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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–1970)

Brigg

Every general election in Brigg since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 3,985.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won31,43453.4%
Conservative27,44946.6%
Valid votes58,883
Majority3,9856.8%

Lab hold Turnout 67.6% of 87,058 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970Conservative, 1918: 47.3%Conservative, 1922: 62.7%Conservative, 1923: 53.6%Conservative, 1924: 56.5%Conservative, 1929: 35.1%Conservative, 1931: 58.3%Conservative, 1935: 49.7%Conservative, 1945: 41.1%Conservative, 1955: 45.1%Conservative, 1959: 48.1%Conservative, 1964: 38.3%Conservative, 1966: 39.9%Conservative, 1970: 46.6%Labour, 1918: 27.3%Labour, 1922: 37.3%Labour, 1923: 46.4%Labour, 1924: 43.6%Labour, 1929: 45.2%Labour, 1931: 41.7%Labour, 1935: 50.3%Labour, 1945: 58.9%Labour, 1955: 55.0%Labour, 1959: 51.9%Labour, 1964: 49.8%Labour, 1966: 60.1%Labour, 1970: 53.4%Liberal, 1918: 25.5%Liberal, 1929: 19.8%Liberal, 1964: 12.0%
Vote share in Brigg at each general election Con Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon3,9856.867.6%Lab hold
1966LabCon11,30820.272.4%Lab hold
1964LabCon6,80611.577.5%Lab hold
1959LabCon2,1043.878.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon5,0219.974.7%
1945LabCon8,10417.874.6%
1935LabCon2030.674.2%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab6,19516.682.1%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3,61110.182.5%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab3,45612.980.9%Con hold
1923ConLab1,6597.272.8%Con hold
1922ConLab6,27825.580.3%Con hold
1918ConLab3,52120.060.5%

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 Brigg?

Labour won Brigg at the 1970 general election with a majority of 3,985.

Which parties have won Brigg?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 8, Conservative 5.

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