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Salford West

Every general election in Salford West since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 7,254.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won18,41161.5%
Conservative11,15737.3%
Others3831.3%
Valid votes29,951
Majority7,25424.2%

Lab hold Turnout 68.7% of 43,587 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 23.1%Labour, 1922: 32.3%Labour, 1923: 38.4%Labour, 1924: 42.5%Labour, 1929: 42.8%Labour, 1931: 33.8%Labour, 1935: 40.4%Labour, 1945: 50.8%Labour, 1950: 51.1%Labour, 1951: 53.4%Labour, 1955: 51.0%Labour, 1959: 53.3%Labour, 1964: 55.5%Labour, 1966: 59.2%Labour, 1970: 54.3%Labour, February 1974: 51.3%Labour, October 1974: 57.3%Labour, 1979: 61.5%Conservative, 1918: 48.5%Conservative, 1922: 44.9%Conservative, 1923: 37.9%Conservative, 1924: 57.5%Conservative, 1929: 41.8%Conservative, 1931: 66.2%Conservative, 1935: 52.8%Conservative, 1945: 39.8%Conservative, 1950: 41.0%Conservative, 1951: 46.6%Conservative, 1955: 49.0%Conservative, 1959: 46.7%Conservative, 1964: 44.5%Conservative, 1966: 40.8%Conservative, 1970: 45.7%Conservative, February 1974: 31.6%Conservative, October 1974: 28.6%Conservative, 1979: 37.3%Liberal, 1922: 22.8%Liberal, 1923: 23.7%Liberal, 1929: 15.4%Liberal, 1935: 6.8%Liberal, 1945: 9.5%Liberal, 1950: 7.9%Liberal, February 1974: 17.1%Liberal, October 1974: 14.2%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 28.4%
Vote share in Salford West at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon7,25424.268.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon8,57228.765.2%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon6,46219.772.0%
1970LabCon2,6768.665.6%Lab hold
1966LabCon5,98018.467.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,04411.073.1%Lab hold
1959LabCon2,8616.677.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon8592.074.9%
1951LabCon3,4876.883.0%Lab hold
1950LabCon5,29210.185.0%
1945LabCon3,68911.076.8%
1935ConLab4,51312.479.6%Con hold
1931ConLab11,76332.381.5%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3581.083.4%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab4,35015.084.7%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon1160.576.5%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab3,40612.681.8%Con hold
1918ConCo Lib3,92420.159.1%

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 Salford West?

Labour won Salford West at the 1979 general election with a majority of 7,254.

Which parties have won Salford West?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 13, Conservative 5.

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