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North West · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Liverpool Kirkdale

Every general election in Liverpool Kirkdale since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 7,709.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won17,04356.1%
Conservative9,33430.7%
Liberal3,81912.6%
Others1980.7%
Valid votes30,394
Majority7,70925.4%

Lab hold Turnout 70.2% of 43,304 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 32.6%Labour, 1924: 39.4%Labour, 1929: 51.3%Labour, 1935: 36.7%Labour, 1945: 54.1%Labour, 1950: 48.7%Labour, 1951: 51.0%Labour, 1955: 47.9%Labour, 1959: 46.7%Labour, 1964: 55.5%Labour, 1966: 59.3%Labour, 1970: 56.5%Labour, February 1974: 52.7%Labour, October 1974: 61.4%Labour, 1979: 56.1%Conservative, 1918: 67.4%Conservative, 1924: 60.6%Conservative, 1929: 48.7%Conservative, 1931: 45.2%Conservative, 1935: 38.8%Conservative, 1945: 32.6%Conservative, 1950: 47.1%Conservative, 1951: 49.0%Conservative, 1955: 52.1%Conservative, 1959: 53.3%Conservative, 1964: 44.5%Conservative, 1966: 40.7%Conservative, 1970: 43.5%Conservative, February 1974: 31.8%Conservative, October 1974: 28.5%Conservative, 1979: 30.7%Others, 1931: 24.7%Others, 1935: 24.6%Others, 1945: 13.2%Others, 1979: 0.7%Liberal, 1950: 4.2%Liberal, February 1974: 15.6%Liberal, October 1974: 10.1%Liberal, 1979: 12.6%Independent Labour Party, 1931: 30.1%
Vote share in Liverpool Kirkdale at each general election Lab Con Oth Lib ILP

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon7,70925.470.2%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon9,48132.963.5%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon6,52520.969.5%
1970LabCon4,06313.063.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon6,01418.565.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,00811.169.1%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab2,7476.573.7%Con hold
1955ConLab1,8144.270.6%
1951LabCon7582.077.9%Lab hold
1950LabCon6281.679.7%
1945LabCon4,22621.564.2%
1935ConLab5562.069.5%Con hold
1931ConILP4,77215.177.5%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon7932.772.9%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab5,02321.173.7%Con hold
1923Con—unopposed——Con hold
1922Con—unopposed——Con hold
1918ConLab5,36834.950.0%

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 Kirkdale?

Labour won Liverpool Kirkdale at the 1979 general election with a majority of 7,709.

Which parties have won Liverpool Kirkdale?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 10, Conservative 8.

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