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Middlesbrough West

Every general election in Middlesbrough West since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Conservative, majority 388.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won22,37450.4%
Labour21,98649.6%
Valid votes44,360
Majority3880.9%

Con gain from Lab Turnout 75.1% of 59,037 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Labour, 1918: 32.8%Labour, 1923: 30.6%Labour, 1929: 36.9%Labour, 1931: 33.4%Labour, 1935: 33.7%Labour, 1945: 53.5%Labour, 1950: 46.3%Labour, 1951: 47.8%Labour, 1955: 41.6%Labour, 1959: 35.5%Labour, 1964: 44.8%Labour, 1966: 54.5%Labour, 1970: 49.6%Liberal, 1918: 67.2%Liberal, 1922: 69.4%Liberal, 1923: 69.4%Liberal, 1929: 40.6%Liberal, 1931: 66.6%Liberal, 1935: 36.2%Liberal, 1945: 46.5%Liberal, 1950: 15.6%Liberal, 1959: 9.7%Liberal, 1964: 13.1%Conservative, 1929: 22.5%Conservative, 1950: 38.1%Conservative, 1951: 52.2%Conservative, 1955: 58.4%Conservative, 1959: 54.9%Conservative, 1964: 42.2%Conservative, 1966: 45.5%Conservative, 1970: 50.4%National Liberal, 1922: 30.6%National Labour, 1935: 30.1%
Vote share in Middlesbrough West at each general election Lab Lib Con Nat Lib Nat Lab

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970ConLab3880.975.1%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon3,8939.081.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,1452.684.1%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab8,71019.484.5%Con hold
1955ConLab7,36116.982.4%
1951ConLab2,0974.586.3%Con gain from Lab
1950LabCon3,8338.286.4%
1945LabLib2,6137.077.2%
1935LibLab9252.479.4%Lib hold
1931LibLab12,97133.285.0%Lib hold
1929LibLab1,3463.782.3%Lib hold
1924Lib—unopposed——Lib hold
1923LibLab9,42438.968.6%Lib hold
1922LibNat Lib9,38938.768.4%Lib hold
1918LibLab5,60834.450.5%

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 Middlesbrough West?

The Conservatives won Middlesbrough West at the 1970 general election with a majority of 388.

Which parties have won Middlesbrough West?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Liberal 7, Conservative 4, Labour 4.

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