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Lancashire Newton

Every general election in Lancashire Newton since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 8,898.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won31,37458.3%
Conservative22,47641.7%
Valid votes53,850
Majority8,89816.5%

Lab hold Turnout 87.2% of 61,727 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Labour, 1918: 55.0%Labour, 1922: 55.6%Labour, 1923: 59.9%Labour, 1924: 56.1%Labour, 1929: 60.5%Labour, 1931: 49.4%Labour, 1935: 58.5%Labour, 1945: 62.0%Labour, 1950: 59.1%Labour, 1951: 58.3%Conservative, 1918: 45.0%Conservative, 1922: 37.1%Conservative, 1923: 40.1%Conservative, 1924: 43.9%Conservative, 1929: 39.5%Conservative, 1931: 50.6%Conservative, 1935: 41.5%Conservative, 1945: 38.0%Conservative, 1950: 40.9%Conservative, 1951: 41.7%
Vote share in Lancashire Newton at each general election Lab Con

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabCon8,89816.587.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon9,76418.188.0%
1945LabCon9,73223.976.2%
1935LabCon5,79116.984.8%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab3811.285.9%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon6,28920.984.6%Lab hold
1924LabCon2,80912.284.6%Lab hold
1923LabCon4,11719.778.5%Lab hold
1922LabCon4,09818.586.1%Lab hold
1918LabCon1,79410.173.0%

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 Newton?

Labour won Lancashire Newton at the 1951 general election with a majority of 8,898.

Which parties have won Lancashire Newton?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 9, Conservative 1.

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