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Walthamstow West

Every general election in Walthamstow West since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 4,602.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won12,47254.5%
Conservative7,87034.4%
Liberal2,56411.2%
Valid votes22,906
Majority4,60220.1%

Lab hold Turnout 65.2% of 35,125 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Labour, 1918: 29.3%Labour, 1922: 43.3%Labour, 1923: 47.5%Labour, 1924: 49.1%Labour, 1929: 54.0%Labour, 1931: 45.1%Labour, 1935: 61.8%Labour, 1945: 65.2%Labour, 1950: 60.5%Labour, 1951: 66.8%Labour, 1955: 65.7%Labour, 1959: 55.0%Labour, 1964: 56.2%Labour, 1966: 61.2%Labour, 1970: 54.5%Conservative, 1923: 13.4%Conservative, 1929: 14.1%Conservative, 1931: 41.9%Conservative, 1935: 38.2%Conservative, 1945: 17.0%Conservative, 1950: 25.8%Conservative, 1951: 33.2%Conservative, 1955: 34.3%Conservative, 1959: 27.1%Conservative, 1964: 26.5%Conservative, 1966: 24.8%Conservative, 1970: 34.4%Liberal, 1918: 19.1%Liberal, 1922: 25.8%Liberal, 1923: 39.0%Liberal, 1924: 50.9%Liberal, 1929: 31.9%Liberal, 1931: 12.9%Liberal, 1945: 17.8%Liberal, 1950: 11.8%Liberal, 1959: 18.0%Liberal, 1964: 17.3%Liberal, 1966: 14.1%Liberal, 1970: 11.2%Coalition Labour, 1918: 51.6%National Liberal, 1922: 30.9%
Vote share in Walthamstow West at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lab Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon4,60220.165.2%Lab hold
1966LabCon8,72536.471.0%Lab hold
1964LabCon7,62529.872.2%Lab hold
1959LabCon8,10827.976.1%Lab hold
1955LabCon9,25031.572.5%
1951LabCon11,57433.681.9%Lab hold
1950LabCon12,10734.781.7%
1945LabLib12,70047.470.1%
1935LabCon6,73923.765.0%Lab hold
1931LabCon1,0073.272.8%Lab hold
1929LabLib6,58022.273.3%Lab gain from Lib
1924LibLab4701.875.5%Lib gain from Lab
1923LabLib1,7928.565.5%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib2,50512.463.8%Lab gain from Co Lab
1918Co LabLab3,16322.347.0%

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 Walthamstow West?

Labour won Walthamstow West at the 1970 general election with a majority of 4,602.

Which parties have won Walthamstow West?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 13, Liberal 1, Coalition Labour 1.

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