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Dunfermline District of Burghs

Every general election in Dunfermline District of Burghs since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 9,993.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won22,02164.7%
National Liberal12,02835.3%
Valid votes34,049
Majority9,99329.4%

Turnout 73.0% of 46,672 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Labour, 1922: 50.4%Labour, 1923: 53.6%Labour, 1924: 57.9%Labour, 1929: 58.5%Labour, 1931: 42.1%Labour, 1935: 52.3%Labour, 1945: 64.7%National Liberal, 1922: 49.6%National Liberal, 1931: 57.9%National Liberal, 1935: 47.7%National Liberal, 1945: 35.3%Liberal, 1923: 46.4%Liberal, 1924: 42.2%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 44.6%Conservative, 1929: 35.0%Independent Labour, 1918: 32.9%Others, 1918: 22.6%
Vote share in Dunfermline District of Burghs at each general election Lab Nat Lib Lib Co Lib Con Ind Lab Oth

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabNat Lib9,99329.473.0%
1935LabNat Lib1,4234.681.6%Lab gain from Nat Lib
1931Nat LibLab4,61615.980.2%Nat Lib gain from Lab
1929LabCon6,14223.574.1%Lab hold
1924LabLib3,76915.778.7%Lab hold
1923LabLib1,6757.177.7%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib2010.977.5%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibInd Lab1,81011.755.2%

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 Dunfermline District of Burghs?

Labour won Dunfermline District of Burghs at the 1945 general election with a majority of 9,993.

Which parties have won Dunfermline District of Burghs?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 6, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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