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Battersea South

Every general election in Battersea South since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 332.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won13,98445.1%
Conservative13,65244.0%
Liberal2,8029.0%
Others5611.8%
Valid votes30,999
Majority3321.1%

Lab hold Turnout 70.9% of 43,712 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1918: 68.2%Conservative, 1922: 61.6%Conservative, 1923: 52.0%Conservative, 1924: 57.7%Conservative, 1929: 42.8%Conservative, 1931: 67.0%Conservative, 1935: 57.3%Conservative, 1945: 38.5%Conservative, 1950: 45.2%Conservative, 1951: 50.7%Conservative, 1955: 47.6%Conservative, 1959: 48.3%Conservative, 1964: 40.6%Conservative, 1966: 38.2%Conservative, 1970: 41.8%Conservative, February 1974: 37.7%Conservative, October 1974: 38.3%Conservative, 1979: 44.0%Labour, 1918: 14.7%Labour, 1922: 38.5%Labour, 1923: 48.0%Labour, 1924: 42.3%Labour, 1929: 43.8%Labour, 1931: 30.8%Labour, 1935: 42.7%Labour, 1945: 61.5%Labour, 1950: 46.3%Labour, 1951: 49.3%Labour, 1955: 45.4%Labour, 1959: 42.3%Labour, 1964: 46.8%Labour, 1966: 52.9%Labour, 1970: 49.5%Labour, February 1974: 42.6%Labour, October 1974: 47.8%Labour, 1979: 45.1%Liberal, 1918: 9.9%Liberal, 1929: 13.4%Liberal, 1950: 8.5%Liberal, 1955: 7.0%Liberal, 1959: 9.4%Liberal, 1964: 12.6%Liberal, 1966: 8.8%Liberal, 1970: 5.4%Liberal, February 1974: 17.5%Liberal, October 1974: 13.4%Liberal, 1979: 9.0%
Vote share in Battersea South at each general election Con Lab Lib

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon3321.170.9%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon2,8519.564.2%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon1,6534.973.0%
1970LabCon1,6987.763.6%Lab hold
1966LabCon3,79014.773.0%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,6386.372.3%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1,7526.078.9%Con hold
1955ConLab6792.280.6%
1951ConLab4941.485.6%Con gain from Lab
1950LabCon3681.185.6%
1945LabCon7,22523.172.9%
1935ConLab5,44714.766.8%Con hold
1931ConLab15,03536.272.7%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon4181.072.5%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab5,21715.476.5%Con hold
1923ConLab1,1184.063.5%Con hold
1922ConLab6,63523.165.5%Con hold
1918ConLab12,28753.553.4%

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 South?

Labour won Battersea South at the 1979 general election with a majority of 332.

Which parties have won Battersea South?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 9, Conservative 9.

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