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Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw

Every general election in Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 11,593.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won32,85060.7%
Conservative21,25739.3%
Valid votes54,107
Majority11,59321.4%

Lab hold Turnout 84.4% of 64,139 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Labour, 1922: 44.8%Labour, 1923: 28.3%Labour, 1924: 41.0%Labour, 1929: 58.7%Labour, 1931: 33.4%Labour, 1935: 51.3%Labour, 1945: 62.8%Labour, 1950: 57.6%Labour, 1951: 60.7%Conservative, 1922: 55.2%Conservative, 1923: 42.3%Conservative, 1924: 46.3%Conservative, 1929: 41.3%Conservative, 1945: 37.2%Conservative, 1950: 32.2%Conservative, 1951: 39.3%National Labour, 1931: 66.6%National Labour, 1935: 48.7%Liberal, 1923: 29.4%Liberal, 1924: 12.7%Liberal, 1950: 10.2%
Vote share in Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw at each general election Lab Con Nat Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabCon11,59321.484.4%Lab hold
1950LabCon13,96725.587.2%
1945LabCon12,37725.678.6%
1935LabNat Lab1,1392.779.9%Lab gain from Nat Lab
1931Nat LabLab13,55433.379.6%Nat Lab gain from Lab
1929LabCon7,01117.482.0%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,4495.381.8%Con hold
1923ConLib3,17212.976.6%Con hold
1922ConLab2,44210.474.4%Con hold
1918Con—unopposed——

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 Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw?

Labour won Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw at the 1951 general election with a majority of 11,593.

Which parties have won Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 5, Conservative 4, National Labour 1.

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