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Cambridgeshire

Every general election in Cambridgeshire since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 23,289.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won41,21856.5%
Labour17,92924.6%
Liberal13,78018.9%
Valid votes72,927
Majority23,28931.9%

Con hold Turnout 78.3% of 93,179 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1922: 37.9%Conservative, 1923: 43.6%Conservative, 1924: 59.0%Conservative, 1929: 37.5%Conservative, 1931: 68.3%Conservative, 1935: 53.4%Conservative, 1945: 42.2%Conservative, 1950: 46.2%Conservative, 1951: 53.8%Conservative, 1955: 54.3%Conservative, 1959: 57.9%Conservative, 1964: 48.0%Conservative, 1966: 47.6%Conservative, 1970: 54.6%Conservative, February 1974: 47.0%Conservative, October 1974: 47.5%Conservative, 1979: 56.5%Labour, 1922: 35.3%Labour, 1923: 31.8%Labour, 1924: 41.0%Labour, 1929: 31.7%Labour, 1931: 31.7%Labour, 1935: 32.0%Labour, 1945: 42.3%Labour, 1950: 40.3%Labour, 1951: 46.2%Labour, 1955: 45.7%Labour, 1959: 42.1%Labour, 1964: 34.0%Labour, 1966: 38.0%Labour, 1970: 33.8%Labour, February 1974: 25.8%Labour, October 1974: 27.8%Labour, 1979: 24.6%Liberal, 1923: 24.6%Liberal, 1929: 30.7%Liberal, 1935: 14.6%Liberal, 1945: 15.5%Liberal, 1950: 13.4%Liberal, 1964: 18.0%Liberal, 1966: 14.3%Liberal, 1970: 11.6%Liberal, February 1974: 27.1%Liberal, October 1974: 24.7%Liberal, 1979: 18.9%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 65.2%Independent Conservative, 1918: 34.9%National Liberal, 1922: 26.8%
Vote share in Cambridgeshire at each general election Con Lab Lib Co Lib Ind Con Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLab23,28931.978.3%Con hold
October 1974ConLab12,65519.776.1%Con hold
February 1974ConLib13,81219.982.8%
1970ConLab12,27120.875.5%Con hold
1966ConLab5,1679.679.2%Con hold
1964ConLab7,24714.079.8%Con hold
1959ConLab7,47915.878.0%Con hold
1955ConLab3,9748.678.7%
1951ConLab3,5377.681.2%Con hold
1950ConLab2,8005.983.4%
1945LabCon440.169.9%
1935ConLab7,65021.467.8%Con hold
1931ConLab12,72936.670.5%Con hold
1929ConLab2,0505.874.7%Con hold
1924ConLab4,74918.169.9%Con hold
1923ConLab3,15611.772.5%Con hold
1922ConLab6792.670.8%Con gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibInd Con5,81130.351.3%

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 Cambridgeshire?

The Conservatives won Cambridgeshire at the 1979 general election with a majority of 23,289.

Which parties have won Cambridgeshire?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 16, Labour 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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