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Gloucestershire Forest of Dean

Every general election in Gloucestershire Forest of Dean since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 9,192.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won19,72165.2%
National Independent10,52934.8%
Valid votes30,250
Majority9,19230.4%

Turnout 70.9% of 42,667 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Labour, 1918: 62.8%Labour, 1922: 52.4%Labour, 1923: 60.9%Labour, 1924: 53.2%Labour, 1929: 52.1%Labour, 1931: 47.3%Labour, 1935: 57.6%Labour, 1945: 65.2%Conservative, 1923: 39.1%Conservative, 1924: 46.9%Conservative, 1929: 26.5%National Labour, 1931: 52.7%National Labour, 1935: 42.4%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 37.2%National Independent, 1945: 34.8%Independent Conservative, 1922: 28.9%Liberal, 1929: 21.4%
Vote share in Gloucestershire Forest of Dean at each general election Lab Con Nat Lab Co Lib Nat Ind Ind Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabNat Ind9,19230.470.9%
1935LabNat Lab4,43115.277.3%Lab gain from Nat Lab
1931Nat LabLab1,5245.476.9%Nat Lab gain from Lab
1929LabCon6,88425.773.3%Lab hold
1924LabCon1,3096.370.0%Lab hold
1923LabCon4,10321.764.7%Lab hold
1922LabInd Con4,84423.572.0%Lab hold
1918LabCo Lib3,96625.656.1%

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 Gloucestershire Forest of Dean?

Labour won Gloucestershire Forest of Dean at the 1945 general election with a majority of 9,192.

Which parties have won Gloucestershire Forest of Dean?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 7, National Labour 1.

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