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North East · Former constituency (1918–1970)

Stockton on Tees

Every general election in Stockton on Tees since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 4,323.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won22,28354.9%
Conservative17,96044.2%
Others3690.9%
Valid votes40,612
Majority4,32310.6%

Lab hold Turnout 73.2% of 55,494 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Labour, 1922: 34.3%Labour, 1923: 31.2%Labour, 1924: 33.1%Labour, 1929: 41.3%Labour, 1931: 38.4%Labour, 1935: 40.3%Labour, 1945: 55.0%Labour, 1950: 54.0%Labour, 1951: 55.7%Labour, 1955: 54.4%Labour, 1959: 53.7%Labour, 1964: 50.5%Labour, 1966: 59.9%Labour, 1970: 54.9%Conservative, 1923: 34.3%Conservative, 1924: 42.0%Conservative, 1929: 36.1%Conservative, 1931: 61.6%Conservative, 1935: 48.9%Conservative, 1945: 37.4%Conservative, 1950: 38.0%Conservative, 1951: 44.3%Conservative, 1955: 45.6%Conservative, 1959: 46.3%Conservative, 1964: 35.4%Conservative, 1966: 38.4%Conservative, 1970: 44.2%Liberal, 1922: 27.7%Liberal, 1923: 34.5%Liberal, 1924: 24.9%Liberal, 1929: 22.7%Liberal, 1935: 10.8%Liberal, 1945: 7.5%Liberal, 1950: 8.0%Liberal, 1964: 14.1%National Liberal, 1922: 38.0%
Vote share in Stockton on Tees at each general election Lab Con Lib Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon4,32310.673.2%Lab hold
1966LabCon8,70121.577.4%Lab hold
1964LabCon6,58715.181.8%Lab hold
1959LabCon3,2777.383.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon3,8158.983.8%
1951LabCon5,04711.588.0%Lab hold
1950LabCon6,98016.189.4%
1945LabCon8,66417.681.2%
1935ConLab4,0688.586.3%Con hold
1931ConLab11,03123.388.4%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,3895.287.1%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab3,2158.990.2%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon730.287.5%Lib gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLab1,2133.785.9%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co Lib—unopposed——

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 Stockton on Tees?

Labour won Stockton on Tees at the 1970 general election with a majority of 4,323.

Which parties have won Stockton on Tees?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 9, Conservative 3, Liberal 1, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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