 74.52 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,754 | 53.52 | |
Labour Party | 19,923 | 32.56 | |
Liberal Party | 8,519 | 13.92 | |
Majority | 12,831 | 20.97 | |
Hastings | |||
40,237/55,213 | 72.88 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,364 | 50.61 | |
Labour Party | 13,549 | 33.67 | |
Liberal Party | 6,324 | 15.72 | |
Majority | 6,815 | 16.94 | |
Hayes & Harlington | |||
33,292/49,556 | 67.18 | ||
Labour Party | 19,192 | 57.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,728 | 41.24 | |
Communist Party | 372 | 1.12 | |
Majority | 5,464 | 16.41 | |
18 February 1971 Death of Arthur Skeffington. | |||
17 June 1971 | 21,175/50,066 | 42.29 | |
Labour Party | 15,827 | 74.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,348 | 25.26 | |
Majority | 10,479 | 49.49 | |
Hemel Hempstead | |||
77,758/99,254 | 78.34 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 40,417 | 51.98 | |
Labour Party | 28,067 | 36.10 | |
Liberal Party | 9,274 | 11.93 | |
Majority | 12,350 | 15.88 | |
Hemsworth | |||
49,547/69,059 | 71.75 | ||
Labour Party | 40,013 | 80.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,534 | 19.24 | |
Majority | 30,479 | 61.52 | |
Hendon North | |||
36,909/51,999 | 70.98 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,192 | 49.29 | |
Labour Party | 15,013 | 40.68 | |
Liberal Party | 3,704 | 10.04 | |
Majority | 3,179 | 8.61 | |
Hendon South | |||
36,594/55,551 | 65.87 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,901 | 51.65 | |
Labour Party | 12,712 | 34.74 | |
Liberal Party | 4,981 | 13.61 | |
Majority | 6,189 | 16.91 | |
Henley | |||
62,629/84,669 | 73.97 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,452 | 53.41 | |
Labour Party | 19,310 | 30.83 | |
Liberal Party | 8,907 | 14.22 | |
Independent | 960 | 1.53 | |
Majority | 14,142 | 22.58 | |
David Brunner was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market. | |||
Hereford | |||
41,374/56,563 | 73.15 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,011 | 53.20 | |
Labour Party | 14,410 | 34.83 | |
Liberal Party | 4,953 | 11.97 | |
Majority | 7,601 | 18.37 | |
Hertford | |||
69,412/88,147 | 78.75 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,494 | 52.58 | |
Labour Party | 26,924 | 38.79 | |
Liberal Party | 5,994 | 8.64 | |
Majority | 9,570 | 13.79 | |
Heston & Isleworth | |||
38,561/53,859 | 71.60 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,580 | 55.96 | |
Labour Party | 16,981 | 44.04 | |
Majority | 4,599 | 11.93 | |
Hexham | |||
47,182/62,564 | 75.41 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,516 | 51.96 | |
Labour Party | 16,645 | 35.28 | |
Liberal Party | 6,021 | 12.76 | |
Majority | 7,871 | 16.68 | |
Heywood & Royton | |||
54,879/72,048 | 76.17 | ||
Labour Party | 25,081 | 45.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,178 | 44.06 | |
Liberal Party | 5,620 | 10.24 | |
Majority | 903 | 1.65 | |
High Peak | |||
44,731/55,308 | 80.88 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,558 | 43.72 | |
Labour Party | 18,054 | 40.36 | |
Liberal Party | 7,119 | 15.92 | |
Majority | 1,504 | 3.36 | |
Hitchin | |||
84,338/108,668 | 77.61 | ||
Labour Party | 40,932 | 48.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,258 | 44.18 | |
Liberal Party | 6,148 | 7.29 | |
Majority | 3,674 | 4.36 | |
Holborn & St Pancras South | |||
22,573/41,741 | 54.08 | ||
Labour Party | 12,448 | 55.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,125 | 44.85 | |
Majority | 2,323 | 10.29 | |
Holland with Boston | |||
57,821/77,184 | 74.91 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,580 | 58.08 | |
Labour Party | 24,241 | 41.92 | |
Majority | 9,339 | 16.15 | |
Honiton | |||
55,287/72,072 | 76.71 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,885 | 59.48 | |
Liberal Party | 11,330 | 20.49 | |
Labour Party | 11,072 | 20.03 | |
Majority | 21,555 | 38.99 | |
Horncastle | |||
34,866/46,959 | 74.25 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,299 | 55.35 | |
Labour Party | 8,860 | 25.41 | |
Liberal Party | 6,707 | 19.24 | |
Majority | 10,439 | 29.94 | |
Hornchurch | |||
72,645/99,643 | 72.91 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,124 | 49.73 | |
Labour Party | 30,294 | 41.70 | |
Liberal Party | 6,227 | 8.57 | |
Majority | 5,830 | 8.03 | |
Hornsey | |||
43,614/64,683 | 67.43 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,434 | 49.14 | |
Labour Party | 17,645 | 40.46 | |
Liberal Party | 3,755 | 8.61 | |
Communist Party | 624 | 1.43 | |
Socialist Party of Great Britain | 156 | 0.36 | |
Majority | 3,789 | 8.69 | |
Horsham | |||
78,274/105,532 | 74.17 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 41,994 | 53.65 | |
Labour Party | 27,706 | 35.40 | |
Liberal Party | 8,574 | 10.95 | |
Majority | 14,288 | 18.25 | |
Houghton-le-Spring | |||
44,802/62,501 | 71.68 | ||
Labour Party | 32,888 | 73.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,914 | 26.59 | |
Majority | 20,974 | 46.81 | |
Hove | |||
49,926/74,789 | 66.76 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 34,287 | 68.68 | |
Labour Party | 15,639 | 31.32 | |
Majority | 18,648 | 37.35 | |
22 August 1973 Death of Martin Maddan. | |||
8 November 1973 | 46,166/73,930 | 62.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,070 | 47.81 | |
Liberal Party | 17,224 | 37.31 | |
Labour Party | 5,335 | 11.56 | |
National Front | 1,409 | 3.05 | |
Communist Party of England | 128 | 0.28 | |
Majority | 4,846 | 10.50 | |
Howden | |||
38,774/54,592 | 71.03 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,102 | 57.00 | |
Labour Party | 9,567 | 24.67 | |
Liberal Party | 6,951 | 17.93 | |
Independent | 154 | 0.40 | |
Majority | 12,535 | 32.33 | |
Tonderai Makoni advocated a policy of non-racism and anti-racialism. | |||
Huddersfield East | |||
41,138/54,496 | 75.49 | ||
Labour Party | 20,629 | 50.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,632 | 38.00 | |
Liberal Party | 4,569 | 11.11 | |
Communist Party | 308 | 0.75 | |
Majority | 4,997 | 12.15 | |
Huddersfield West | |||
41,094/53,107 | 77.38 | ||
Labour Party | 16,866 | 41.04 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,673 | 40.57 | |
Liberal Party | 6,128 | 14.91 | |
National Front | 1,427 | 3.47 | |
Majority | 193 | 0.47 | |
Huntingdonshire | |||
50,068/66,505 | 75.28 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,398 | 54.72 | |
Labour Party | 17,588 | 35.13 | |
Liberal Party | 5,082 | 10.15 | |
Majority | 9,810 | 19.59 | |
Huyton | |||
72,214/106,896 | 67.56 | ||
Labour Party | 45,583 | 63.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,509 | 33.94 | |
Democratic | 1,232 | 1.71 | |
Communist Party | 890 | 1.23 | |
Majority | 21,074 | 29.18 | |
Ilford North | |||
47,919/69,722 | 68.73 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,142 | 52.47 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 17,352 | 36.21 | |
Liberal Party | 5,425 | 11.32 | |
Majority | 7,790 | 16.26 | |
Ilford South | |||
39,714/58,243 | 68.19 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,369 | 46.25 | |
Labour Party | 17,087 | 43.03 | |
Liberal Party | 3,341 | 8.41 | |
National Front | 727 | 1.83 | |
Independent | 190 | 0.48 | |
Majority | 1,282 | 3.23 | |
Ilkeston | |||
54,988/74,080 | 74.23 | ||
Labour Party | 32,961 | 59.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,870 | 28.86 | |
Liberal Party | 6,157 | 11.20 | |
Majority | 17,091 | 31.08 | |
Ince | |||
47,172/66,723 | 70.70 | ||
Labour Party | 32,295 | 68.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,877 | 31.54 | |
Majority | 17,418 | 36.92 | |
Inverness | |||
39,249/54,258 | 72.34 | ||
Liberal Party | 15,052 | 38.35 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,378 | 31.54 | |
Labour Party | 9,038 | 23.03 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,781 | 7.09 | |
Majority | 2,674 | 6.81 | |
Ipswich | |||
62,864/86,404 | 72.76 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,704 | 44.07 | |
Labour Party | 27,691 | 44.05 | |
Liberal Party | 5,147 | 8.19 | |
Nat Dem Party | 2,322 | 3.69 | |
Majority | 13 | 0.02 | |
Isle of Ely | |||
48,338/67,226 | 71.90 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,972 | 59.94 | |
Labour Party | 19,366 | 40.06 | |
Majority | 9,606 | 19.87 | |
21 May 1973 Death of Sir Henry Legge-Bourke. | |||
26 July 1973 | 45,463/69,069 | 65.82 | |
Liberal Party | 17,390 | 38.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,920 | 35.02 | |
Labour Party | 12,153 | 26.73 | |
Majority | 1,470 | 3.23 | |
Isle of Thanet | |||
64,455/89,093 | 72.35 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,434 | 51.87 | |
Labour Party | 21,709 | 33.68 | |
Liberal Party | 7,176 | 11.13 | |
Independent Conservative | 2,136 | 3.31 | |
Majority | 11,725 | 18.19 | |
Ian Josephs sought election as "Conservative and Consult the People". | |||
Isle of Wight | |||
58,038/80,537 | 72.06 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,437 | 52.44 | |
Labour Party | 13,111 | 22.59 | |
Liberal Party | 12,883 | 22.20 | |
Vectis National | 1,607 | 2.77 | |
Majority | 17,326 | 29.85 | |
Islington East | |||
22,640/43,674 | 51.84 | ||
Labour Party | 13,980 | 61.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,660 | 38.25 | |
Majority | 5,320 | 23.50 | |
Islington North | |||
22,104/45,077 | 49.04 | ||
Labour Party | 13,010 | 58.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,862 | 35.57 | |
National Front | 1,232 | 5.57 | |
Majority | 5,148 | 23.29 | |
Islington South West | |||
21,147/43,282 | 48.86 | ||
Labour Party | 12,876 | 60.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,601 | 31.21 | |
Independent Liberal | 1,161 | 5.49 | |
Communist Party | 509 | 2.41 | |
Majority | 6,275 | 29.67 | |
Alan Lomas sought election as "The Liberal Party (New Policy Group)" and was a founder member of the New East Islington Liberal Association following dissensions in the East Islington Liberal Association. | |||
Jarrow | |||
40,708/54,652 | 74.49 | ||
Labour Party | 25,861 | 63.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,847 | 36.47 | |
Majority | 11,014 | 27.06 | |
Keighley | |||
41,298/51,140 | 80.75 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,957 | 50.75 | |
Labour Party | 20,341 | 49.25 | |
Majority | 616 | 1.49 | |
Kensington North | |||
24,957/43,430 | 57.46 | ||
Labour Party | 13,175 | 52.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,792 | 39.24 | |
Liberal Party | 1,990 | 7.97 | |
Majority | 3,383 | 13.56 | |
Kensington South | |||
28,519/57,130 | 49.92 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,591 | 75.71 | |
Labour Party | 6,928 | 24.29 | |
Majority | 14,663 | 51.41 | |
Kettering | |||
72,111/94,882 | 76.00 | ||
