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Scotland · Former constituency (1918–1945)

Lanarkshire Northern

Every general election in Lanarkshire Northern since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 9,762.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won30,25159.6%
Conservative20,48940.4%
Valid votes50,740
Majority9,76219.2%

Turnout 73.3% of 69,190 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 43.2%Conservative, 1922: 36.4%Conservative, 1923: 34.4%Conservative, 1924: 53.9%Conservative, 1929: 44.1%Conservative, 1931: 55.3%Conservative, 1935: 48.1%Conservative, 1945: 40.4%Labour, 1918: 34.1%Labour, 1922: 47.3%Labour, 1923: 50.5%Labour, 1924: 46.1%Labour, 1929: 55.9%Labour, 1935: 14.6%Labour, 1945: 59.6%Independent Labour Party, 1931: 44.7%Independent Labour Party, 1935: 37.3%Liberal, 1918: 18.5%Liberal, 1922: 16.3%Liberal, 1923: 15.2%
Vote share in Lanarkshire Northern at each general election Con Lab ILP Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon9,76219.273.3%
1935ConILP5,03410.978.1%Con hold
1931ConILP4,69310.782.2%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon4,20411.878.6%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,0287.979.9%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon3,36116.165.3%Lab hold
1922LabCon2,39210.972.1%Lab gain from Con
1918ConLab1,5029.041.6%

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 Lanarkshire Northern?

Labour won Lanarkshire Northern at the 1945 general election with a majority of 9,762.

Which parties have won Lanarkshire Northern?

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

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