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East Midlands · Former constituency (1918–1951)

Derbyshire Ilkeston

Every general election in Derbyshire Ilkeston since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 30,398.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won40,67167.4%
Conservative10,27317.0%
Liberal9,38715.6%
Valid votes60,331
Majority30,39850.4%

Lab hold Turnout 86.6% of 69,773 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Labour, 1918: 45.2%Labour, 1922: 39.9%Labour, 1923: 42.0%Labour, 1924: 44.9%Labour, 1929: 59.0%Labour, 1931: 50.0%Labour, 1935: 64.3%Labour, 1945: 66.9%Labour, 1950: 64.9%Labour, 1951: 67.4%Conservative, 1922: 24.7%Conservative, 1923: 30.0%Conservative, 1924: 37.5%Conservative, 1929: 18.3%Conservative, 1945: 21.3%Conservative, 1950: 16.6%Conservative, 1951: 17.0%Liberal, 1923: 28.0%Liberal, 1924: 17.6%Liberal, 1929: 22.7%Liberal, 1945: 11.9%Liberal, 1950: 18.5%Liberal, 1951: 15.6%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 54.8%National Labour, 1931: 50.0%Others, 1935: 35.7%National Liberal, 1922: 35.3%
Vote share in Derbyshire Ilkeston at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib Nat Lab Oth Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabCon30,39850.486.6%Lab hold
1950LabLib28,23346.488.5%
1945LabCon18,09745.681.0%
1935LabOth10,60128.681.7%Lab gain from Nat Lab
1931Nat LabLab20.079.7%Nat Lab gain from Lab
1929LabLib12,43636.380.7%Lab hold
1924LabCon1,8087.476.1%Lab hold
1923LabCon2,62512.069.4%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib1,0844.676.8%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab1,6989.661.0%

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 Derbyshire Ilkeston?

Labour won Derbyshire Ilkeston at the 1951 general election with a majority of 30,398.

Which parties have won Derbyshire Ilkeston?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 8, National Labour 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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