Labour Party | 34,803 | 48.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,613 | 42.45 | |
Liberal Party | 6,695 | 9.28 | |
Majority | 4,190 | 5.81 | |
Kidderminster | |||
53,466/72,360 | 73.89 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,667 | 51.75 | |
Labour Party | 18,297 | 34.22 | |
Liberal Party | 7,502 | 14.03 | |
Majority | 9,370 | 17.53 | |
Kilmarnock | |||
41,248/52,092 | 79.18 | ||
Labour Party | 24,477 | 59.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,476 | 27.82 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,836 | 6.88 | |
Liberal Party | 2,459 | 5.96 | |
Majority | 13,001 | 31.52 | |
King's Lynn | |||
47,611/60,800 | 78.31 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,822 | 50.03 | |
Labour Party | 23,789 | 49.97 | |
Majority | 33 | 0.07 | |
Kingston upon Thames | |||
41,338/59,737 | 69.20 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,426 | 56.67 | |
Labour Party | 13,090 | 31.67 | |
Liberal Party | 4,822 | 11.66 | |
Majority | 10,336 | 25.00 | |
1972 Resignation of Rt Hon John Boyd-Carpenter on appointment as Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority. | |||
4 May 1972 | 31,877/59,449 | 53.62 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,679 | 52.32 | |
Labour Party | 9,892 | 31.03 | |
Liberal Party | 3,601 | 11.30 | |
Independent Conservative | 1,705 | 5.35 | |
Majority | 6,787 | 21.29 | |
Edgar Scruby was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market. | |||
Kingston-upon-Hull East | |||
51,595/75,597 | 68.25 | ||
Labour Party | 36,859 | 71.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,736 | 28.56 | |
Majority | 22,123 | 42.88 | |
Kingston-upon-Hull North | |||
46,022/65,618 | 70.14 | ||
Labour Party | 26,302 | 57.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,912 | 38.92 | |
Independent | 1,808 | 3.93 | |
Majority | 8,390 | 18.23 | |
Walter Harvey was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market. | |||
Kingston-upon-Hull West | |||
38,587/59,511 | 64.84 | ||
Labour Party | 24,050 | 62.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,537 | 37.67 | |
Majority | 9,513 | 24.65 | |
Kinross & West Perthshire | |||
25,159/33,944 | 74.12 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,434 | 57.37 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,670 | 18.56 | |
Labour Party | 3,827 | 15.21 | |
Liberal Party | 2,228 | 8.86 | |
Majority | 9,764 | 38.81 | |
Kirkcaldy Burghs | |||
41,042/55,098 | 74.49 | ||
Labour Party | 22,986 | 56.01 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,193 | 32.15 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,863 | 11.85 | |
Majority | 9,793 | 23.86 | |
Knutsford | |||
55,490/74,169 | 74.82 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,194 | 59.82 | |
Labour Party | 11,612 | 20.93 | |
Liberal Party | 10,684 | 19.25 | |
Majority | 21,582 | 38.89 | |
Lanark | |||
67,047/4,793 | 1398.85 | ||
Labour Party | 30,194 | 45.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,721 | 41.35 | |
Scottish National Party | 7,859 | 11.72 | |
Communist Party | 1,273 | 1.90 | |
Majority | 2,473 | 3.69 | |
Lancaster | |||
37,863/47,576 | 79.58 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,584 | 49.08 | |
Labour Party | 16,843 | 44.48 | |
Liberal Party | 2,436 | 6.43 | |
Majority | 1,741 | 4.60 | |
1971 Upon marriage, Elaine Kellett becomes Elaine Kellett-Bowman. | |||
Leeds East | |||
50,452/76,532 | 65.92 | ||
Labour Party | 28,827 | 57.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,112 | 41.85 | |
Communist Party | 513 | 1.02 | |
Majority | 7,715 | 15.29 | |
Leeds North East | |||
36,373/55,597 | 65.42 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,720 | 56.97 | |
Labour Party | 15,653 | 43.03 | |
Majority | 5,067 | 13.93 | |
Leeds North West | |||
56,070/80,249 | 69.87 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,227 | 52.13 | |
Labour Party | 20,795 | 37.09 | |
Liberal Party | 6,048 | 10.79 | |
Majority | 8,432 | 15.04 | |
Leeds South | |||
32,657/49,490 | 65.99 | ||
Labour Party | 19,536 | 59.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,311 | 28.51 | |
Liberal Party | 3,810 | 11.67 | |
Majority | 10,225 | 31.31 | |
Leeds South East | |||
17,446/29,865 | 58.42 | ||
Labour Party | 10,930 | 62.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,182 | 29.70 | |
Liberal Party | 1,135 | 6.51 | |
Communist Party | 199 | 1.14 | |
Majority | 5,748 | 32.95 | |
Leeds West | |||
41,708/63,442 | 65.74 | ||
Labour Party | 21,618 | 51.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,749 | 35.36 | |
Liberal Party | 5,341 | 12.81 | |
Majority | 6,869 | 16.47 | |
Leek | |||
60,477/89,617 | 67.48 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,899 | 46.13 | |
Labour Party | 26,359 | 43.59 | |
Liberal Party | 6,219 | 10.28 | |
Majority | 1,540 | 2.55 | |
Leicester North East | |||
30,757/43,343 | 70.96 | ||
Labour Party | 15,016 | 48.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,125 | 45.92 | |
Independent | 1,616 | 5.25 | |
Majority | 891 | 2.90 | |
Dennis Taylor was the chairman and nominee of the Leicester branch of the Anti-Immigration Society which was formed in Leicester in March 1968. | |||
Leicester North West | |||
37,607/53,064 | 70.87 | ||
Labour Party | 18,226 | 48.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,584 | 41.44 | |
Liberal Party | 2,862 | 7.61 | |
Nat Dem Party | 935 | 2.49 | |
Majority | 2,642 | 7.03 | |
Leicester South East | |||
42,271/58,813 | 71.87 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,483 | 62.65 | |
Labour Party | 15,788 | 37.35 | |
Majority | 10,695 | 25.30 | |
Leicester South West | |||
31,989/44,863 | 71.30 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,611 | 45.68 | |
Labour Party | 14,505 | 45.34 | |
Liberal Party | 2,124 | 6.64 | |
National Front | 749 | 2.34 | |
Majority | 106 | 0.33 | |
Leigh | |||
45,715/64,149 | 71.26 | ||
Labour Party | 26,625 | 58.24 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,314 | 33.50 | |
Independent | 3,776 | 8.26 | |
Majority | 11,311 | 24.74 | |
Leominster | |||
30,413/41,719 | 72.90 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,630 | 57.97 | |
Liberal Party | 6,462 | 21.25 | |
Labour Party | 6,321 | 20.78 | |
Majority | 11,168 | 36.72 | |
Lewes | |||
57,579/79,154 | 72.74 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,592 | 58.34 | |
Labour Party | 14,904 | 25.88 | |
Liberal Party | 9,083 | 15.77 | |
Majority | 18,688 | 32.46 | |
Lewisham North | |||
35,443/51,670 | 68.59 | ||
Labour Party | 18,235 | 51.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,208 | 48.55 | |
Majority | 1,027 | 2.90 | |
Lewisham South | |||
33,703/51,183 | 65.85 | ||
Labour Party | 19,217 | 57.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,665 | 40.55 | |
Independent | 821 | 2.44 | |
Majority | 5,552 | 16.47 | |
Lewisham West | |||
38,592/56,625 | 68.15 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,676 | 50.98 | |
Labour Party | 18,916 | 49.02 | |
Majority | 760 | 1.97 | |
Leyton | |||
41,292/66,540 | 62.06 | ||
Labour Party | 23,386 | 56.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,906 | 43.36 | |
Majority | 5,480 | 13.27 | |
Lichfield & Tamworth | |||
60,572/82,180 | 73.71 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,274 | 51.63 | |
Labour Party | 29,298 | 48.37 | |
Majority | 1,976 | 3.26 | |
Lincoln | |||
39,367/52,827 | 74.52 | ||
Labour Party | 20,090 | 51.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,340 | 38.97 | |
Independent | 3,937 | 10.00 | |
Majority | 4,750 | 12.07 | |
16 October 1972 Resignation of Dick Taverne on his leaving the Labour Party. | |||
1 March 1973 | 37,738/51,996 | 72.58 | |
Democratic Labour | 21,967 | 58.21 | |
Labour Party | 8,776 | 23.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,616 | 17.53 | |
Independent Conservative | 198 | 0.52 | |
Independent | 100 | 0.26 | |
Independent | 81 | 0.21 | |
Majority | 13,191 | 34.95 | |
Reginald Simmerson was the chairman and founder of an organisation called Democratic Conservatives Against the Common Market. | |||
Malcolm Waller advocated holding referendums on controversial national and local issues. | |||
Jean Justice sought an enquiry into the conviction for murder and subsequent execution of James Hanratty in 1962. | |||
Liverpool Edge Hill | |||
25,556/43,520 | 58.72 | ||
Labour Party | 14,752 | 57.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,804 | 42.28 | |
Majority | 3,948 | 15.45 | |
Liverpool Exchange | |||
18,408/34,362 | 53.57 | ||
Labour Party | 12,995 | 70.59 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,638 | 25.20 | |
Communist Party | 775 | 4.21 | |
Majority | 8,357 | 45.40 | |
Liverpool Garston | |||
49,837/75,674 | 65.86 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,381 | 56.95 | |
Labour Party | 21,456 | 43.05 | |
Majority | 6,925 | 13.90 | |
Liverpool Kirkdale | |||
31,293/49,066 | 63.78 | ||
Labour Party | 17,678 | 56.49 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,615 | 43.51 | |
Majority | 4,063 | 12.98 | |
Liverpool Scotland | |||
14,814/29,239 | 50.67 | ||
Labour Party | 11,074 | 74.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,740 | 25.25 | |
Majority | 7,334 | 49.51 | |
3 February 1971 Resignation of Walter Alldritt. | |||
1 April 1971 | 9,527/25,257 | 37.72 | |
Labour Party | 6,795 | 71.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,751 | 18.38 | |
Independent Labour | 981 | 10.30 | |
Majority | 5,044 | 52.94 | |
Peter Mahon sought election as "Labour and Against Abortion". | |||
Liverpool Toxteth | |||
28,096/45,080 | 62.32 | ||
Labour Party | 15,276 | 54.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,820 | 45.63 | |
Majority | 2,456 | 8.74 | |
Liverpool Walton | |||
36,654/53,824 | 68.10 | ||
Labour Party | 20,530 | 56.01 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,124 | 43.99 | |
Majority | 4,406 | 12.02 | |
Liverpool Wavertree | |||
41,030/59,131 | 69.39 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,127 | 46.62 | |
Liberal Party | 11,650 | 28.39 | |
Labour Party | 10,253 | 24.99 | |
Majority | 7,477 | 18.22 | |
Liverpool West Derby | |||
38,943/60,484 | 64.39 | ||
Labour Party | 22,324 | 57.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,619 | 42.68 | |
Majority | 5,705 | 14.65 | |
Llanelly | |||
49,999/64,616 | 77.38 | ||
Labour Party | 31,398 | 62.80 | |
Plaid Cymru | 8,387 | 16.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,777 | 11.55 | |
Liberal Party | 3,834 | 7.67 | |
Communist Party | 603 | 1.21 | |
Majority | 23,011 | 46.02 | |
Londonderry | |||
73,712/90,302 | 81.63 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 39,141 | 53.10 | |
