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Hertfordshire Watford

Every general election in Hertfordshire Watford since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 2,194.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won32,13846.0%
Conservative29,94442.9%
Liberal7,74311.1%
Valid votes69,825
Majority2,1943.1%

Turnout 73.3% of 95,276 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 57.2%Conservative, 1922: 49.2%Conservative, 1923: 43.0%Conservative, 1924: 54.8%Conservative, 1929: 45.8%Conservative, 1931: 78.3%Conservative, 1935: 65.4%Conservative, 1945: 42.9%Labour, 1918: 25.4%Labour, 1922: 35.0%Labour, 1923: 30.8%Labour, 1924: 26.6%Labour, 1929: 23.8%Labour, 1931: 21.7%Labour, 1935: 34.6%Labour, 1945: 46.0%Liberal, 1918: 17.4%Liberal, 1922: 15.9%Liberal, 1923: 26.2%Liberal, 1924: 18.7%Liberal, 1929: 30.3%Liberal, 1945: 11.1%
Vote share in Hertfordshire Watford at each general election Con Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon2,1943.173.3%
1935ConLab13,29030.863.5%Con hold
1931ConLab24,65356.771.0%Con hold
1929ConLib6,29515.572.4%Con hold
1924ConLab7,85428.273.1%Con hold
1923ConLab3,00112.368.5%Con hold
1922ConLab3,47914.269.0%Con hold
1918ConLab6,20331.859.5%

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 Hertfordshire Watford?

Labour won Hertfordshire Watford at the 1945 general election with a majority of 2,194.

Which parties have won Hertfordshire Watford?

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

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