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North West · Former constituency (1918–1970)

Liverpool Exchange

Every general election in Liverpool Exchange since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 8,357.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won12,99570.6%
Conservative4,63825.2%
Others7754.2%
Valid votes18,408
Majority8,35745.4%

Lab hold Turnout 53.5% of 34,421 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Labour, 1929: 49.7%Labour, 1931: 31.2%Labour, 1935: 42.8%Labour, 1945: 52.0%Labour, 1950: 57.3%Labour, 1951: 60.4%Labour, 1955: 56.1%Labour, 1959: 61.3%Labour, 1964: 70.1%Labour, 1966: 73.8%Labour, 1970: 70.6%Conservative, 1918: 55.6%Conservative, 1922: 55.4%Conservative, 1923: 50.6%Conservative, 1929: 50.3%Conservative, 1931: 68.8%Conservative, 1935: 57.2%Conservative, 1945: 48.0%Conservative, 1950: 41.6%Conservative, 1951: 39.6%Conservative, 1955: 35.4%Conservative, 1959: 38.7%Conservative, 1964: 29.9%Conservative, 1966: 26.3%Conservative, 1970: 25.2%Others, 1918: 44.4%Others, 1922: 44.6%Others, 1923: 49.5%Others, 1955: 8.5%Others, 1970: 4.2%
Vote share in Liverpool Exchange at each general election Lab Con Oth

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon8,35745.453.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon9,71747.550.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon9,74640.254.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon6,97122.660.5%Lab hold
1955LabCon7,18620.762.5%
1951LabCon6,83520.869.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon5,34215.772.8%
1945LabCon6654.160.9%
1935ConLab4,41214.565.7%Con hold
1931ConLab13,14437.669.0%Con hold
1929ConLab2090.665.9%Con hold
1924Con—unopposed——Con hold
1923ConOth2291.151.9%Con hold
1922ConOth3,03610.774.8%Con hold
1918ConOth2,06111.152.0%

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 Liverpool Exchange?

Labour won Liverpool Exchange at the 1970 general election with a majority of 8,357.

Which parties have won Liverpool Exchange?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 8, Conservative 7.

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