Unity | 27,006 | 36.64 | |
Independent Labour | 7,565 | 10.26 | |
Majority | 12,135 | 16.46 | |
1972 Robert Chichester-Clark resigns from the Conservative whip. | |||
Loughborough | |||
50,263/63,564 | 79.07 | ||
Labour Party | 22,806 | 45.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,272 | 44.31 | |
Liberal Party | 5,185 | 10.32 | |
Majority | 534 | 1.06 | |
Louth | |||
48,341/67,443 | 71.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,659 | 53.08 | |
Labour Party | 16,403 | 33.93 | |
Liberal Party | 6,279 | 12.99 | |
Majority | 9,256 | 19.15 | |
Lowestoft | |||
56,898/72,458 | 78.53 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,842 | 50.69 | |
Labour Party | 23,319 | 40.98 | |
Liberal Party | 4,737 | 8.33 | |
Majority | 5,523 | 9.71 | |
Ludlow | |||
40,348/55,084 | 73.25 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,104 | 54.78 | |
Labour Party | 12,800 | 31.72 | |
Liberal Party | 5,444 | 13.49 | |
Majority | 9,304 | 23.06 | |
Luton | |||
45,714/62,429 | 73.23 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,308 | 50.99 | |
Labour Party | 21,959 | 48.04 | |
Communist Party | 447 | 0.98 | |
Majority | 1,349 | 2.95 | |
Macclesfield | |||
55,718/72,900 | 76.43 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,023 | 52.09 | |
Labour Party | 18,571 | 33.33 | |
Liberal Party | 8,124 | 14.58 | |
Majority | 10,452 | 18.76 | |
1 May 1971 Elevation of Sir Arthur Harvey to the Peerage - Baron Harvey of Prestbury. | |||
30 September 1971 | 55,846/73,831 | 75.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,933 | 44.65 | |
Labour Party | 23,854 | 42.71 | |
Liberal Party | 5,991 | 10.73 | |
Independent Conservative | 976 | 1.75 | |
Independent | 92 | 0.16 | |
Majority | 1,079 | 1.93 | |
Reginald Simmerson was the founder and chairman of the Democratic Conservatives Against the Common Market. | |||
Maidstone | |||
60,956/84,440 | 72.19 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,316 | 51.37 | |
Labour Party | 18,473 | 30.31 | |
Liberal Party | 11,167 | 18.32 | |
Majority | 12,843 | 21.07 | |
Maldon | |||
57,760/72,364 | 79.82 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,229 | 50.60 | |
Labour Party | 22,957 | 39.75 | |
Liberal Party | 5,574 | 9.65 | |
Majority | 6,272 | 10.86 | |
Manchester Ardwick | |||
24,454/40,817 | 59.91 | ||
Labour Party | 13,728 | 56.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,726 | 43.86 | |
Majority | 3,002 | 12.28 | |
Manchester Blackley | |||
40,275/57,917 | 69.54 | ||
Labour Party | 21,437 | 53.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,838 | 46.77 | |
Majority | 2,599 | 6.45 | |
Manchester Cheetham | |||
17,022/30,464 | 55.88 | ||
Labour Party | 10,912 | 64.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,110 | 35.89 | |
Majority | 4,802 | 28.21 | |
Manchester Exchange | |||
12,015/21,080 | 57.00 | ||
Labour Party | 8,234 | 68.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,341 | 27.81 | |
Independent | 440 | 3.66 | |
Majority | 4,893 | 40.72 | |
14 April 1973 Death of William Griffiths. | |||
27 June 1973 | 9,665/22,125 | 43.68 | |
Labour Party | 5,348 | 55.33 | |
Liberal Party | 3,525 | 36.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 683 | 7.07 | |
Communist Party of England | 109 | 1.13 | |
Majority | 1,823 | 18.86 | |
Manchester Gorton | |||
44,256/61,563 | 71.89 | ||
Labour Party | 23,679 | 53.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,564 | 39.69 | |
Liberal Party | 3,013 | 6.81 | |
Majority | 6,115 | 13.82 | |
Manchester Moss Side | |||
29,379/45,620 | 64.40 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,546 | 52.92 | |
Labour Party | 13,833 | 47.08 | |
Majority | 1,713 | 5.83 | |
Manchester Openshaw | |||
32,245/50,401 | 63.98 | ||
Labour Party | 19,397 | 60.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,296 | 38.13 | |
Communist Party | 552 | 1.71 | |
Majority | 7,101 | 22.02 | |
Manchester Withington | |||
38,759/57,088 | 67.89 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,854 | 48.64 | |
Labour Party | 15,365 | 39.64 | |
Liberal Party | 4,540 | 11.71 | |
Majority | 3,489 | 9.00 | |
Manchester Wythenshawe | |||
54,765/78,036 | 70.18 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 30,260 | 55.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,505 | 44.75 | |
Majority | 5,755 | 10.51 | |
Mansfield | |||
46,209/67,233 | 68.73 | ||
Labour Party | 30,554 | 66.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,027 | 32.52 | |
Communist Party | 628 | 1.36 | |
Majority | 15,527 | 33.60 | |
Melton | |||
69,154/90,971 | 76.02 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 38,782 | 56.08 | |
Labour Party | 20,907 | 30.23 | |
Liberal Party | 9,465 | 13.69 | |
Majority | 17,875 | 25.85 | |
Meriden | |||
75,430/99,666 | 75.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 40,077 | 53.13 | |
Labour Party | 35,353 | 46.87 | |
Majority | 4,724 | 6.26 | |
Merionethshire | |||
22,285/26,434 | 84.30 | ||
Labour Party | 8,861 | 39.76 | |
Plaid Cymru | 5,425 | 24.34 | |
Liberal Party | 5,034 | 22.59 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,965 | 13.30 | |
Majority | 3,436 | 15.42 | |
Merthyr Tydfil | |||
32,180/41,291 | 77.93 | ||
Independent Labour | 16,701 | 51.90 | |
Labour Party | 9,234 | 28.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,169 | 9.85 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,076 | 9.56 | |
Majority | 7,467 | 23.20 | |
25 February 1972 Death of Stephen Davies. | |||
13 April 1972 | 32,064/40,332 | 79.50 | |
Labour Party | 15,562 | 48.53 | |
Plaid Cymru | 11,852 | 36.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,366 | 7.38 | |
Communist Party | 1,519 | 4.74 | |
Liberal Party | 765 | 2.39 | |
Majority | 3,710 | 11.57 | |
Merton & Morden | |||
36,847/50,504 | 72.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,727 | 50.82 | |
Labour Party | 15,244 | 41.37 | |
Liberal Party | 2,876 | 7.81 | |
Majority | 3,483 | 9.45 | |
Mid Bedfordshire | |||
56,504/73,030 | 77.37 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,670 | 52.51 | |
Labour Party | 19,035 | 33.69 | |
Liberal Party | 7,799 | 13.80 | |
Majority | 10,635 | 18.82 | |
Mid Ulster | |||
70,518/77,143 | 91.41 | ||
Unity | 37,739 | 53.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,810 | 45.11 | |
Independent | 771 | 1.09 | |
Nat Soc | 198 | 0.28 | |
Majority | 5,929 | 8.41 | |
Phelim O'Neill retired on the eve of the poll in favour of Miss Bernadette Devlin. | |||
Michael Cunningham sought election as an Independent Unity and Farmers candidate. | |||
23 April 1973 Bernadette Devlin marries and becomes Bernadette McAliskey. | |||
Middlesbrough East | |||
33,204/54,899 | 60.48 | ||
Labour Party | 23,581 | 71.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,623 | 28.98 | |
Majority | 13,958 | 42.04 | |
Middlesbrough West | |||
44,360/59,037 | 75.14 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,374 | 50.44 | |
Labour Party | 21,986 | 49.56 | |
Majority | 388 | 0.87 | |
Middleton & Prestwich | |||
57,193/76,750 | 74.52 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,030 | 43.76 | |
Labour Party | 23,988 | 41.94 | |
Liberal Party | 8,175 | 14.29 | |
Majority | 1,042 | 1.82 | |
Midlothian | |||
58,177/76,931 | 75.62 | ||
Labour Party | 30,802 | 52.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,328 | 31.50 | |
Scottish National Party | 9,047 | 15.55 | |
Majority | 12,474 | 21.44 | |
Mitcham | |||
49,942/72,513 | 68.87 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,257 | 54.58 | |
Labour Party | 22,047 | 44.15 | |
Communist Party | 638 | 1.28 | |
Majority | 5,210 | 10.43 | |
Monmouth | |||
60,831/75,546 | 80.52 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,312 | 46.54 | |
Labour Party | 26,957 | 44.31 | |
Liberal Party | 4,061 | 6.68 | |
Plaid Cymru | 1,501 | 2.47 | |
Majority | 1,355 | 2.23 | |
Montgomeryshire | |||
26,573/32,304 | 82.26 | ||
Liberal Party | 10,202 | 38.39 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,891 | 29.70 | |
Labour Party | 5,335 | 20.08 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,145 | 11.84 | |
Majority | 2,311 | 8.70 | |
Moray & Nairnshire | |||
28,331/39,242 | 72.20 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,994 | 49.39 | |
Scottish National Party | 7,885 | 27.83 | |
Labour Party | 6,452 | 22.77 | |
Majority | 6,109 | 21.56 | |
Morecambe & Lonsdale | |||
48,150/66,305 | 72.62 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,442 | 56.99 | |
Labour Party | 13,916 | 28.90 | |
Liberal Party | 6,792 | 14.11 | |
Majority | 13,526 | 28.09 | |
Morpeth | |||
36,166/47,556 | 76.05 | ||
Labour Party | 21,826 | 60.35 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,515 | 26.31 | |
Liberal Party | 4,825 | 13.34 | |
Majority | 12,311 | 34.04 | |
Motherwell | |||
38,882/52,739 | 73.73 | ||
Labour Party | 20,683 | 53.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,509 | 32.17 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,861 | 9.93 | |
Communist Party | 1,829 | 4.70 | |
Majority | 8,174 | 21.02 | |
Nantwich | |||
44,116/56,880 | 77.56 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,397 | 46.23 | |
Labour Party | 15,124 | 34.28 | |
Liberal Party | 8,595 | 19.48 | |
Majority | 5,273 | 11.95 | |
Neath | |||
39,734/52,667 | 75.44 | ||
Labour Party | 28,378 | 71.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,765 | 17.03 | |
Plaid Cymru | 4,012 | 10.10 | |
Communist Party | 579 | 1.46 | |
Majority | 21,613 | 54.39 | |
Nelson & Colne | |||
38,352/49,051 | 78.19 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,881 | 51.84 | |
Labour Party | 18,471 | 48.16 | |
Majority | 1,410 | 3.68 | |
New Forest | |||
59,939/83,356 | 71.91 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,041 | 60.13 | |
Labour Party | 13,576 | 22.65 | |
Liberal Party | 10,322 | 17.22 | |
Majority | 22,465 | 37.48 | |
Newark | |||
51,690/67,947 | 76.07 | ||
Labour Party | 26,455 | 51.18 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,235 | 48.82 | |
Majority | 1,220 | 2.36 | |
Newbury | |||
62,306/85,933 | 72.51 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,380 | 48.76 | |
Labour Party | 18,647 | 29.93 | |
Liberal Party | 13,279 | 21.31 | |
Majority | 11,733 | 18.83 | |
Newcastle upon Tyne Central | |||
19,360/31,494 | 61.47 | ||
Labour Party | 13,671 | 70.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,256 | 21.98 | |
Liberal Party | 1,433 | 7.40 | |
Majority | 9,415 | 48.63 | |
Newcastle upon Tyne East | |||
35,444/47,090 | 75.27 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 20,612 | 58.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,832 | 41.85 | |
Majority | 5,780 | 16.31 | |
Newcastle upon Tyne North | |||
