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North East · Former constituency (1955–1979)

Chester-le-Street

Every general election in Chester-le-Street since 1955 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 22,560.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won38,67260.4%
Conservative16,11225.2%
Liberal9,24714.4%
Valid votes64,031
Majority22,56035.2%

Lab hold Turnout 76.8% of 83,415 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970F1974O19741979Labour, 1955: 76.3%Labour, 1959: 75.8%Labour, 1964: 75.2%Labour, 1966: 77.0%Labour, 1970: 71.6%Labour, February 1974: 59.2%Labour, October 1974: 65.7%Labour, 1979: 60.4%Conservative, 1955: 23.7%Conservative, 1959: 24.2%Conservative, 1964: 24.8%Conservative, 1966: 23.0%Conservative, 1970: 28.4%Conservative, February 1974: 14.6%Conservative, October 1974: 16.2%Conservative, 1979: 25.2%Liberal, February 1974: 26.2%Liberal, October 1974: 18.1%Liberal, 1979: 14.4%
Vote share in Chester-le-Street at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon22,56035.276.8%Lab hold
October 1974LabLib24,27847.674.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabLib18,72633.183.5%
1970LabCon20,33143.273.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon22,74753.974.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon22,04450.479.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon23,06351.683.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon22,27652.679.6%

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 Chester-le-Street?

Labour won Chester-le-Street at the 1979 general election with a majority of 22,560.

Which parties have won Chester-le-Street?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 8.

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