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Stockport South

Every general election in Stockport South since 1950 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 1,125.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won16,91045.1%
Conservative15,78542.1%
Liberal4,45811.9%
Others3741.0%
Valid votes37,527
Majority1,1253.0%

Lab hold Turnout 77.4% of 48,513 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195119551959196419661970F1974O19741979Labour, 1950: 40.5%Labour, 1951: 45.8%Labour, 1955: 44.5%Labour, 1959: 46.7%Labour, 1964: 44.6%Labour, 1966: 55.8%Labour, 1970: 46.5%Labour, February 1974: 41.9%Labour, October 1974: 45.9%Labour, 1979: 45.1%Conservative, 1950: 45.7%Conservative, 1951: 54.2%Conservative, 1955: 55.5%Conservative, 1959: 53.3%Conservative, 1964: 36.5%Conservative, 1966: 44.2%Conservative, 1970: 40.7%Conservative, February 1974: 33.6%Conservative, October 1974: 34.0%Conservative, 1979: 42.1%Liberal, 1950: 13.8%Liberal, 1964: 18.9%Liberal, 1970: 12.8%Liberal, February 1974: 24.5%Liberal, October 1974: 20.2%Liberal, 1979: 11.9%
Vote share in Stockport South at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon1,1253.077.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon4,22011.974.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon3,0988.379.3%
1970LabCon2,0685.773.3%Lab hold
1966LabCon4,06911.776.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon3,0378.181.8%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab2,5406.681.5%Con hold
1955ConLab4,08611.079.0%
1951ConLab3,4008.384.2%Con hold
1950ConLab2,1825.286.9%

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 Stockport South?

Labour won Stockport South at the 1979 general election with a majority of 1,125.

Which parties have won Stockport South?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 6, Conservative 4.

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