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Lambeth Kennington

Every general election in Lambeth Kennington since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 7,439.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won12,91070.2%
Conservative5,47129.8%
Valid votes18,381
Majority7,43940.5%

Turnout 62.2% of 29,529 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 32.2%Conservative, 1922: 47.4%Conservative, 1923: 36.8%Conservative, 1924: 56.3%Conservative, 1929: 44.3%Conservative, 1931: 64.3%Conservative, 1935: 51.1%Conservative, 1945: 29.8%Labour, 1918: 25.4%Labour, 1922: 36.1%Labour, 1923: 39.2%Labour, 1924: 43.7%Labour, 1929: 55.7%Labour, 1931: 35.7%Labour, 1935: 48.9%Labour, 1945: 70.2%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 42.4%Liberal, 1923: 24.0%National Liberal, 1922: 16.6%
Vote share in Lambeth Kennington at each general election Con Lab Co Lib Lib Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon7,43940.562.2%
1935ConLab5452.355.7%Con hold
1931ConLab8,18328.761.3%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3,14911.360.1%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab3,32612.670.3%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon5102.457.6%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab2,41111.358.4%Con gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibCon1,13210.229.7%

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 Lambeth Kennington?

Labour won Lambeth Kennington at the 1945 general election with a majority of 7,439.

Which parties have won Lambeth Kennington?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 4, Labour 3, Coalition Liberal 1.

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