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North West · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Barrow in Furness

Every general election in Barrow in Furness since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 7,741.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won22,68753.2%
Conservative14,94635.1%
Liberal4,98311.7%
Valid votes42,616
Majority7,74118.2%

Lab hold Turnout 78.3% of 54,451 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 49.4%Labour, 1922: 46.9%Labour, 1923: 46.0%Labour, 1924: 51.2%Labour, 1929: 56.0%Labour, 1931: 43.2%Labour, 1935: 49.7%Labour, 1945: 65.5%Labour, 1950: 56.3%Labour, 1951: 56.9%Labour, 1955: 53.2%Labour, 1959: 54.7%Labour, 1964: 55.1%Labour, 1966: 60.3%Labour, 1970: 56.1%Labour, February 1974: 46.1%Labour, October 1974: 51.4%Labour, 1979: 53.2%Conservative, 1918: 50.6%Conservative, 1922: 53.1%Conservative, 1923: 47.4%Conservative, 1924: 48.8%Conservative, 1929: 44.0%Conservative, 1931: 56.8%Conservative, 1935: 50.3%Conservative, 1945: 34.5%Conservative, 1950: 35.9%Conservative, 1951: 43.1%Conservative, 1955: 46.8%Conservative, 1959: 45.3%Conservative, 1964: 44.9%Conservative, 1966: 39.7%Conservative, 1970: 43.9%Conservative, February 1974: 34.3%Conservative, October 1974: 33.9%Conservative, 1979: 35.1%Liberal, 1923: 6.6%Liberal, 1950: 7.9%Liberal, February 1974: 19.6%Liberal, October 1974: 13.8%Liberal, 1979: 11.7%
Vote share in Barrow in Furness at each general election Lab Con Lib

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon7,74118.278.3%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon7,35417.577.1%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon5,10711.880.0%
1970LabCon4,86412.273.8%Lab hold
1966LabCon8,03220.676.8%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,12910.378.0%Lab hold
1959LabCon3,9749.481.7%Lab hold
1955LabCon2,7596.480.7%
1951LabCon6,48413.886.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon9,54920.487.8%
1945LabCon12,29131.179.7%
1935ConLab2170.685.4%Con hold
1931ConLab4,95913.588.9%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon4,24712.086.8%Lab hold
1924LabCon7102.389.9%Lab gain from Con
1923ConLab4201.486.3%Con hold
1922ConLab1,9276.287.1%Con hold
1918ConLab2991.266.1%

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 Barrow in Furness?

Labour won Barrow in Furness at the 1979 general election with a majority of 7,741.

Which parties have won Barrow in Furness?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 13, Conservative 5.

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