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East Midlands · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Louth

Every general election in Louth since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 6,675.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won25,70144.9%
Liberal19,02633.2%
Labour12,31621.5%
Others2610.5%
Valid votes57,304
Majority6,67511.7%

Con hold Turnout 78.2% of 73,264 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1918: 42.5%Conservative, 1922: 48.0%Conservative, 1923: 47.6%Conservative, 1924: 52.8%Conservative, 1929: 44.3%Conservative, 1931: 56.1%Conservative, 1935: 61.6%Conservative, 1945: 46.2%Conservative, 1955: 58.8%Conservative, 1959: 61.1%Conservative, 1964: 49.0%Conservative, 1966: 46.4%Conservative, 1970: 53.1%Conservative, February 1974: 45.1%Conservative, October 1974: 38.5%Conservative, 1979: 44.9%Liberal, 1918: 35.5%Liberal, 1922: 52.0%Liberal, 1923: 52.4%Liberal, 1924: 47.2%Liberal, 1929: 42.9%Liberal, 1931: 43.9%Liberal, 1945: 20.3%Liberal, 1964: 18.3%Liberal, 1966: 16.8%Liberal, 1970: 13.0%Liberal, February 1974: 27.7%Liberal, October 1974: 32.9%Liberal, 1979: 33.2%Labour, 1929: 12.8%Labour, 1935: 38.4%Labour, 1945: 32.9%Labour, 1955: 41.2%Labour, 1959: 38.9%Labour, 1964: 32.7%Labour, 1966: 36.9%Labour, 1970: 33.9%Labour, February 1974: 27.2%Labour, October 1974: 28.6%Labour, 1979: 21.5%Sinn Féin, 1918: 50.6%Irish Parliamentary Party, 1918: 49.4%
Vote share in Louth at each general election Con Lib Lab SF IPP

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLib6,67511.778.2%Con hold
October 1974ConLib2,8805.673.1%Con hold
February 1974ConLib9,71817.479.7%
1970ConLab9,25619.271.6%Con hold
1966ConLab4,0929.574.4%Con hold
1964ConLab7,03916.277.9%Con hold
1959ConLab8,80322.276.5%Con hold
1955ConLab6,52017.673.7%
1945ConLab4,70813.371.9%
1935ConLab7,44423.371.9%Con hold
1931ConLib3,99512.281.6%Con hold
1929ConLib4391.481.8%Con hold
1924ConLib1,3445.680.9%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon1,1014.879.6%Lib hold
1922LibCon8834.078.5%Lib gain from SF
1918SFIPP2551.273.0%

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 Louth?

The Conservatives won Louth at the 1979 general election with a majority of 6,675.

Which parties have won Louth?

At the 16 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 13, Liberal 2, Sinn Féin 1.

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