28,496/42,053 | 67.76 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,978 | 56.07 | |
Labour Party | 12,518 | 43.93 | |
Majority | 3,460 | 12.14 | |
Newcastle upon Tyne West | |||
52,449/74,154 | 70.73 | ||
Labour Party | 30,805 | 58.73 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,644 | 41.27 | |
Majority | 9,161 | 17.47 | |
Newcastle-under-Lyme | |||
45,710/69,811 | 65.48 | ||
Labour Party | 22,329 | 48.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,233 | 44.26 | |
Liberal Party | 1,954 | 4.27 | |
Democratic Party | 1,194 | 2.61 | |
Majority | 2,096 | 4.59 | |
Newport | |||
54,134/71,520 | 75.69 | ||
Labour Party | 30,132 | 55.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,005 | 40.65 | |
Plaid Cymru | 1,997 | 3.69 | |
Majority | 8,127 | 15.01 | |
Newton | |||
66,414/89,413 | 74.28 | ||
Labour Party | 34,873 | 52.51 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,863 | 38.94 | |
Liberal Party | 5,678 | 8.55 | |
Majority | 9,010 | 13.57 | |
Normanton | |||
41,553/58,047 | 71.59 | ||
Labour Party | 28,421 | 68.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,132 | 31.60 | |
Majority | 15,289 | 36.79 | |
North Angus & Mearns | |||
27,668/37,058 | 74.66 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,687 | 53.08 | |
Labour Party | 5,092 | 18.40 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,677 | 16.90 | |
Liberal Party | 3,212 | 11.61 | |
Majority | 9,595 | 34.68 | |
North Antrim | |||
58,638/79,930 | 73.36 | ||
Protestant Unionist | 24,130 | 41.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,451 | 36.58 | |
Labour Party | 6,476 | 11.04 | |
Nat DP | 4,312 | 7.35 | |
Liberal Party | 2,269 | 3.87 | |
Majority | 2,679 | 4.57 | |
5 October 1971 Dr Ian Paisley founds the Ulster Democratic Unionist Party. | |||
North Cornwall | |||
40,837/47,905 | 85.25 | ||
Liberal Party | 19,863 | 48.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,233 | 47.10 | |
Labour Party | 1,741 | 4.26 | |
Majority | 630 | 1.54 | |
North Devon | |||
42,860/50,453 | 84.95 | ||
Liberal Party | 18,893 | 44.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,524 | 43.22 | |
Labour Party | 5,268 | 12.29 | |
Democratic Party | 175 | 0.41 | |
Majority | 369 | 0.86 | |
North Dorset | |||
47,192/62,614 | 75.37 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,471 | 60.33 | |
Liberal Party | 12,095 | 25.63 | |
Labour Party | 6,626 | 14.04 | |
Majority | 16,376 | 34.70 | |
North Down | |||
80,730/121,196 | 66.61 | ||
Ulster Unionist | 55,679 | 68.97 | |
Labour Party | 14,246 | 17.65 | |
Independent Conservative | 6,408 | 7.94 | |
Ind Mod | 3,321 | 4.11 | |
Liberal Party | 1,076 | 1.33 | |
Majority | 41,433 | 51.32 | |
John McGleddery sought election as an Independent Moderate. | |||
North East Derbyshire | |||
62,731/89,849 | 69.82 | ||
Labour Party | 38,181 | 60.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,550 | 39.14 | |
Majority | 13,631 | 21.73 | |
North Fylde | |||
48,902/71,558 | 68.34 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,667 | 68.85 | |
Labour Party | 15,235 | 31.15 | |
Majority | 18,432 | 37.69 | |
North Lanarkshire | |||
42,431/54,450 | 77.93 | ||
Labour Party | 21,982 | 51.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,963 | 39.98 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,486 | 8.22 | |
Majority | 5,019 | 11.83 | |
North Norfolk | |||
44,490/55,349 | 80.38 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,587 | 55.26 | |
Labour Party | 19,903 | 44.74 | |
Majority | 4,684 | 10.53 | |
North Somerset | |||
67,096/84,808 | 79.12 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 38,975 | 58.09 | |
Labour Party | 28,121 | 41.91 | |
Majority | 10,854 | 16.18 | |
North West Durham | |||
34,835/47,771 | 72.92 | ||
Labour Party | 24,245 | 69.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,590 | 30.40 | |
Majority | 13,655 | 39.20 | |
Northampton | |||
53,607/74,502 | 71.95 | ||
Labour Party | 27,424 | 51.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,183 | 48.84 | |
Majority | 1,241 | 2.31 | |
Northwich | |||
39,716/50,608 | 78.48 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,366 | 51.28 | |
Labour Party | 15,746 | 39.65 | |
Liberal Party | 3,604 | 9.07 | |
Majority | 4,620 | 11.63 | |
Norwich North | |||
31,090/43,562 | 71.37 | ||
Labour Party | 18,564 | 59.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,868 | 38.17 | |
Independent Progressive Party | 658 | 2.12 | |
Majority | 6,696 | 21.54 | |
Norwich South | |||
36,339/46,402 | 78.31 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,067 | 46.97 | |
Labour Party | 16,241 | 44.69 | |
Liberal Party | 3,031 | 8.34 | |
Majority | 826 | 2.27 | |
Norwood | |||
35,073/53,412 | 65.67 | ||
Labour Party | 16,634 | 47.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,003 | 45.63 | |
Liberal Party | 2,436 | 6.95 | |
Majority | 631 | 1.80 | |
Nottingham Central | |||
31,717/52,438 | 60.48 | ||
Labour Party | 17,638 | 55.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,079 | 44.39 | |
Majority | 3,559 | 11.22 | |
Nottingham North | |||
49,018/70,634 | 69.40 | ||
Labour Party | 25,898 | 52.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,616 | 37.98 | |
Liberal Party | 3,763 | 7.68 | |
Communist Party | 741 | 1.51 | |
Majority | 7,282 | 14.86 | |
Nottingham South | |||
49,793/71,295 | 69.84 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,762 | 53.75 | |
Labour Party | 23,031 | 46.25 | |
Majority | 3,731 | 7.49 | |
Nottingham West | |||
40,258/56,723 | 70.97 | ||
Labour Party | 21,255 | 52.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,003 | 47.20 | |
Majority | 2,252 | 5.59 | |
Nuneaton | |||
57,246/75,048 | 76.28 | ||
Labour Party | 32,877 | 57.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,767 | 32.78 | |
Liberal Party | 5,602 | 9.79 | |
Majority | 14,110 | 24.65 | |
Ogmore | |||
49,679/65,666 | 75.65 | ||
Labour Party | 33,436 | 67.30 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,415 | 20.96 | |
Plaid Cymru | 5,828 | 11.73 | |
Majority | 23,021 | 46.34 | |
Oldbury & Halesowen | |||
55,902/77,342 | 72.28 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,403 | 52.60 | |
Labour Party | 26,499 | 47.40 | |
Majority | 2,904 | 5.19 | |
Oldham East | |||
33,280/51,012 | 65.24 | ||
Labour Party | 17,020 | 51.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,260 | 48.86 | |
Majority | 760 | 2.28 | |
Oldham West | |||
33,393/49,823 | 67.02 | ||
Labour Party | 16,062 | 48.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,387 | 43.08 | |
Liberal Party | 2,944 | 8.82 | |
Majority | 1,675 | 5.02 | |
Orkney & Shetland | |||
16,812/24,707 | 68.05 | ||
Liberal Party | 7,896 | 46.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,364 | 31.91 | |
Labour Party | 3,552 | 21.13 | |
Majority | 2,532 | 15.06 | |
Ormskirk | |||
66,003/90,946 | 72.57 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 40,517 | 61.39 | |
Labour Party | 25,486 | 38.61 | |
Majority | 15,031 | 22.77 | |
Orpington | |||
51,546/65,112 | 79.17 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,385 | 47.31 | |
Liberal Party | 23,063 | 44.74 | |
Labour Party | 4,098 | 7.95 | |
Majority | 1,322 | 2.56 | |
Oswestry | |||
40,125/55,575 | 72.20 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,361 | 50.74 | |
Labour Party | 10,801 | 26.92 | |
Liberal Party | 8,963 | 22.34 | |
Majority | 9,560 | 23.83 | |
Oxford | |||
52,965/70,986 | 74.61 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,873 | 46.96 | |
Labour Party | 22,989 | 43.40 | |
Liberal Party | 5,103 | 9.63 | |
Majority | 1,884 | 3.56 | |
Paddington North | |||
21,247/33,926 | 62.63 | ||
Labour Party | 11,645 | 54.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,590 | 40.43 | |
Liberal Party | 1,012 | 4.76 | |
Majority | 3,055 | 14.38 | |
Paddington South | |||
19,806/34,472 | 57.46 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,526 | 53.15 | |
Labour Party | 7,913 | 39.95 | |
Liberal Party | 1,367 | 6.90 | |
Majority | 2,613 | 13.19 | |
Paisley | |||
47,011/65,740 | 71.51 | ||
Labour Party | 25,429 | 54.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,232 | 32.40 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,432 | 7.30 | |
Liberal Party | 2,918 | 6.21 | |
Majority | 10,197 | 21.69 | |
Peckham | |||
25,303/50,750 | 49.86 | ||
Labour Party | 17,071 | 67.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,232 | 32.53 | |
Majority | 8,839 | 34.93 | |
Pembrokeshire | |||
55,055/70,649 | 77.93 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,120 | 34.73 | |
Labour Party | 17,889 | 32.49 | |
Dem | 11,824 | 21.48 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,681 | 6.69 | |
Liberal Party | 2,541 | 4.62 | |
Majority | 1,231 | 2.24 | |
Penistone | |||
53,859/72,850 | 73.93 | ||
Labour Party | 31,615 | 58.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,897 | 27.66 | |
Liberal Party | 7,347 | 13.64 | |
Majority | 16,718 | 31.04 | |
Penrith & The Border | |||
40,372/54,251 | 74.42 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,800 | 58.95 | |
Labour Party | 10,256 | 25.40 | |
Liberal Party | 6,316 | 15.64 | |
Majority | 13,544 | 33.55 | |
Perth & East Perthshire | |||
41,955/56,984 | 73.63 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,860 | 52.10 | |
Labour Party | 9,972 | 23.77 | |
Scottish National Party | 7,112 | 16.95 | |
Liberal Party | 3,011 | 7.18 | |
Majority | 11,888 | 28.34 | |
Peterborough | |||
55,889/71,493 | 78.17 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,227 | 54.08 | |
Labour Party | 25,662 | 45.92 | |
Majority | 4,565 | 8.17 | |
Petersfield | |||
50,270/69,608 | 72.22 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,414 | 60.50 | |
Labour Party | 10,307 | 20.50 | |
Liberal Party | 7,783 | 15.48 | |
Independent | 1,766 | 3.51 | |
Majority | 20,107 | 40.00 | |
Richard Digby was nominated by the Petersfield Independent Political Association which was formed in May 1969 by a number of former members of the local Liberal Association. | |||
Plymouth Devonport | |||
42,314/59,597 | 71.00 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,843 | 51.62 | |
Labour Party | 20,471 | 48.38 | |
Majority | 1,372 | 3.24 | |
Plymouth Sutton | |||
58,019/80,223 | 72.32 | ||
Labour Party | 29,383 | 50.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,636 | 49.36 | |
Majority | 747 | 1.29 | |
Pontefract | |||
42,461/60,146 | 70.60 | ||
Labour Party | 31,774 | 74.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,687 | 25.17 | |
Majority | 21,087 | 49.66 | |
Pontypool | |||
38,759/53,821 | 72.01 | ||
Labour Party | 27,402 | 70.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,869 | 22.88 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,053 | 5.30 | |
