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North West · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Rossendale

Every general election in Rossendale since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 1,873.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won20,37048.0%
Labour18,49743.6%
Liberal3,5348.3%
Valid votes42,401
Majority1,8734.4%

Con gain from Lab Turnout 83.8% of 50,623 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 35.1%Labour, 1922: 36.5%Labour, 1923: 30.6%Labour, 1924: 32.4%Labour, 1929: 36.0%Labour, 1931: 27.5%Labour, 1935: 37.1%Labour, 1945: 43.6%Labour, 1950: 45.2%Labour, 1951: 51.7%Labour, 1955: 53.3%Labour, 1959: 47.5%Labour, 1964: 54.0%Labour, 1966: 55.4%Labour, 1970: 47.6%Labour, February 1974: 36.5%Labour, October 1974: 39.6%Labour, 1979: 43.6%Conservative, 1918: 39.2%Conservative, 1922: 42.6%Conservative, 1923: 37.6%Conservative, 1924: 41.8%Conservative, 1929: 30.1%Conservative, 1931: 40.1%Conservative, 1935: 39.4%Conservative, 1945: 28.1%Conservative, 1950: 40.7%Conservative, 1951: 48.3%Conservative, 1955: 46.7%Conservative, 1959: 41.6%Conservative, 1964: 46.0%Conservative, 1966: 44.6%Conservative, 1970: 52.4%Conservative, February 1974: 38.4%Conservative, October 1974: 39.1%Conservative, 1979: 48.0%Liberal, 1918: 25.7%Liberal, 1922: 20.9%Liberal, 1923: 31.8%Liberal, 1924: 25.9%Liberal, 1929: 33.9%Liberal, 1931: 32.4%Liberal, 1935: 23.5%Liberal, 1945: 23.7%Liberal, 1950: 14.1%Liberal, 1959: 10.9%Liberal, February 1974: 25.1%Liberal, October 1974: 21.3%Liberal, 1979: 8.3%
Vote share in Rossendale at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLab1,8734.483.8%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon2030.580.9%Lab gain from Con
February 1974ConLab7971.983.5%
1970ConLab1,8804.878.2%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon4,10910.880.4%Lab hold
1964LabCon3,1417.981.8%Lab hold
1959LabCon2,5915.986.3%Lab hold
1955LabCon2,9116.684.2%
1951LabCon1,6703.588.6%Lab hold
1950LabCon2,1134.488.9%
1945LabCon5,58815.583.4%
1935ConLab8812.286.1%Con hold
1931ConLib3,1177.787.6%Con gain from Lab
1929LabLib8772.287.7%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,8859.484.5%Con hold
1923ConLib1,7705.983.8%Con hold
1922ConLab1,8526.185.0%Con hold
1918ConLab9234.163.6%

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 Rossendale?

The Conservatives won Rossendale at the 1979 general election with a majority of 1,873.

Which parties have won Rossendale?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 9, Labour 9.

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