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Eccles

Every general election in Eccles since 1918 (until 2005). Latest: Labour, majority 12,886.

2005 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won19,70256.9%
Conservative6,81619.7%
Liberal Democrats6,42918.6%
Others1,6854.9%
Valid votes34,632
Majority12,88637.2%

Turnout 50.7% of 68,286 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741983199220012005Labour, 1922: 51.4%Labour, 1923: 42.8%Labour, 1924: 46.8%Labour, 1929: 49.9%Labour, 1931: 38.2%Labour, 1935: 47.3%Labour, 1945: 51.1%Labour, 1950: 50.7%Labour, 1951: 52.5%Labour, 1955: 52.4%Labour, 1959: 52.0%Labour, 1964: 57.3%Labour, 1966: 59.5%Labour, 1970: 55.6%Labour, February 1974: 49.4%Labour, October 1974: 53.3%Labour, 1979: 53.6%Labour, 1983: 45.9%Labour, 1987: 50.8%Labour, 1992: 56.9%Labour, 1997: 66.7%Labour, 2001: 64.5%Labour, 2005: 56.9%Conservative, 1918: 82.3%Conservative, 1922: 48.6%Conservative, 1923: 36.2%Conservative, 1924: 53.2%Conservative, 1929: 29.8%Conservative, 1931: 61.8%Conservative, 1935: 52.7%Conservative, 1945: 34.6%Conservative, 1950: 41.0%Conservative, 1951: 47.6%Conservative, 1955: 47.6%Conservative, 1959: 48.0%Conservative, 1964: 42.7%Conservative, 1966: 37.5%Conservative, 1970: 42.9%Conservative, February 1974: 32.3%Conservative, October 1974: 31.2%Conservative, 1979: 35.8%Conservative, 1983: 33.2%Conservative, 1987: 31.4%Conservative, 1992: 29.4%Conservative, 1997: 18.7%Conservative, 2001: 20.7%Conservative, 2005: 19.7%Liberal, 1918: 17.7%Liberal, 1923: 21.0%Liberal, 1929: 20.4%Liberal, 1945: 13.8%Liberal, 1950: 8.3%Liberal, February 1974: 17.5%Liberal, October 1974: 14.7%Liberal, 1979: 9.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 18.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 19.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 17.9%
Vote share in Eccles at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Alliance

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2005LabCon12,88637.250.7%
2001LabCon14,52843.848.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon21,91648.065.6%
1992LabCon13,22627.574.1%Lab hold
1987LabCon9,69919.474.5%Lab hold
1983LabCon6,00512.769.3%
1979LabCon8,05917.877.5%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon9,26622.172.8%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon7,78617.180.1%
1970LabCon5,45512.772.6%Lab hold
1966LabCon9,25722.074.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon6,63814.777.7%Lab hold
1959LabCon1,9864.082.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon2,3264.881.5%
1951LabCon2,6114.986.8%Lab hold
1950LabCon5,2239.788.4%
1945LabCon7,44616.678.9%
1935ConLab2,2555.380.0%Con hold
1931ConLab9,94823.681.6%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon8,25720.181.9%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,0356.482.7%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon1,8636.578.2%Lab hold
1922LabCon8032.977.7%Lab gain from Con
1918ConLib12,41364.655.4%

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 Eccles?

Labour won Eccles at the 2005 general election with a majority of 12,886.

Which parties have won Eccles?

At the 24 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 20, Conservative 4.

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