Communist Party | 435 | 1.12 | |
Majority | 18,533 | 47.82 | |
Pontypridd | |||
48,549/65,191 | 74.47 | ||
Labour Party | 28,414 | 58.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,205 | 16.90 | |
Liberal Party | 6,871 | 14.15 | |
Plaid Cymru | 5,059 | 10.42 | |
Majority | 20,209 | 41.63 | |
Poole | |||
58,556/77,927 | 75.14 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,100 | 53.11 | |
Labour Party | 17,610 | 30.07 | |
Liberal Party | 9,846 | 16.81 | |
Majority | 13,490 | 23.04 | |
Poplar | |||
20,556/41,869 | 49.10 | ||
Labour Party | 16,520 | 80.37 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,036 | 19.63 | |
Majority | 12,484 | 60.73 | |
Portsmouth Langstone | |||
80,451/112,593 | 71.45 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 43,733 | 54.36 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 26,492 | 32.93 | |
Liberal Party | 10,226 | 12.71 | |
Majority | 17,241 | 21.43 | |
Portsmouth South | |||
37,809/56,093 | 67.40 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,962 | 63.38 | |
Labour Party | 13,847 | 36.62 | |
Majority | 10,115 | 26.75 | |
Portsmouth West | |||
33,962/46,953 | 72.33 | ||
Labour Party | 17,169 | 50.55 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,214 | 47.74 | |
Independent | 579 | 1.70 | |
Majority | 955 | 2.81 | |
Preston North | |||
39,700/51,746 | 76.72 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,102 | 50.63 | |
Labour Party | 17,140 | 43.17 | |
Liberal Party | 2,458 | 6.19 | |
Majority | 2,962 | 7.46 | |
Preston South | |||
39,629/52,181 | 75.95 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,480 | 51.68 | |
Labour Party | 19,149 | 48.32 | |
Majority | 1,331 | 3.36 | |
Pudsey | |||
49,375/62,335 | 79.21 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,308 | 49.23 | |
Labour Party | 18,313 | 37.09 | |
Liberal Party | 6,754 | 13.68 | |
Majority | 5,995 | 12.14 | |
Putney | |||
52,817/76,660 | 68.90 | ||
Labour Party | 25,162 | 47.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,768 | 45.00 | |
Liberal Party | 3,887 | 7.36 | |
Majority | 1,394 | 2.64 | |
Reading | |||
46,909/63,313 | 74.09 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,598 | 50.31 | |
Labour Party | 22,444 | 47.85 | |
Democratic Party | 867 | 1.85 | |
Majority | 1,154 | 2.46 | |
Reigate | |||
52,847/71,449 | 73.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,462 | 53.86 | |
Labour Party | 15,433 | 29.20 | |
Liberal Party | 8,952 | 16.94 | |
Majority | 13,029 | 24.65 | |
Rhondda East | |||
28,551/36,836 | 77.51 | ||
Labour Party | 19,602 | 68.66 | |
Plaid Cymru | 6,931 | 24.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,359 | 4.76 | |
Communist Party | 659 | 2.31 | |
Majority | 12,671 | 44.38 | |
Rhondda West | |||
25,118/30,811 | 81.52 | ||
Labour Party | 18,779 | 74.76 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,528 | 14.05 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,610 | 6.41 | |
Communist Party | 1,201 | 4.78 | |
Majority | 15,251 | 60.72 | |
Richmond (Surrey) | |||
40,894/57,031 | 71.70 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,979 | 51.30 | |
Labour Party | 12,981 | 31.74 | |
Liberal Party | 6,934 | 16.96 | |
Majority | 7,998 | 19.56 | |
Richmond (Yorks) | |||
48,527/70,908 | 68.44 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,471 | 62.79 | |
Labour Party | 12,702 | 26.18 | |
Liberal Party | 5,354 | 11.03 | |
Majority | 17,769 | 36.62 | |
Ripon | |||
34,941/47,395 | 73.72 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,211 | 60.71 | |
Labour Party | 9,147 | 26.18 | |
Liberal Party | 4,583 | 13.12 | |
Majority | 12,064 | 34.53 | |
15 June 1973 Death of Sir Malcolum Stoddart-Scott. | |||
26 July 1973 | 31,983/49,761 | 64.27 | |
Liberal Party | 13,902 | 43.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,956 | 40.51 | |
Labour Party | 4,435 | 13.87 | |
Independent Conservative | 690 | 2.16 | |
Majority | 946 | 2.96 | |
Rochdale | |||
46,301/63,629 | 72.77 | ||
Labour Party | 19,247 | 41.57 | |
Liberal Party | 14,076 | 30.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,978 | 28.03 | |
Majority | 5,171 | 11.17 | |
16 July 1972 Death of John McCann. | |||
26 October 1972 | 45,633/66,081 | 69.06 | |
Liberal Party | 19,296 | 42.29 | |
Labour Party | 14,203 | 31.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,060 | 17.66 | |
Independent | 4,074 | 8.93 | |
Majority | 5,093 | 11.16 | |
Jim Merrick was the National Chairman of the British Campaign to Stop Immigration. | |||
Rochester & Chatham | |||
55,185/77,190 | 71.49 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,263 | 54.84 | |
Labour Party | 24,922 | 45.16 | |
Majority | 5,341 | 9.68 | |
Romford | |||
53,038/79,289 | 66.89 | ||
Labour Party | 27,899 | 52.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,139 | 47.40 | |
Majority | 2,760 | 5.20 | |
Ross & Cromarty | |||
19,326/26,947 | 71.72 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,418 | 33.21 | |
Liberal Party | 5,617 | 29.06 | |
Labour Party | 5,023 | 25.99 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,268 | 11.74 | |
Majority | 801 | 4.14 | |
Rossendale | |||
39,016/49,900 | 78.19 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,448 | 52.41 | |
Labour Party | 18,568 | 47.59 | |
Majority | 1,880 | 4.82 | |
Rother Valley | |||
61,740/87,331 | 70.70 | ||
Labour Party | 44,322 | 71.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,418 | 28.21 | |
Majority | 26,904 | 43.58 | |
Rotherham | |||
38,016/60,460 | 62.88 | ||
Labour Party | 25,246 | 66.41 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,770 | 33.59 | |
Majority | 12,476 | 32.82 | |
Rowley Regis & Tipton | |||
40,538/63,837 | 63.50 | ||
Labour Party | 25,001 | 61.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,537 | 38.33 | |
Majority | 9,464 | 23.35 | |
Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles | |||
46,202/57,180 | 80.80 | ||
Liberal Party | 19,524 | 42.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,974 | 41.07 | |
Labour Party | 4,454 | 9.64 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,147 | 6.81 | |
Independent | 103 | 0.22 | |
Majority | 550 | 1.19 | |
William Cassell was opposed to the 1967 Abortion Act. | |||
Rugby | |||
47,381/57,813 | 81.96 | ||
Labour Party | 25,041 | 52.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,086 | 46.61 | |
Social Credit | 254 | 0.54 | |
Majority | 2,955 | 6.24 | |
Ruislip-Northwood | |||
39,976/54,702 | 73.08 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,247 | 60.65 | |
Labour Party | 11,541 | 28.87 | |
Liberal Party | 4,188 | 10.48 | |
Majority | 12,706 | 31.78 | |
Runcorn | |||
47,217/61,331 | 76.99 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,272 | 53.52 | |
Labour Party | 16,204 | 34.32 | |
Liberal Party | 5,741 | 12.16 | |
Majority | 9,068 | 19.20 | |
Rushcliffe | |||
59,944/75,183 | 79.73 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,966 | 51.66 | |
Labour Party | 24,798 | 41.37 | |
Liberal Party | 4,180 | 6.97 | |
Majority | 6,168 | 10.29 | |
Rutherglen | |||
33,951/42,607 | 79.68 | ||
Labour Party | 17,751 | 52.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,710 | 43.33 | |
Independent | 1,490 | 4.39 | |
Majority | 3,041 | 8.96 | |
David Livingstone advocated a policy of Scottish nationalism. | |||
Rutland & Stamford | |||
37,939/50,287 | 75.44 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,803 | 60.10 | |
Labour Party | 15,136 | 39.90 | |
Majority | 7,667 | 20.21 | |
Rye | |||
50,278/68,013 | 73.92 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,300 | 64.24 | |
Labour Party | 9,031 | 17.96 | |
Liberal Party | 8,947 | 17.80 | |
Majority | 23,269 | 46.28 | |
Saffron Walden | |||
46,393/60,019 | 77.30 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,549 | 52.92 | |
Labour Party | 14,885 | 32.08 | |
Liberal Party | 6,959 | 15.00 | |
Majority | 9,664 | 20.83 | |
Salford East | |||
28,436/45,701 | 62.22 | ||
Labour Party | 15,853 | 55.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,583 | 33.70 | |
Liberal Party | 3,000 | 10.55 | |
Majority | 6,270 | 22.05 | |
Salford West | |||
31,296/47,733 | 65.56 | ||
Labour Party | 16,986 | 54.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,310 | 45.72 | |
Majority | 2,676 | 8.55 | |
Salisbury | |||
44,042/61,104 | 72.08 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,549 | 60.28 | |
Labour Party | 17,493 | 39.72 | |
Majority | 9,056 | 20.56 | |
Scarborough & Whitby | |||
52,473/73,400 | 71.49 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,154 | 49.84 | |
Liberal Party | 16,517 | 31.48 | |
Labour Party | 9,802 | 18.68 | |
Majority | 9,637 | 18.37 | |
Sedgefield | |||
60,903/83,771 | 72.70 | ||
Labour Party | 36,867 | 60.53 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,036 | 39.47 | |
Majority | 12,831 | 21.07 | |
Sevenoaks | |||
60,320/81,583 | 73.94 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,654 | 54.13 | |
Labour Party | 15,376 | 25.49 | |
Liberal Party | 12,290 | 20.37 | |
Majority | 17,278 | 28.64 | |
Sheffield Attercliffe | |||
38,049/59,949 | 63.47 | ||
Labour Party | 26,482 | 69.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,986 | 28.87 | |
Independent | 581 | 1.53 | |
Majority | 15,496 | 40.73 | |
Sheffield Brightside | |||
33,178/53,499 | 62.02 | ||
Labour Party | 23,941 | 72.16 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,572 | 25.84 | |
Communist Party | 665 | 2.00 | |
Majority | 15,369 | 46.32 | |
Sheffield Hallam | |||
40,990/58,735 | 69.79 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,134 | 61.32 | |
Labour Party | 12,884 | 31.43 | |
Liberal Party | 2,972 | 7.25 | |
Majority | 12,250 | 29.89 | |
Sheffield Heeley | |||
59,407/80,943 | 73.39 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,950 | 47.05 | |
Labour Party | 27,237 | 45.85 | |
Liberal Party | 4,220 | 7.10 | |
Majority | 713 | 1.20 | |
Sheffield Hillsborough | |||
30,220/46,483 | 65.01 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 18,775 | 62.13 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,445 | 37.87 | |
Majority | 7,330 | 24.26 | |
Sheffield Park | |||
30,963/52,935 | 58.49 | ||
Labour Party | 23,302 | 75.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,024 | 22.69 | |
Communist Party | 637 | 2.06 | |
Majority | 16,278 | 52.57 | |
Shipley | |||
41,567/50,385 | 82.50 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,938 | 50.37 | |
Labour Party | 16,161 | 38.88 | |
Liberal Party | 4,468 | 10.75 | |
Majority | 4,777 | 11.49 | |
Shoreditch & Finsbury | |||
21,640/44,372 | 48.77 | ||
Labour Party | 14,474 | 66.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,166 | 33.11 | |
