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West Midlands · Former constituency (1955–1979)

Cannock

Every general election in Cannock since 1955 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 7,346.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won25,05052.8%
Conservative17,70437.3%
Liberal4,72910.0%
Valid votes47,483
Majority7,34615.5%

Lab hold Turnout 79.8% of 59,511 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970F1974O19741979Labour, 1955: 59.2%Labour, 1959: 56.9%Labour, 1964: 57.5%Labour, 1966: 59.8%Labour, 1970: 48.8%Labour, February 1974: 51.5%Labour, October 1974: 55.5%Labour, 1979: 52.8%Conservative, 1955: 40.8%Conservative, 1959: 43.2%Conservative, 1964: 42.5%Conservative, 1966: 40.2%Conservative, 1970: 51.2%Conservative, February 1974: 27.6%Conservative, October 1974: 27.1%Conservative, 1979: 37.3%Liberal, February 1974: 20.9%Liberal, October 1974: 17.3%Liberal, 1979: 10.0%
Vote share in Cannock at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon7,34615.579.8%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon12,22228.476.0%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon11,06423.982.7%
1970ConLab1,5292.470.8%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon11,02719.673.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon8,27415.176.2%Lab hold
1959LabCon7,13913.779.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon8,29818.476.9%

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 Cannock?

Labour won Cannock at the 1979 general election with a majority of 7,346.

Which parties have won Cannock?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 7, Conservative 1.

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