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North West · Former constituency (1918–1951)

Lancashire Darwen

Every general election in Lancashire Darwen since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Conservative, majority 3,180.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won17,78548.6%
Labour14,60539.9%
Liberal4,23611.6%
Valid votes36,626
Majority3,1808.7%

Con hold Turnout 88.6% of 41,321 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Conservative, 1918: 40.5%Conservative, 1922: 42.6%Conservative, 1923: 39.2%Conservative, 1924: 43.0%Conservative, 1929: 39.7%Conservative, 1931: 37.8%Conservative, 1935: 41.1%Conservative, 1945: 41.4%Conservative, 1950: 48.5%Conservative, 1951: 48.6%Liberal, 1918: 36.1%Liberal, 1922: 41.6%Liberal, 1923: 48.8%Liberal, 1924: 39.9%Liberal, 1929: 40.9%Liberal, 1931: 48.8%Liberal, 1935: 38.0%Liberal, 1945: 24.3%Liberal, 1950: 15.3%Liberal, 1951: 11.6%Labour, 1918: 23.4%Labour, 1922: 15.8%Labour, 1923: 12.1%Labour, 1924: 17.1%Labour, 1929: 19.5%Labour, 1931: 13.4%Labour, 1935: 20.9%Labour, 1945: 34.3%Labour, 1950: 36.1%Labour, 1951: 39.9%
Vote share in Lancashire Darwen at each general election Con Lib Lab

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951ConLab3,1808.788.6%Con hold
1950ConLab4,56912.489.6%
1945ConLab2,3417.182.7%
1935ConLib1,1573.189.9%Con gain from Lib
1931LibCon4,28711.192.2%Lib hold
1929LibCon4621.292.3%Lib gain from Con
1924ConLib9353.192.7%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon2,8109.690.6%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib2741.091.4%Con hold
1918ConLib9834.471.3%

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 Lancashire Darwen?

The Conservatives won Lancashire Darwen at the 1951 general election with a majority of 3,180.

Which parties have won Lancashire Darwen?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 7, Liberal 3.

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