Majority | 7,308 | 33.77 | |
Shrewsbury | |||
41,992/57,419 | 73.13 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,619 | 53.87 | |
Labour Party | 13,413 | 31.94 | |
Liberal Party | 5,960 | 14.19 | |
Majority | 9,206 | 21.92 | |
Skipton | |||
40,561/51,555 | 78.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,817 | 51.32 | |
Labour Party | 12,011 | 29.61 | |
Liberal Party | 7,733 | 19.07 | |
Majority | 8,806 | 21.71 | |
Smethwick | |||
30,792/45,164 | 68.18 | ||
Labour Party | 16,077 | 52.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,968 | 45.36 | |
Liberal Party | 747 | 2.43 | |
Majority | 2,109 | 6.85 | |
Solihull | |||
58,732/80,279 | 73.16 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,756 | 64.29 | |
Labour Party | 13,181 | 22.44 | |
Liberal Party | 7,795 | 13.27 | |
Majority | 24,575 | 41.84 | |
South Angus | |||
36,405/49,293 | 73.85 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,439 | 56.14 | |
Scottish National Party | 8,409 | 23.10 | |
Labour Party | 7,557 | 20.76 | |
Majority | 12,030 | 33.04 | |
South Antrim | |||
97,448/143,274 | 68.02 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 59,589 | 61.15 | |
Labour Party | 19,971 | 20.49 | |
Independent Conservative | 10,938 | 11.22 | |
Nat DP | 6,037 | 6.20 | |
Liberal Party | 913 | 0.94 | |
Majority | 39,618 | 40.66 | |
1972 James Molyneaux resigns from the Conservative whip. | |||
South Ayrshire | |||
38,688/50,324 | 76.88 | ||
Labour Party | 23,910 | 61.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,675 | 30.18 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,103 | 8.02 | |
Majority | 12,235 | 31.62 | |
South Bedfordshire | |||
78,148/101,164 | 77.25 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 38,085 | 48.73 | |
Labour Party | 33,107 | 42.36 | |
Liberal Party | 6,956 | 8.90 | |
Majority | 4,978 | 6.37 | |
South Buckinghamshire | |||
68,254/93,692 | 72.85 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 40,039 | 58.66 | |
Labour Party | 16,465 | 24.12 | |
Liberal Party | 11,750 | 17.22 | |
Majority | 23,574 | 34.54 | |
South Dorset | |||
52,976/66,953 | 79.12 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,580 | 52.06 | |
Labour Party | 20,716 | 39.10 | |
Liberal Party | 4,680 | 8.83 | |
Majority | 6,864 | 12.96 | |
South Down | |||
64,317/87,079 | 73.86 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 34,894 | 54.25 | |
Unity | 21,676 | 33.70 | |
Liberal Party | 7,747 | 12.05 | |
Majority | 13,218 | 20.55 | |
1972 Lawrence Orr resigns from the Conservative whip. | |||
South East Derbyshire | |||
61,646/81,665 | 75.49 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,185 | 52.21 | |
Labour Party | 29,461 | 47.79 | |
Majority | 2,724 | 4.42 | |
South East Essex | |||
72,084/100,167 | 71.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 41,589 | 57.70 | |
Labour Party | 23,684 | 32.86 | |
Liberal Party | 6,811 | 9.45 | |
Majority | 17,905 | 24.84 | |
South Fylde | |||
62,027/85,186 | 72.81 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 39,459 | 63.62 | |
Labour Party | 13,354 | 21.53 | |
Liberal Party | 9,214 | 14.85 | |
Majority | 26,105 | 42.09 | |
South Gloucestershire | |||
68,792/87,503 | 78.62 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 35,045 | 50.94 | |
Labour Party | 26,067 | 37.89 | |
Liberal Party | 7,680 | 11.16 | |
Majority | 8,978 | 13.05 | |
South Norfolk | |||
43,597/55,476 | 78.59 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,614 | 51.87 | |
Labour Party | 17,172 | 39.39 | |
Liberal Party | 3,811 | 8.74 | |
Majority | 5,442 | 12.48 | |
South Northamptonshire | |||
56,827/73,005 | 77.84 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,070 | 51.16 | |
Labour Party | 21,131 | 37.18 | |
Liberal Party | 6,626 | 11.66 | |
Majority | 7,939 | 13.97 | |
South Shields | |||
50,151/75,032 | 66.84 | ||
Labour Party | 30,191 | 60.20 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,960 | 39.80 | |
Majority | 10,231 | 20.40 | |
South West Hertfordshire | |||
64,906/85,654 | 75.78 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,661 | 50.32 | |
Labour Party | 24,214 | 37.31 | |
Liberal Party | 7,489 | 11.54 | |
Independent | 542 | 0.84 | |
Majority | 8,447 | 13.01 | |
South West Norfolk | |||
38,792/48,145 | 80.57 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,220 | 57.28 | |
Labour Party | 16,572 | 42.72 | |
Majority | 5,648 | 14.56 | |
South Worcestershire | |||
50,749/70,375 | 72.11 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,648 | 60.39 | |
Labour Party | 12,839 | 25.30 | |
Liberal Party | 7,262 | 14.31 | |
Majority | 17,809 | 35.09 | |
18 November 1973 Death of Sir Gerald Nabarro. | |||
Southall | |||
36,127/55,980 | 64.54 | ||
Labour Party | 19,389 | 53.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,166 | 41.98 | |
National Front | 1,572 | 4.35 | |
Majority | 4,223 | 11.69 | |
Southampton Itchen | |||
43,792/80,737 | 54.24 | ||
Speaker of the House of Commons | 29,417 | 67.17 | |
Nat Dem Party | 9,581 | 21.88 | |
Independent | 4,794 | 10.95 | |
Majority | 19,836 | 45.30 | |
Bryan Phillips advocated that the Speaker should not represent a constituency but instead become an ex-officio member of the House of Commons. | |||
11 January 1971 Resignation of Rt Hon Dr Horace King. | |||
27 May 1971 | 40,779/81,371 | 50.11 | |
Labour Party | 22,575 | 55.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,900 | 31.63 | |
Nat Dem Party | 3,090 | 7.58 | |
Liberal Party | 2,214 | 5.43 | |
Majority | 9,675 | 23.73 | |
Southampton Test | |||
51,867/70,614 | 73.45 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,660 | 47.54 | |
Labour Party | 22,858 | 44.07 | |
Liberal Party | 4,349 | 8.38 | |
Majority | 1,802 | 3.47 | |
Southend East | |||
41,090/57,663 | 71.26 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,025 | 58.47 | |
Labour Party | 17,065 | 41.53 | |
Majority | 6,960 | 16.94 | |
Southend West | |||
48,800/68,940 | 70.79 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,304 | 60.05 | |
Labour Party | 12,419 | 25.45 | |
Liberal Party | 7,077 | 14.50 | |
Majority | 16,885 | 34.60 | |
Southgate | |||
37,803/55,875 | 67.66 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,963 | 60.74 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 9,389 | 24.84 | |
Liberal Party | 5,451 | 14.42 | |
Majority | 13,574 | 35.91 | |
Southport | |||
45,717/64,772 | 70.58 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,958 | 50.22 | |
Liberal Party | 13,809 | 30.21 | |
Labour Party | 8,950 | 19.58 | |
Majority | 9,149 | 20.01 | |
Southwark | |||
25,002/51,845 | 48.22 | ||
Labour Party | 16,834 | 67.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,040 | 28.16 | |
Communist Party | 1,128 | 4.51 | |
Majority | 9,794 | 39.17 | |
30 March 1972 Resignation of Rt Hon Ray Gunter. | |||
4 May 1972 | 15,262/47,600 | 32.06 | |
Labour Party | 12,108 | 79.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,756 | 18.06 | |
Independent | 398 | 2.61 | |
Majority | 9,352 | 61.28 | |
Sowerby | |||
37,834/50,037 | 75.61 | ||
Labour Party | 16,583 | 43.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,114 | 42.59 | |
Liberal Party | 5,137 | 13.58 | |
Majority | 469 | 1.24 | |
Spelthorne | |||
50,297/68,579 | 73.34 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,266 | 54.21 | |
Labour Party | 18,239 | 36.26 | |
Liberal Party | 4,792 | 9.53 | |
Majority | 9,027 | 17.95 | |
St Albans | |||
47,571/62,373 | 76.27 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,503 | 51.51 | |
Labour Party | 16,629 | 34.96 | |
Liberal Party | 6,439 | 13.54 | |
Majority | 7,874 | 16.55 | |
St Helens | |||
48,096/74,448 | 64.60 | ||
Labour Party | 31,587 | 65.67 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,509 | 34.33 | |
Majority | 15,078 | 31.35 | |
St Ives | |||
36,475/48,567 | 75.10 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,581 | 50.94 | |
Labour Party | 9,913 | 27.18 | |
Liberal Party | 7,981 | 21.88 | |
Majority | 8,668 | 23.76 | |
St Marylebone | |||
28,407/47,640 | 59.63 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,639 | 62.09 | |
Labour Party | 8,325 | 29.31 | |
Liberal Party | 2,443 | 8.60 | |
Majority | 9,314 | 32.79 | |
30 June 1970 Elevation of Rt Hon Quintin Hogg to the Peerage - Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone. | |||
22 October 1970 | 16,828/47,713 | 35.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,684 | 63.49 | |
Labour Party | 4,542 | 26.99 | |
Liberal Party | 1,038 | 6.17 | |
National Front | 401 | 2.38 | |
Independent | 163 | 0.97 | |
Majority | 6,142 | 36.50 | |
John Papworth was the nominee of the Fourth World Group. | |||
St Pancras North | |||
27,815/50,108 | 55.51 | ||
Labour Party | 16,497 | 59.31 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,648 | 38.28 | |
Communist Party | 670 | 2.41 | |
Majority | 5,849 | 21.03 | |
Stafford & Stone | |||
54,806/74,639 | 73.43 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,056 | 54.84 | |
Labour Party | 20,380 | 37.19 | |
Liberal Party | 4,370 | 7.97 | |
Majority | 9,676 | 17.66 | |
Stalybridge & Hyde | |||
46,906/63,823 | 73.49 | ||
Labour Party | 22,226 | 47.38 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,377 | 41.31 | |
Liberal Party | 5,303 | 11.31 | |
Majority | 2,849 | 6.07 | |
Stepney | |||
25,383/56,367 | 45.03 | ||
Labour Party | 18,993 | 74.83 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,922 | 19.39 | |
Communist Party | 1,468 | 5.78 | |
Majority | 14,071 | 55.43 | |
Stirling & Falkirk Burghs | |||
45,309/61,953 | 73.13 | ||
Labour Party | 22,984 | 50.73 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,754 | 34.77 | |
Scottish National Party | 6,571 | 14.50 | |
Majority | 7,230 | 15.96 | |
24 May 1971 Death of Malcolm MacPherson. | |||
16 September 1971 | 37,733/61,953 | 60.91 | |
Labour Party | 17,536 | 46.47 | |
Scottish National Party | 13,048 | 34.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,149 | 18.95 | |
Majority | 4,488 | 11.89 | |
Stockport North | |||
39,415/52,647 | 74.87 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,132 | 46.00 | |
Labour Party | 17,261 | 43.79 | |
Liberal Party | 4,022 | 10.20 | |
Majority | 871 | 2.21 | |
Stockport South | |||
36,039/49,142 | 73.34 | ||
Labour Party | 16,747 | 46.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,679 | 40.73 | |
Liberal Party | 4,613 | 12.80 | |
Majority | 2,068 | 5.74 | |
Stockton-on-Tees | |||
40,612/55,494 | 73.18 | ||
Labour Party | 22,283 | 54.87 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,960 | 44.22 | |
Communist Party | 369 | 0.91 | |
Majority | 4,323 | 10.64 | |
Stoke Newington & Hackney North | |||
32,537/64,904 | 50.13 | ||
