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Hornsey

Every general election in Hornsey since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 4,037.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won20,22549.4%
Labour16,18839.5%
Liberal4,0589.9%
Others4931.2%
Valid votes40,964
Majority4,0379.9%

Con hold Turnout 70.1% of 58,409 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1922: 53.2%Conservative, 1923: 47.4%Conservative, 1924: 54.6%Conservative, 1929: 51.0%Conservative, 1931: 84.5%Conservative, 1935: 64.9%Conservative, 1945: 52.8%Conservative, 1950: 53.8%Conservative, 1951: 58.7%Conservative, 1955: 60.2%Conservative, 1959: 55.1%Conservative, 1964: 46.7%Conservative, 1966: 44.2%Conservative, 1970: 49.1%Conservative, February 1974: 42.7%Conservative, October 1974: 43.1%Conservative, 1979: 49.4%Labour, 1923: 9.8%Labour, 1924: 11.1%Labour, 1929: 17.0%Labour, 1931: 15.6%Labour, 1935: 22.0%Labour, 1945: 25.7%Labour, 1950: 36.2%Labour, 1951: 41.3%Labour, 1955: 37.2%Labour, 1959: 32.5%Labour, 1964: 38.3%Labour, 1966: 42.9%Labour, 1970: 40.5%Labour, February 1974: 37.7%Labour, October 1974: 41.2%Labour, 1979: 39.5%Liberal, 1922: 46.8%Liberal, 1923: 42.8%Liberal, 1924: 34.3%Liberal, 1929: 32.0%Liberal, 1935: 13.2%Liberal, 1950: 8.1%Liberal, 1959: 10.5%Liberal, 1964: 12.4%Liberal, 1966: 10.5%Liberal, 1970: 8.6%Liberal, February 1974: 19.7%Liberal, October 1974: 13.2%Liberal, 1979: 9.9%Communist, 1945: 21.5%Communist, 1950: 1.9%
Vote share in Hornsey at each general election Con Lab Lib Com

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLab4,0379.970.1%Con hold
October 1974ConLab7822.068.5%Con hold
February 1974ConLab2,2085.076.0%
1970ConLab3,7898.767.4%Con hold
1966ConLab6151.372.8%Con hold
1964ConLab4,0628.470.4%Con hold
1959ConLab12,33822.676.7%Con hold
1955ConLab12,72623.076.3%
1951ConLab10,77417.482.6%Con hold
1950ConLab11,09517.685.2%
1945ConLab12,66927.172.9%
1935ConLab20,17442.967.0%Con hold
1931ConLab33,60968.970.3%Con hold
1929ConLib9,51119.075.2%Con hold
1924ConLib7,80020.381.6%Con hold
1923ConLib1,6154.676.6%Con hold
1922ConLib2,2236.477.2%Con hold
1918Con—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 Hornsey?

The Conservatives won Hornsey at the 1979 general election with a majority of 4,037.

Which parties have won Hornsey?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 18.

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