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Hackney Central

Every general election in Hackney Central since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 8,788.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won16,50659.1%
Conservative7,71827.6%
Others1,8946.8%
Liberal1,8356.6%
Valid votes27,953
Majority8,78831.4%

Lab hold Turnout 60.2% of 46,464 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970O19741979Labour, 1922: 21.3%Labour, 1923: 28.7%Labour, 1924: 36.3%Labour, 1929: 37.2%Labour, 1931: 28.5%Labour, 1935: 51.6%Labour, 1945: 67.2%Labour, 1955: 61.7%Labour, 1959: 61.5%Labour, 1964: 66.3%Labour, 1966: 63.8%Labour, 1970: 64.4%Labour, February 1974: 61.8%Labour, October 1974: 68.9%Labour, 1979: 59.1%Conservative, 1923: 32.7%Conservative, 1924: 42.8%Conservative, 1929: 32.3%Conservative, 1931: 52.1%Conservative, 1935: 48.4%Conservative, 1945: 22.2%Conservative, 1955: 34.8%Conservative, 1959: 38.5%Conservative, 1964: 33.7%Conservative, 1966: 22.1%Conservative, 1970: 34.6%Conservative, February 1974: 20.8%Conservative, October 1974: 18.7%Conservative, 1979: 27.6%Liberal, 1922: 32.3%Liberal, 1923: 38.6%Liberal, 1924: 21.0%Liberal, 1929: 30.4%Liberal, 1931: 19.4%Liberal, 1945: 10.7%Liberal, 1966: 14.1%Liberal, February 1974: 17.4%Liberal, October 1974: 12.4%Liberal, 1979: 6.6%National Liberal, 1922: 46.4%
Vote share in Hackney Central at each general election Lab Con Lib Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon8,78831.460.2%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon12,85350.252.8%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon12,40341.062.7%
1970LabCon8,04129.850.8%Lab hold
1966LabCon14,02641.757.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon11,37632.757.1%Lab hold
1959LabCon9,50223.066.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon11,80027.066.1%
1945LabCon9,92145.065.5%
1935LabCon9573.260.6%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab7,66823.567.8%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon1,6484.970.0%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,7306.574.2%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon1,3175.962.8%Lib gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLib2,97014.160.3%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co Lib—unopposed——

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 Hackney Central?

Labour won Hackney Central at the 1979 general election with a majority of 8,788.

Which parties have won Hackney Central?

At the 16 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 11, Conservative 2, Liberal 1, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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