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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Batley and Morley

Every general election in Batley and Morley since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 5,352.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won22,98449.0%
Conservative17,63237.6%
Liberal4,94310.6%
Others1,3082.8%
Valid votes46,867
Majority5,35211.4%

Lab hold Turnout 74.5% of 62,871 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 47.1%Labour, 1922: 46.2%Labour, 1923: 52.6%Labour, 1924: 49.4%Labour, 1929: 58.3%Labour, 1931: 38.8%Labour, 1935: 53.6%Labour, 1945: 58.1%Labour, 1950: 60.0%Labour, 1951: 59.7%Labour, 1955: 60.2%Labour, 1959: 58.4%Labour, 1964: 52.6%Labour, 1966: 56.2%Labour, 1970: 50.4%Labour, February 1974: 44.6%Labour, October 1974: 49.2%Labour, 1979: 49.0%Conservative, 1922: 24.8%Conservative, 1931: 61.2%Conservative, 1935: 46.4%Conservative, 1945: 28.4%Conservative, 1950: 40.1%Conservative, 1951: 40.3%Conservative, 1955: 39.8%Conservative, 1959: 41.7%Conservative, 1964: 30.4%Conservative, 1966: 29.0%Conservative, 1970: 34.5%Conservative, February 1974: 29.9%Conservative, October 1974: 30.1%Conservative, 1979: 37.6%Liberal, 1922: 29.1%Liberal, 1923: 47.4%Liberal, 1924: 50.6%Liberal, 1929: 41.7%Liberal, 1945: 13.5%Liberal, 1964: 17.0%Liberal, 1966: 14.8%Liberal, 1970: 15.1%Liberal, February 1974: 23.8%Liberal, October 1974: 20.7%Liberal, 1979: 10.6%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 52.9%
Vote share in Batley and Morley at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon5,35211.474.5%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon8,24819.269.5%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon7,09114.778.4%
1970LabCon7,27115.972.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon11,65127.275.3%Lab hold
1964LabCon9,88522.378.7%Lab hold
1959LabCon7,66616.781.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon9,20820.479.9%
1951LabCon9,51519.485.5%Lab hold
1950LabCon9,88519.987.0%
1945LabCon11,59229.780.7%
1935LabCon2,8287.279.3%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab9,67822.585.9%Con gain from Lab
1929LabLib6,98016.584.1%Lab gain from Lib
1924LibLab4031.383.3%Lib gain from Lab
1923LabLib1,4845.273.8%Lab hold
1922LabLib5,56217.185.2%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab1,4685.766.9%

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 Batley and Morley?

Labour won Batley and Morley at the 1979 general election with a majority of 5,352.

Which parties have won Batley and Morley?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 15, Conservative 1, Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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