Labour Party | 20,446 | 62.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,298 | 34.72 | |
Communist Party | 793 | 2.44 | |
Majority | 9,148 | 28.12 | |
Stoke-on-Trent Central | |||
29,985/59,818 | 50.13 | ||
Labour Party | 18,758 | 62.56 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,227 | 37.44 | |
Majority | 7,531 | 25.12 | |
Stoke-on-Trent North | |||
31,184/58,780 | 53.05 | ||
Labour Party | 20,642 | 66.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,542 | 33.81 | |
Majority | 10,100 | 32.39 | |
Stoke-on-Trent South | |||
34,475/67,953 | 50.73 | ||
Labour Party | 20,770 | 60.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,341 | 38.70 | |
Communist Party | 364 | 1.06 | |
Majority | 7,429 | 21.55 | |
Stratford | |||
48,394/65,255 | 74.16 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,106 | 58.08 | |
Labour Party | 11,393 | 23.54 | |
Liberal Party | 8,895 | 18.38 | |
Majority | 16,713 | 34.54 | |
Streatham | |||
35,488/53,146 | 66.77 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,215 | 54.15 | |
Labour Party | 13,593 | 38.30 | |
Liberal Party | 2,680 | 7.55 | |
Majority | 5,622 | 15.84 | |
Stretford | |||
53,243/71,006 | 74.98 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,629 | 53.77 | |
Labour Party | 24,614 | 46.23 | |
Majority | 4,015 | 7.54 | |
Stroud | |||
53,046/66,072 | 80.29 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,089 | 51.07 | |
Labour Party | 19,158 | 36.12 | |
Liberal Party | 6,799 | 12.82 | |
Majority | 7,931 | 14.95 | |
Sudbury & Woodbridge | |||
59,358/78,109 | 75.99 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,393 | 54.57 | |
Labour Party | 19,829 | 33.41 | |
Liberal Party | 7,136 | 12.02 | |
Majority | 12,564 | 21.17 | |
Sunderland North | |||
42,517/60,921 | 69.79 | ||
Labour Party | 25,779 | 60.63 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,738 | 39.37 | |
Majority | 9,041 | 21.26 | |
Sunderland South | |||
47,562/67,751 | 70.20 | ||
Labour Party | 26,840 | 56.43 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,722 | 43.57 | |
Majority | 6,118 | 12.86 | |
Surbiton | |||
33,561/47,661 | 70.42 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,359 | 51.72 | |
Labour Party | 10,469 | 31.19 | |
Liberal Party | 4,027 | 12.00 | |
Independent Conservative | 1,706 | 5.08 | |
Majority | 6,890 | 20.53 | |
Edgar Scruby sought election as an "Independent Enoch Powell Conservative" and advocated drastic curbs on immigration as well as opposing Britain entering the Common Market. | |||
Sutton & Cheam | |||
41,241/60,991 | 67.62 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,957 | 58.09 | |
Labour Party | 11,261 | 27.31 | |
Liberal Party | 6,023 | 14.60 | |
Majority | 12,696 | 30.78 | |
1972 Resignation of Richard Sharples on appointment as Governor of Bermuda. | |||
7 December 1972 | 34,204/60,771 | 56.28 | |
Liberal Party | 18,328 | 53.58 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,911 | 31.90 | |
Labour Party | 2,973 | 8.69 | |
Independent | 1,332 | 3.89 | |
Nat Independence | 660 | 1.93 | |
Majority | 7,417 | 21.68 | |
Christopher Frere-Smith was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market. | |||
Sutton Coldfield | |||
64,071/92,727 | 69.10 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,774 | 57.40 | |
Labour Party | 18,134 | 28.30 | |
Liberal Party | 9,163 | 14.30 | |
Majority | 18,640 | 29.09 | |
Swansea East | |||
36,125/58,603 | 61.64 | ||
Labour Party | 23,183 | 64.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,191 | 22.67 | |
Plaid Cymru | 4,188 | 11.59 | |
Communist Party | 563 | 1.56 | |
Majority | 14,992 | 41.50 | |
Swansea West | |||
49,039/64,686 | 75.81 | ||
Labour Party | 24,622 | 50.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,384 | 43.61 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,033 | 6.18 | |
Majority | 3,238 | 6.60 | |
Swindon | |||
46,342/61,305 | 75.59 | ||
Labour Party | 25,731 | 55.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,155 | 43.49 | |
Communist Party | 456 | 0.98 | |
Majority | 5,576 | 12.03 | |
Taunton | |||
48,852/61,805 | 79.04 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,158 | 53.55 | |
Labour Party | 17,823 | 36.48 | |
Liberal Party | 4,871 | 9.97 | |
Majority | 8,335 | 17.06 | |
Tavistock | |||
45,225/58,594 | 77.18 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,846 | 57.15 | |
Liberal Party | 10,397 | 22.99 | |
Labour Party | 8,982 | 19.86 | |
Majority | 15,449 | 34.16 | |
The Hartlepools | |||
47,892/64,320 | 74.46 | ||
Labour Party | 27,704 | 57.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,188 | 42.15 | |
Majority | 7,516 | 15.69 | |
The Wrekin | |||
52,046/65,973 | 78.89 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,282 | 50.50 | |
Labour Party | 25,764 | 49.50 | |
Majority | 518 | 1.00 | |
Thirsk & Malton | |||
46,201/63,864 | 72.34 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,892 | 66.86 | |
Labour Party | 15,309 | 33.14 | |
Majority | 15,583 | 33.73 | |
Thurrock | |||
55,384/84,259 | 65.73 | ||
Labour Party | 30,874 | 55.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,486 | 35.18 | |
Liberal Party | 5,024 | 9.07 | |
Majority | 11,388 | 20.56 | |
Tiverton | |||
44,741/58,081 | 77.03 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,689 | 55.18 | |
Labour Party | 10,823 | 24.19 | |
Liberal Party | 9,229 | 20.63 | |
Majority | 13,866 | 30.99 | |
Tonbridge | |||
59,954/83,300 | 71.97 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,890 | 53.19 | |
Labour Party | 17,897 | 29.85 | |
Liberal Party | 10,167 | 16.96 | |
Majority | 13,993 | 23.34 | |
Torquay | |||
61,107/82,837 | 73.77 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,996 | 55.63 | |
Labour Party | 15,948 | 26.10 | |
Liberal Party | 11,163 | 18.27 | |
Majority | 18,048 | 29.54 | |
Torrington | |||
39,478/48,706 | 81.05 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,328 | 54.03 | |
Liberal Party | 11,455 | 29.02 | |
Labour Party | 6,695 | 16.96 | |
Majority | 9,873 | 25.01 | |
Totnes | |||
57,463/74,644 | 76.98 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,519 | 54.85 | |
Labour Party | 16,429 | 28.59 | |
Liberal Party | 9,515 | 16.56 | |
Majority | 15,090 | 26.26 | |
Tottenham | |||
28,342/51,258 | 55.29 | ||
Labour Party | 17,367 | 61.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,975 | 38.72 | |
Majority | 6,392 | 22.55 | |
Truro | |||
50,501/65,963 | 76.56 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,894 | 49.29 | |
Labour Party | 16,684 | 33.04 | |
Liberal Party | 8,923 | 17.67 | |
Majority | 8,210 | 16.26 | |
Twickenham | |||
52,499/73,974 | 70.97 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 28,571 | 54.42 | |
Labour Party | 16,950 | 32.29 | |
Liberal Party | 6,516 | 12.41 | |
Independent | 462 | 0.88 | |
Majority | 11,621 | 22.14 | |
Richard Franklin sought election as the Peoples' Representative. | |||
Tynemouth | |||
59,921/78,913 | 75.93 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,773 | 51.36 | |
Labour Party | 23,927 | 39.93 | |
Liberal Party | 5,221 | 8.71 | |
Majority | 6,846 | 11.43 | |
Uxbridge | |||
47,447/63,362 | 74.88 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,414 | 49.35 | |
Labour Party | 19,768 | 41.66 | |
Liberal Party | 4,265 | 8.99 | |
Majority | 3,646 | 7.68 | |
16 September 1972 Death of Charles Curran. | |||
7 December 1972 | 35,513/65,409 | 54.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,178 | 39.92 | |
Labour Party | 13,000 | 36.61 | |
Liberal Party | 3,650 | 10.28 | |
National Front | 2,920 | 8.22 | |
Union Movement | 873 | 2.46 | |
Independent | 551 | 1.55 | |
Independent Conservative | 341 | 0.96 | |
Majority | 1,178 | 3.32 | |
Reginald Simmerson sought election for the "Democratic Conservatives Against the Common Market". | |||
Clare Macdonald sought election for the "National Independence Party". | |||
Vauxhall | |||
20,523/37,676 | 54.47 | ||
Labour Party | 13,046 | 63.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,477 | 36.43 | |
Majority | 5,569 | 27.14 | |
Wakefield | |||
47,091/64,705 | 72.78 | ||
Labour Party | 27,352 | 58.08 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,668 | 33.27 | |
Liberal Party | 4,071 | 8.64 | |
Majority | 11,684 | 24.81 | |
Wallasey | |||
53,978/72,024 | 74.94 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,283 | 44.99 | |
Labour Party | 21,172 | 39.22 | |
Liberal Party | 5,577 | 10.33 | |
Independent | 2,946 | 5.46 | |
Majority | 3,111 | 5.76 | |
John Hill was opposed to Britain entering the Common Market. | |||
Wallsend | |||
63,715/85,556 | 74.47 | ||
Labour Party | 39,065 | 61.31 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,650 | 38.69 | |
Majority | 14,415 | 22.62 | |
Walsall North | |||
48,268/72,273 | 66.79 | ||
Labour Party | 27,543 | 57.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,128 | 41.70 | |
Communist Party | 597 | 1.24 | |
Majority | 7,415 | 15.36 | |
Walsall South | |||
59,741/81,965 | 72.89 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 35,545 | 59.50 | |
Labour Party | 24,196 | 40.50 | |
Majority | 11,349 | 19.00 | |
Walthamstow East | |||
30,540/43,043 | 70.95 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,260 | 46.69 | |
Labour Party | 13,733 | 44.97 | |
Liberal Party | 2,547 | 8.34 | |
Majority | 527 | 1.73 | |
Walthamstow West | |||
22,906/35,125 | 65.21 | ||
Labour Party | 12,472 | 54.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,870 | 34.36 | |
Liberal Party | 2,564 | 11.19 | |
Majority | 4,602 | 20.09 | |
Wandsworth Central | |||
36,606/58,502 | 62.57 | ||
Labour Party | 19,776 | 54.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,830 | 45.98 | |
Majority | 2,946 | 8.05 | |
Wanstead & Woodford | |||
32,811/48,417 | 67.77 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,065 | 61.15 | |
Labour Party | 8,522 | 25.97 | |
Liberal Party | 4,224 | 12.87 | |
Majority | 11,543 | 35.18 | |
Warrington | |||
32,617/50,012 | 65.22 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 20,970 | 64.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,647 | 35.71 | |
Majority | 9,323 | 28.58 | |
Warwick & Leamington | |||
58,349/80,284 | 72.68 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 36,994 | 63.40 | |
Labour Party | 21,355 | 36.60 | |
Majority | 15,639 | 26.80 | |
Watford | |||
43,098/56,523 | 76.25 | ||
Labour Party | 19,698 | 45.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,622 | 45.53 | |
Liberal Party | 3,778 | 8.77 | |
Majority | 76 | 0.18 | |
Wednesbury | |||
44,625/65,528 | 68.10 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 23,998 | 53.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,627 | 46.22 | |
Majority | 3,371 | 7.55 | |
