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Battersea North

Every general election in Battersea North since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 6,476.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won15,83456.2%
Conservative9,35833.2%
Liberal2,0217.2%
Others9533.4%
Valid votes28,166
Majority6,47623.0%

Lab hold Turnout 68.0% of 41,435 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 33.4%Labour, 1922: 50.6%Labour, 1923: 49.6%Labour, 1929: 37.7%Labour, 1931: 35.6%Labour, 1935: 58.7%Labour, 1945: 73.9%Labour, 1950: 69.6%Labour, 1951: 72.5%Labour, 1955: 70.7%Labour, 1959: 67.8%Labour, 1964: 63.7%Labour, 1966: 72.1%Labour, 1970: 65.5%Labour, February 1974: 58.8%Labour, October 1974: 62.2%Labour, 1979: 56.2%Conservative, 1929: 30.8%Conservative, 1931: 55.5%Conservative, 1935: 41.3%Conservative, 1945: 26.1%Conservative, 1950: 25.5%Conservative, 1951: 27.5%Conservative, 1955: 27.2%Conservative, 1959: 32.2%Conservative, 1964: 25.0%Conservative, 1966: 24.9%Conservative, 1970: 27.8%Conservative, February 1974: 25.7%Conservative, October 1974: 21.8%Conservative, 1979: 33.2%Liberal, 1922: 7.9%Liberal, 1923: 50.4%Liberal, 1929: 12.8%Liberal, 1950: 3.1%Liberal, 1964: 9.3%Liberal, 1970: 5.7%Liberal, February 1974: 14.9%Liberal, October 1974: 11.1%Liberal, 1979: 7.2%Communist, 1924: 50.9%Communist, 1929: 18.6%Communist, 1931: 9.0%Communist, 1950: 1.8%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 66.6%Constitutionalist, 1924: 49.1%National Liberal, 1922: 41.6%
Vote share in Battersea North at each general election Lab Con Lib Com Co Lib Const Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon6,47623.068.0%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon11,14240.461.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon10,42333.170.7%
1970LabCon6,69437.758.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon10,17247.363.2%Lab hold
1964LabCon9,08338.865.7%Lab hold
1959LabCon10,30635.770.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon12,92243.669.4%
1951LabCon16,07745.180.3%Lab hold
1950LabCon15,67844.180.7%
1945LabCon9,10147.870.9%
1935LabCon5,20317.463.5%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab6,70319.967.6%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,4326.969.7%Lab gain from Com
1924ComConst5421.873.1%Com gain from Lib
1923LibLab1860.861.9%Lib gain from Lab
1922LabNat Lib2,0219.056.5%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab5,59733.243.7%

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 Battersea North?

Labour won Battersea North at the 1979 general election with a majority of 6,476.

Which parties have won Battersea North?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 14, Conservative 1, Communist 1, Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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