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Renfrewshire Western

Every general election in Renfrewshire Western since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 1,214.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won15,05048.8%
Conservative13,83644.9%
Others1,9556.3%
Valid votes30,841
Majority1,2143.9%

Turnout 70.2% of 43,940 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Labour, 1918: 38.2%Labour, 1922: 54.0%Labour, 1923: 48.1%Labour, 1924: 45.9%Labour, 1929: 46.6%Labour, 1931: 31.5%Labour, 1935: 38.9%Labour, 1945: 48.8%Conservative, 1923: 33.6%Conservative, 1924: 54.1%Conservative, 1929: 39.4%Conservative, 1931: 53.5%Conservative, 1935: 49.8%Conservative, 1945: 44.9%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 61.8%National Liberal, 1922: 46.0%Others, 1929: 5.4%Others, 1931: 4.0%Others, 1935: 11.3%Others, 1945: 6.3%Liberal, 1923: 18.3%Liberal, 1929: 8.7%Scottish National Party, 1931: 11.0%
Vote share in Renfrewshire Western at each general election Lab Con Co Lib Nat Lib Oth Lib SNP

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon1,2143.970.2%
1935ConLab3,49911.081.0%Con hold
1931ConLab7,11522.083.2%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,2367.281.6%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,0158.284.5%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon3,30214.677.0%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib1,7368.075.6%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab4,39823.665.3%

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 Renfrewshire Western?

Labour won Renfrewshire Western at the 1945 general election with a majority of 1,214.

Which parties have won Renfrewshire Western?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 4, Conservative 3, Coalition Liberal 1.

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