Wellingborough | |||
52,566/64,563 | 81.42 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,459 | 52.24 | |
Labour Party | 25,107 | 47.76 | |
Majority | 2,352 | 4.47 | |
Wells | |||
50,615/65,381 | 77.42 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,106 | 49.60 | |
Labour Party | 16,335 | 32.27 | |
Liberal Party | 9,174 | 18.13 | |
Majority | 8,771 | 17.33 | |
Wembley North | |||
34,344/47,632 | 72.10 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,345 | 53.42 | |
Labour Party | 11,916 | 34.70 | |
Liberal Party | 4,083 | 11.89 | |
Majority | 6,429 | 18.72 | |
Wembley South | |||
30,914/44,797 | 69.01 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,578 | 53.63 | |
Labour Party | 14,336 | 46.37 | |
Majority | 2,242 | 7.25 | |
West Aberdeenshire | |||
39,496/52,108 | 75.80 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,396 | 46.58 | |
Liberal Party | 12,847 | 32.53 | |
Labour Party | 6,141 | 15.55 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,112 | 5.35 | |
Majority | 5,549 | 14.05 | |
West Bromwich | |||
42,388/68,159 | 62.19 | ||
Labour Party | 23,412 | 55.23 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,976 | 44.77 | |
Majority | 4,436 | 10.47 | |
16 February 1973 Resignation of Maurice Foley on appointment to a post with the European Economic Communities Commission. | |||
24 May 1973 | 29,894/68,537 | 43.62 | |
Labour Party | 15,907 | 53.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,582 | 25.36 | |
National Front | 4,789 | 16.02 | |
Independent | 1,616 | 5.41 | |
Majority | 8,325 | 27.85 | |
West Derbyshire | |||
36,668/47,811 | 76.69 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,692 | 61.89 | |
Labour Party | 13,976 | 38.11 | |
Majority | 8,716 | 23.77 | |
West Dorset | |||
38,921/50,651 | 76.84 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,081 | 54.16 | |
Labour Party | 10,526 | 27.04 | |
Liberal Party | 7,314 | 18.79 | |
Majority | 10,555 | 27.12 | |
West Dunbartonshire | |||
45,206/57,943 | 78.02 | ||
Labour Party | 23,009 | 50.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,783 | 37.13 | |
Scottish National Party | 5,414 | 11.98 | |
Majority | 6,226 | 13.77 | |
West Fife | |||
49,007/65,968 | 74.29 | ||
Labour Party | 29,929 | 61.07 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,837 | 26.19 | |
Scottish National Party | 5,386 | 10.99 | |
Communist Party | 855 | 1.74 | |
Majority | 17,092 | 34.88 | |
West Flintshire | |||
45,199/58,115 | 77.78 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,999 | 46.46 | |
Labour Party | 13,655 | 30.21 | |
Liberal Party | 7,437 | 16.45 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,108 | 6.88 | |
Majority | 7,344 | 16.25 | |
West Gloucestershire | |||
49,099/63,599 | 77.20 | ||
Labour Party | 22,637 | 46.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,530 | 43.85 | |
Liberal Party | 4,932 | 10.05 | |
Majority | 1,107 | 2.25 | |
West Ham North | |||
27,961/55,490 | 50.39 | ||
Labour Party | 17,664 | 63.17 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,130 | 25.50 | |
Liberal Party | 3,167 | 11.33 | |
Majority | 10,534 | 37.67 | |
West Ham South | |||
24,321/49,751 | 48.89 | ||
Labour Party | 18,899 | 77.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,422 | 22.29 | |
Majority | 13,477 | 55.41 | |
West Lothian | |||
55,487/72,367 | 76.67 | ||
Labour Party | 29,360 | 52.91 | |
Scottish National Party | 15,620 | 28.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,048 | 18.11 | |
Communist Party | 459 | 0.83 | |
Majority | 13,740 | 24.76 | |
West Renfrewshire | |||
47,889/60,250 | 79.48 | ||
Labour Party | 22,999 | 48.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,695 | 43.21 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,195 | 8.76 | |
Majority | 2,304 | 4.81 | |
West Stirlingshire | |||
38,628/48,885 | 79.02 | ||
Labour Party | 18,884 | 48.89 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,465 | 29.68 | |
Scottish National Party | 8,279 | 21.43 | |
Majority | 7,419 | 19.21 | |
Westbury | |||
52,718/67,454 | 78.15 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,524 | 50.31 | |
Labour Party | 17,413 | 33.03 | |
Liberal Party | 8,781 | 16.66 | |
Majority | 9,111 | 17.28 | |
Western Isles | |||
15,232/23,518 | 64.77 | ||
Scottish National Party | 6,568 | 43.12 | |
Labour Party | 5,842 | 38.35 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,822 | 18.53 | |
Majority | 726 | 4.77 | |
Westhoughton | |||
53,521/69,564 | 76.94 | ||
Labour Party | 29,674 | 55.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,847 | 44.56 | |
Majority | 5,827 | 10.89 | |
1 February 1973 Death of Thomas Price. | |||
24 May 1973 | 46,140/72,743 | 63.43 | |
Labour Party | 26,294 | 56.99 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,511 | 42.29 | |
Independent Labour | 335 | 0.73 | |
Majority | 6,783 | 14.70 | |
Westmorland | |||
38,436/53,365 | 72.02 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,253 | 55.29 | |
Liberal Party | 9,426 | 24.52 | |
Labour Party | 7,757 | 20.18 | |
Majority | 11,827 | 30.77 | |
Weston-super-Mare | |||
58,409/79,263 | 73.69 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,816 | 57.90 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 14,473 | 24.78 | |
Liberal Party | 10,120 | 17.33 | |
Majority | 19,343 | 33.12 | |
Whitehaven | |||
39,392/50,289 | 78.33 | ||
Labour Party | 22,974 | 58.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,418 | 41.68 | |
Majority | 6,556 | 16.64 | |
Widnes | |||
49,225/71,598 | 68.75 | ||
Labour Party | 28,384 | 57.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,841 | 42.34 | |
Majority | 7,543 | 15.32 | |
16 June 1971 Death of James MacColl. | |||
23 September 1971 | 33,099/72,864 | 45.43 | |
Labour Party | 22,880 | 69.13 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,219 | 30.87 | |
Majority | 12,661 | 38.25 | |
Wigan | |||
41,656/57,616 | 72.30 | ||
Labour Party | 28,102 | 67.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,882 | 30.92 | |
Communist Party | 672 | 1.61 | |
Majority | 15,220 | 36.54 | |
Willesden East | |||
35,637/57,109 | 62.40 | ||
Labour Party | 20,073 | 56.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,564 | 43.67 | |
Majority | 4,509 | 12.65 | |
Willesden West | |||
32,596/54,983 | 59.28 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 21,918 | 67.24 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,163 | 31.18 | |
Communist Party | 515 | 1.58 | |
Majority | 11,755 | 36.06 | |
Wimbledon | |||
28,588/42,742 | 66.89 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,285 | 53.47 | |
Labour Party | 8,554 | 29.92 | |
Liberal Party | 4,749 | 16.61 | |
Majority | 6,731 | 23.54 | |
Winchester | |||
45,889/61,476 | 74.65 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,249 | 55.02 | |
Labour Party | 11,773 | 25.66 | |
Liberal Party | 8,867 | 19.32 | |
Majority | 13,476 | 29.37 | |
Windsor | |||
54,821/77,743 | 70.52 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,264 | 58.85 | |
Labour Party | 16,214 | 29.58 | |
Liberal Party | 6,343 | 11.57 | |
Majority | 16,050 | 29.28 | |
Wirral | |||
70,128/94,443 | 74.25 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 38,655 | 55.12 | |
Labour Party | 22,197 | 31.65 | |
Liberal Party | 9,276 | 13.23 | |
Majority | 16,458 | 23.47 | |
12 January 1971 Rt Hon Selwyn Lloyd elected Speaker of the House of Commons. | |||
Woking | |||
65,635/93,579 | 70.14 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 37,220 | 56.71 | |
Labour Party | 18,652 | 28.42 | |
Liberal Party | 9,763 | 14.87 | |
Majority | 18,568 | 28.29 | |
Wokingham | |||
78,517/108,870 | 72.12 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 43,183 | 55.00 | |
Labour Party | 22,630 | 28.82 | |
Liberal Party | 12,704 | 16.18 | |
Majority | 20,553 | 26.18 | |
Wolverhampton North East | |||
34,201/51,290 | 66.68 | ||
Labour Party | 17,251 | 50.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,358 | 44.91 | |
National Front | 1,592 | 4.65 | |
Majority | 1,893 | 5.53 | |
Wolverhampton South West | |||
40,750/53,484 | 76.19 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,220 | 64.34 | |
Labour Party | 11,753 | 28.84 | |
Liberal Party | 2,459 | 6.03 | |
Communist Party | 189 | 0.46 | |
Independent | 77 | 0.19 | |
Independent | 52 | 0.13 | |
Majority | 14,467 | 35.50 | |
Rowan Menzies advocated a pro-immigration policy. | |||
Dharam Dass sought election as a "Human Rights Coalition" candidate, and advocated a policy of racial harmony. He retired on the eve of the poll in favour of Joshua Bamfield. | |||
Wood Green | |||
32,688/53,653 | 60.92 | ||
Labour and Co-operative Party | 18,666 | 57.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,022 | 42.90 | |
Majority | 4,644 | 14.21 | |
Woolwich East | |||
29,682/48,887 | 60.72 | ||
Labour Party | 19,423 | 65.44 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,259 | 34.56 | |
Majority | 9,164 | 30.87 | |
Woolwich West | |||
41,454/57,508 | 72.08 | ||
Labour Party | 21,036 | 50.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,418 | 49.25 | |
Majority | 618 | 1.49 | |
Worcester | |||
50,992/69,895 | 72.96 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,717 | 58.28 | |
Labour Party | 21,275 | 41.72 | |
Majority | 8,442 | 16.56 | |
Workington | |||
40,507/52,280 | 77.48 | ||
Labour Party | 24,975 | 61.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,532 | 38.34 | |
Majority | 9,443 | 23.31 | |
Worthing | |||
50,376/71,935 | 70.03 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,051 | 65.61 | |
Labour Party | 8,989 | 17.84 | |
Liberal Party | 8,336 | 16.55 | |
Majority | 24,062 | 47.76 | |
Wrexham | |||
54,699/72,744 | 75.19 | ||
Labour Party | 31,089 | 56.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,649 | 28.61 | |
Liberal Party | 5,067 | 9.26 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,894 | 5.29 | |
Majority | 15,440 | 28.23 | |
Wycombe | |||
71,789/95,634 | 75.07 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 40,151 | 55.93 | |
Labour Party | 23,341 | 32.51 | |
Liberal Party | 8,297 | 11.56 | |
Majority | 16,810 | 23.42 | |
Yarmouth | |||
46,542/60,159 | 77.36 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,088 | 49.61 | |
Labour Party | 19,931 | 42.82 | |
Liberal Party | 3,523 | 7.57 | |
Majority | 3,157 | 6.78 | |
Yeovil | |||
55,728/70,178 | 79.41 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,689 | 49.69 | |
Labour Party | 20,621 | 37.00 | |
Liberal Party | 7,418 | 13.31 | |
Majority | 7,068 | 12.68 | |
York | |||
57,041/74,769 | 76.29 | ||
Labour Party | 29,619 | 51.93 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,422 | 48.07 | |
Majority | 2,197 | 3.85 |