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West Midlands · Former constituency (1918–1945)

Stoke on Trent Burslem

Every general election in Stoke on Trent Burslem since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 10,167.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won20,04460.5%
National Liberal9,87729.8%
Others3,2239.7%
Valid votes33,144
Majority10,16730.7%

Turnout 78.7% of 42,121 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Labour, 1918: 44.3%Labour, 1922: 50.4%Labour, 1923: 49.9%Labour, 1924: 51.1%Labour, 1929: 58.7%Labour, 1931: 46.0%Labour, 1935: 54.2%Labour, 1945: 60.5%National Liberal, 1922: 49.6%National Liberal, 1935: 45.8%National Liberal, 1945: 29.8%Liberal, 1918: 18.4%Liberal, 1923: 50.1%Liberal, 1929: 19.8%Conservative, 1918: 37.3%Conservative, 1929: 21.6%National, 1931: 52.8%Constitutionalist, 1924: 48.9%
Vote share in Stoke on Trent Burslem at each general election Lab Nat Lib Lib Con Nat Const

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabNat Lib10,16730.778.7%
1935LabNat Lib2,8038.477.9%Lab gain from Nat
1931NatLab2,3996.882.5%Nat gain from Lab
1929LabCon12,78837.182.5%Lab hold
1924LabConst6062.288.1%Lab gain from Lib
1923LibLab630.382.4%Lib gain from Lab
1922LabNat Lib2050.978.2%Lab hold
1918LabCon1,1737.056.5%

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 Stoke on Trent Burslem?

Labour won Stoke on Trent Burslem at the 1945 general election with a majority of 10,167.

Which parties have won Stoke on Trent Burslem?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 6, National 1, Liberal 1.

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