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Lambeth Norwood

Every general election in Lambeth Norwood since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 1,940.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won16,28247.4%
Conservative14,34241.7%
Liberal3,0518.9%
Others7072.1%
Valid votes34,382
Majority1,9405.6%

Lab hold Turnout 70.4% of 48,857 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%191819231929193519501955196419701979Conservative, 1918: 65.8%Conservative, 1922: 60.7%Conservative, 1923: 49.2%Conservative, 1924: 71.3%Conservative, 1929: 50.6%Conservative, 1931: 81.0%Conservative, 1935: 66.9%Conservative, 1945: 41.5%Conservative, 1950: 48.4%Conservative, 1951: 52.9%Conservative, 1955: 55.6%Conservative, 1959: 52.6%Conservative, 1964: 45.5%Conservative, 1966: 43.0%Conservative, 1970: 45.6%Conservative, October 1974: 35.7%Conservative, 1979: 41.7%Labour, 1922: 15.7%Labour, 1923: 19.4%Labour, 1924: 28.7%Labour, 1929: 29.0%Labour, 1931: 19.0%Labour, 1935: 33.1%Labour, 1945: 47.3%Labour, 1950: 44.3%Labour, 1951: 47.1%Labour, 1955: 44.4%Labour, 1959: 36.6%Labour, 1964: 44.3%Labour, 1966: 48.8%Labour, 1970: 47.4%Labour, October 1974: 50.3%Labour, 1979: 47.4%Liberal, 1922: 23.6%Liberal, 1923: 31.4%Liberal, 1929: 20.5%Liberal, 1945: 11.2%Liberal, 1950: 7.4%Liberal, 1959: 10.9%Liberal, 1964: 10.2%Liberal, 1966: 8.3%Liberal, 1970: 7.0%Liberal, October 1974: 13.4%Liberal, 1979: 8.9%Independent, 1918: 34.2%
Vote share in Lambeth Norwood at each general election Con Lab Lib Ind

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon1,9405.670.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon4,77114.661.9%
1970LabCon6311.865.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon2,2735.871.8%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab4511.267.8%Con hold
1959ConLab6,98316.075.6%Con hold
1955ConLab5,03211.375.2%
1951ConLab2,9495.782.7%Con hold
1950ConLab2,0754.084.2%
1945LabCon2,0235.771.3%
1935ConLab12,45633.862.2%Con hold
1931ConLab23,63462.163.9%Con hold
1929ConLab8,23921.665.6%Con hold
1924ConLab13,25142.670.2%Con hold
1923ConLib4,59817.859.4%Con hold
1922ConLib9,86837.261.7%Con hold
1918ConInd6,18331.748.5%

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 Lambeth Norwood?

Labour won Lambeth Norwood at the 1979 general election with a majority of 1,940.

Which parties have won Lambeth Norwood?

At the 17 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 12, Labour 5.

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