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Scotland · Former constituency (1918–1970)

Greenock

Every general election in Greenock since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 3,234.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won19,33453.7%
Liberal16,10044.7%
Others5591.6%
Valid votes35,993
Majority3,2349.0%

Lab hold Turnout 75.9% of 47,441 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Labour, 1918: 11.2%Labour, 1922: 34.1%Labour, 1923: 38.8%Labour, 1924: 51.4%Labour, 1929: 28.2%Labour, 1931: 30.7%Labour, 1935: 44.0%Labour, 1945: 47.1%Labour, 1950: 50.6%Labour, 1951: 57.1%Labour, 1955: 51.4%Labour, 1959: 50.6%Labour, 1964: 55.1%Labour, 1966: 57.1%Labour, 1970: 53.7%Liberal, 1918: 48.0%Liberal, 1922: 36.7%Liberal, 1923: 61.3%Liberal, 1924: 48.6%Liberal, 1929: 32.5%Liberal, 1945: 12.2%Liberal, 1950: 28.7%Liberal, 1959: 26.8%Liberal, 1964: 25.4%Liberal, 1966: 23.2%Liberal, 1970: 44.7%Conservative, 1918: 31.8%Conservative, 1922: 29.3%Conservative, 1929: 18.9%Conservative, 1945: 23.6%Conservative, 1951: 42.9%Conservative, 1955: 48.6%Conservative, 1959: 22.6%Conservative, 1964: 18.2%Conservative, 1966: 17.6%National Liberal, 1931: 51.0%National Liberal, 1935: 52.7%Communist, 1929: 20.4%Communist, 1931: 18.2%Communist, 1945: 17.2%Communist, 1950: 3.0%Others, 1935: 3.3%Others, 1950: 17.7%Others, 1964: 1.3%Others, 1966: 2.1%Others, 1970: 1.6%
Vote share in Greenock at each general election Lab Lib Con Nat Lib Com Oth

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabLib3,2349.075.9%Lab hold
1966LabLib11,26133.973.6%Lab hold
1964LabLib10,57229.776.5%Lab hold
1959LabLib9,08223.878.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon1,0332.777.9%
1951LabCon5,83714.283.0%Lab hold
1950LabLib8,90922.083.2%
1945LabCon8,08923.568.0%
1935Nat LibLab3,3548.784.4%Nat Lib hold
1931Nat LibLab7,16320.380.3%Nat Lib gain from Lib
1929LibLab1,4934.378.7%Lib gain from Lab
1924LabLib7122.777.8%Lab gain from Lib
1923LibLab6,00222.578.4%Lib hold
1922LibLab7442.684.8%Lib hold
1918LibCon3,68716.266.6%

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 Greenock?

Labour won Greenock at the 1970 general election with a majority of 3,234.

Which parties have won Greenock?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 9, Liberal 4, National Liberal 2.

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