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North West · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Accrington

Every general election in Accrington since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 3,294.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won19,57648.9%
Conservative16,28240.7%
Liberal3,6469.1%
Others5081.3%
Valid votes40,012
Majority3,2948.2%

Lab hold Turnout 78.7% of 50,822 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 21.7%Labour, 1922: 44.2%Labour, 1923: 45.7%Labour, 1924: 47.1%Labour, 1929: 52.3%Labour, 1931: 37.1%Labour, 1935: 45.6%Labour, 1945: 48.7%Labour, 1950: 48.8%Labour, 1951: 52.3%Labour, 1955: 51.5%Labour, 1959: 50.7%Labour, 1964: 49.7%Labour, 1966: 53.0%Labour, 1970: 50.7%Labour, February 1974: 47.5%Labour, October 1974: 49.2%Labour, 1979: 48.9%Conservative, 1918: 47.1%Conservative, 1922: 30.6%Conservative, 1931: 62.9%Conservative, 1935: 54.4%Conservative, 1945: 37.0%Conservative, 1950: 39.9%Conservative, 1951: 47.7%Conservative, 1955: 48.5%Conservative, 1959: 49.3%Conservative, 1964: 36.6%Conservative, 1966: 36.1%Conservative, 1970: 49.3%Conservative, February 1974: 35.5%Conservative, October 1974: 33.8%Conservative, 1979: 40.7%Liberal, 1918: 28.6%Liberal, 1922: 25.1%Liberal, 1923: 54.3%Liberal, 1929: 47.7%Liberal, 1945: 14.4%Liberal, 1950: 11.3%Liberal, 1964: 13.7%Liberal, 1966: 10.9%Liberal, February 1974: 17.0%Liberal, October 1974: 14.1%Liberal, 1979: 9.1%Constitutionalist, 1924: 52.9%
Vote share in Accrington at each general election Lab Con Lib Const

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon3,2948.278.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon6,22015.479.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon5,03211.983.9%
1970LabCon5941.580.2%Lab hold
1966LabCon6,82217.083.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon5,41813.184.5%Lab hold
1959LabCon6001.487.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon1,3453.185.7%
1951LabCon2,1914.690.0%Lab hold
1950LabCon4,2739.091.0%
1945LabCon5,07711.783.1%
1935ConLab4,0708.887.1%Con hold
1931ConLab12,62225.889.6%Con gain from Lab
1929LabLib2,2264.688.7%Lab gain from Const
1924ConstLab2,2435.890.1%Const gain from Lib
1923LibLab3,1888.786.5%Lib gain from Lab
1922LabCon5,05413.688.7%Lab gain from Con
1918ConLib5,43018.569.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Accrington?

Labour won Accrington at the 1979 general election with a majority of 3,294.

Which parties have won Accrington?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 13, Conservative 3, Constitutionalist 1, Liberal 1.

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