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Bermondsey

Every general election in Bermondsey since 1950 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 11,756.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won19,33863.6%
Conservative7,58224.9%
Liberal2,0726.8%
Others1,4144.7%
Valid votes30,406
Majority11,75638.7%

Lab hold Turnout 59.3% of 51,246 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195119551959196419661970F1974O19741979Labour, 1950: 76.9%Labour, 1951: 78.9%Labour, 1955: 76.8%Labour, 1959: 76.8%Labour, 1964: 79.3%Labour, 1966: 80.6%Labour, 1970: 76.9%Labour, February 1974: 68.6%Labour, October 1974: 73.4%Labour, 1979: 63.6%Conservative, 1950: 17.6%Conservative, 1951: 15.8%Conservative, 1955: 15.2%Conservative, 1959: 23.2%Conservative, 1964: 20.7%Conservative, 1966: 19.4%Conservative, 1970: 23.1%Conservative, February 1974: 16.9%Conservative, October 1974: 13.8%Conservative, 1979: 24.9%Liberal, 1950: 5.5%Liberal, 1951: 5.3%Liberal, 1955: 5.5%Liberal, February 1974: 10.4%Liberal, October 1974: 8.1%Liberal, 1979: 6.8%
Vote share in Bermondsey at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon11,75638.759.3%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon18,58159.656.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon18,72151.765.9%
1970LabCon9,73653.952.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon12,61561.360.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon12,91358.663.3%Lab hold
1959LabCon14,34153.770.4%Lab hold
1955LabCon17,40061.569.5%
1951LabCon21,00263.178.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon20,05459.379.7%

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 Bermondsey?

Labour won Bermondsey at the 1979 general election with a majority of 11,756.

Which parties have won Bermondsey?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 10.

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