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North East · Former constituency (1918–1979)

The Hartlepools

Every general election in The Hartlepools since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 8,162.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won27,03955.1%
Conservative18,87738.4%
Liberal3,1936.5%
Valid votes49,109
Majority8,16216.6%

Lab hold Turnout 74.7% of 65,732 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%191819231929193519501955196419701979Conservative, 1918: 51.2%Conservative, 1922: 49.2%Conservative, 1923: 46.1%Conservative, 1924: 49.5%Conservative, 1929: 38.0%Conservative, 1931: 68.1%Conservative, 1935: 47.8%Conservative, 1945: 40.6%Conservative, 1950: 40.3%Conservative, 1951: 47.4%Conservative, 1955: 48.4%Conservative, 1959: 50.2%Conservative, 1964: 47.1%Conservative, 1966: 40.7%Conservative, 1970: 42.2%Conservative, October 1974: 35.0%Conservative, 1979: 38.4%Labour, 1918: 18.7%Labour, 1923: 7.5%Labour, 1924: 9.7%Labour, 1929: 24.3%Labour, 1931: 31.9%Labour, 1935: 37.1%Labour, 1945: 41.2%Labour, 1950: 50.6%Labour, 1951: 52.6%Labour, 1955: 51.6%Labour, 1959: 49.8%Labour, 1964: 52.9%Labour, 1966: 59.3%Labour, 1970: 57.9%Labour, October 1974: 51.7%Labour, 1979: 55.1%Liberal, 1922: 50.8%Liberal, 1923: 46.5%Liberal, 1924: 40.8%Liberal, 1929: 37.7%Liberal, 1935: 15.2%Liberal, 1945: 17.3%Liberal, 1950: 9.1%Liberal, October 1974: 13.4%Liberal, 1979: 6.5%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 30.1%
Vote share in The Hartlepools at each general election Con Lab Lib Co Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon8,16216.674.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon7,89416.772.4%
1970LabCon7,51615.774.4%Lab hold
1966LabCon8,65218.778.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon2,8675.981.9%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1820.483.3%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon1,5853.381.8%
1951LabCon2,7105.386.6%Lab hold
1950LabCon5,23610.487.2%
1945LabCon2750.776.1%
1935ConLab4,89710.783.0%Con hold
1931ConLab16,38036.284.4%Con hold
1929ConLib1380.385.9%Con hold
1924ConLib3,3538.790.3%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon1450.487.5%Lib hold
1922LibCon5671.687.2%Lib gain from Con
1918ConCo Lib5,35621.164.1%

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 The Hartlepools?

Labour won The Hartlepools at the 1979 general election with a majority of 8,162.

Which parties have won The Hartlepools?

At the 17 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 9, Conservative 6, Liberal 2.

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