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North East · Former constituency (1955–1979)

Cleveland

Every general election in Cleveland since 1955 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 6,917.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won26,73551.0%
Labour19,81837.8%
Liberal5,87011.2%
Valid votes52,423
Majority6,91713.2%

Con hold Turnout 80.0% of 65,488 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970O19741979Labour, 1955: 50.2%Labour, 1959: 48.6%Labour, 1964: 44.6%Labour, 1966: 53.6%Labour, 1970: 53.8%Labour, October 1974: 39.9%Labour, 1979: 37.8%Conservative, 1955: 49.8%Conservative, 1959: 51.4%Conservative, 1964: 37.6%Conservative, 1966: 35.1%Conservative, 1970: 46.2%Conservative, October 1974: 43.2%Conservative, 1979: 51.0%Liberal, 1964: 17.8%Liberal, 1966: 11.3%Liberal, October 1974: 16.9%Liberal, 1979: 11.2%
Vote share in Cleveland at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLab6,91713.280.0%Con hold
October 1974ConLab1,5283.376.2%
1970LabCon5,0837.672.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon11,88018.681.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,4727.083.6%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1,6552.883.1%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon1810.380.8%

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 Cleveland?

The Conservatives won Cleveland at the 1979 general election with a majority of 6,917.

Which parties have won Cleveland?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 4, Conservative 3.

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