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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Grimsby

Every general election in Grimsby since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 6,241.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won26,28252.0%
Conservative20,04139.7%
Liberal3,8377.6%
Others3510.7%
Valid votes50,511
Majority6,24112.4%

Lab hold Turnout 75.8% of 66,644 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 33.7%Labour, 1922: 37.5%Labour, 1923: 47.6%Labour, 1924: 35.6%Labour, 1929: 45.2%Labour, 1931: 32.4%Labour, 1935: 48.3%Labour, 1945: 60.2%Labour, 1950: 56.2%Labour, 1951: 56.6%Labour, 1955: 53.8%Labour, 1959: 50.1%Labour, 1964: 54.3%Labour, 1966: 58.9%Labour, 1970: 52.5%Labour, February 1974: 42.8%Labour, October 1974: 47.1%Labour, 1979: 52.0%Conservative, 1918: 51.2%Conservative, 1922: 62.5%Conservative, 1923: 52.4%Conservative, 1924: 51.4%Conservative, 1929: 54.8%Conservative, 1931: 67.7%Conservative, 1935: 51.8%Conservative, 1945: 39.8%Conservative, 1950: 43.8%Conservative, 1955: 46.2%Conservative, 1959: 49.9%Conservative, 1964: 45.7%Conservative, 1966: 41.1%Conservative, 1970: 38.9%Conservative, February 1974: 31.6%Conservative, October 1974: 31.9%Conservative, 1979: 39.7%Liberal, 1924: 13.0%Liberal, 1970: 8.6%Liberal, February 1974: 24.0%Liberal, October 1974: 20.6%Liberal, 1979: 7.6%National Liberal, 1951: 43.4%Independent, 1918: 10.4%
Vote share in Grimsby at each general election Lab Con Lib Nat Lib Ind

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon6,24112.475.8%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon6,98215.269.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon5,67111.376.7%
1970LabCon6,11113.668.4%Lab hold
1966LabCon8,12617.974.2%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,0988.775.9%Lab hold
1959LabCon910.276.7%Lab hold
1955LabCon3,5227.673.3%
1951LabNat Lib6,85113.282.0%Lab hold
1950LabCon6,41212.582.7%
1945LabCon9,64320.468.2%
1935ConLab1,7273.567.8%Con hold
1931ConLab17,60135.369.3%Con hold
1929ConLab4,7479.671.9%Con hold
1924ConLab6,61315.876.4%Con hold
1923ConLab1,6184.862.2%Con hold
1922ConLab9,49925.072.3%Con hold
1918ConLab4,67317.556.7%

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 Grimsby?

Labour won Grimsby at the 1979 general election with a majority of 6,241.

Which parties have won Grimsby?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 11, Conservative 7.

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