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Southwark North

Every general election in Southwark North since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 3,270.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won5,94369.0%
National Liberal2,67331.0%
Valid votes8,616
Majority3,27038.0%

Turnout 61.1% of 14,108 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Labour, 1918: 22.4%Labour, 1922: 46.0%Labour, 1923: 51.2%Labour, 1924: 43.9%Labour, 1929: 45.8%Labour, 1931: 35.1%Labour, 1935: 49.8%Labour, 1945: 69.0%National Liberal, 1922: 54.0%National Liberal, 1935: 50.3%National Liberal, 1945: 31.0%Liberal, 1923: 48.8%Liberal, 1924: 38.3%Liberal, 1929: 43.8%National Labour, 1931: 64.9%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 47.1%Conservative, 1924: 17.9%Conservative, 1929: 10.4%Independent Conservative, 1918: 24.2%
Vote share in Southwark North at each general election Lab Nat Lib Lib Nat Lab Co Lib Con Ind Con

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabNat Lib3,27038.061.1%
1935Nat LibLab790.556.1%Nat Lib gain from Nat Lab
1931Nat LabLab5,99229.863.2%Nat Lab gain from Lab
1929LabLib4322.165.2%Lab hold
1924LabLib1,0305.671.5%Lab hold
1923LabLib3622.459.7%Lab gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLab1,1128.156.1%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibInd Con2,07122.940.4%

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 Southwark North?

Labour won Southwark North at the 1945 general election with a majority of 3,270.

Which parties have won Southwark North?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 4, National Liberal 2, National Labour 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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