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North East · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Morpeth

Every general election in Morpeth since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 11,831.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won21,74456.3%
Conservative9,91325.7%
Liberal6,97218.1%
Valid votes38,629
Majority11,83130.6%

Lab hold Turnout 77.4% of 49,881 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 34.3%Labour, 1922: 48.4%Labour, 1923: 64.2%Labour, 1924: 56.8%Labour, 1929: 61.3%Labour, 1931: 48.7%Labour, 1935: 59.2%Labour, 1945: 73.2%Labour, 1955: 70.6%Labour, 1959: 71.9%Labour, 1964: 72.7%Labour, 1966: 74.4%Labour, 1970: 60.4%Labour, February 1974: 56.4%Labour, October 1974: 63.8%Labour, 1979: 56.3%Conservative, 1918: 19.3%Conservative, 1922: 19.5%Conservative, 1924: 32.0%Conservative, 1929: 22.1%Conservative, 1931: 51.4%Conservative, 1935: 40.8%Conservative, 1945: 26.8%Conservative, 1955: 29.4%Conservative, 1959: 28.1%Conservative, 1964: 27.3%Conservative, 1966: 25.6%Conservative, 1970: 26.3%Conservative, February 1974: 23.0%Conservative, October 1974: 22.5%Conservative, 1979: 25.7%Liberal, 1918: 31.9%Liberal, 1922: 32.2%Liberal, 1923: 35.8%Liberal, 1924: 11.2%Liberal, 1929: 16.6%Liberal, 1970: 13.3%Liberal, February 1974: 20.6%Liberal, October 1974: 13.7%Liberal, 1979: 18.1%Independent, 1918: 12.2%
Vote share in Morpeth at each general election Lab Con Lib Ind

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon11,83130.677.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon14,68741.373.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon13,03433.481.2%
1970LabCon12,31134.076.0%Lab hold
1966LabCon16,52548.776.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon16,30945.480.8%Lab hold
1959LabCon16,71943.884.1%Lab hold
1955LabCon14,83341.180.4%
1945LabCon24,44246.579.4%
1935LabCon8,95618.378.7%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab1,0922.770.3%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon16,30239.275.5%Lab hold
1924LabCon8,42024.975.0%Lab hold
1923LabLib7,49128.559.4%Lab hold
1922LabLib5,01916.272.1%Lab hold
1918LabLib5372.456.3%

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 Morpeth?

Labour won Morpeth at the 1979 general election with a majority of 11,831.

Which parties have won Morpeth?

At the 16 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 15, Conservative 1.

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