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North East · Former constituency (1918–1951)

Durham Blaydon

Every general election in Durham Blaydon since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 15,114.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won28,33768.2%
Conservative13,22331.8%
Valid votes41,560
Majority15,11436.4%

Lab hold Turnout 87.6% of 47,445 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Labour, 1918: 41.6%Labour, 1922: 53.9%Labour, 1923: 67.9%Labour, 1924: 62.6%Labour, 1929: 59.0%Labour, 1931: 49.3%Labour, 1935: 62.3%Labour, 1945: 71.7%Labour, 1950: 68.9%Labour, 1951: 68.2%Conservative, 1922: 29.2%Conservative, 1923: 32.1%Conservative, 1924: 37.4%Conservative, 1929: 21.8%Conservative, 1931: 50.7%Conservative, 1935: 37.7%Conservative, 1945: 28.4%Conservative, 1950: 31.1%Conservative, 1951: 31.8%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 52.7%Liberal, 1918: 5.7%Liberal, 1929: 19.1%National Liberal, 1922: 16.9%
Vote share in Durham Blaydon at each general election Lab Con Co Lib Lib Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabCon15,11436.487.6%Lab hold
1950LabCon15,57137.987.5%
1945LabCon18,08943.379.4%
1935LabCon9,52624.680.8%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab4961.380.9%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon13,37437.279.5%Lab hold
1924LabCon7,12125.277.0%Lab hold
1923LabCon7,94935.862.1%Lab hold
1922LabCon6,75924.877.0%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab2,09311.157.4%

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 Durham Blaydon?

Labour won Durham Blaydon at the 1951 general election with a majority of 15,114.

Which parties have won Durham Blaydon?

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

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