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Wandsworth Central

Every general election in Wandsworth Central since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 2,946.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won19,77654.0%
Conservative16,83046.0%
Valid votes36,606
Majority2,9468.1%

Lab hold Turnout 62.6% of 58,501 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Conservative, 1918: 55.0%Conservative, 1922: 69.7%Conservative, 1923: 47.6%Conservative, 1924: 61.6%Conservative, 1929: 40.7%Conservative, 1931: 70.7%Conservative, 1935: 58.6%Conservative, 1945: 38.8%Conservative, 1950: 45.0%Conservative, 1951: 49.0%Conservative, 1955: 51.1%Conservative, 1959: 47.7%Conservative, 1964: 42.4%Conservative, 1966: 39.0%Conservative, 1970: 46.0%Labour, 1918: 23.9%Labour, 1922: 30.3%Labour, 1923: 28.7%Labour, 1924: 38.4%Labour, 1929: 41.8%Labour, 1931: 27.7%Labour, 1935: 41.4%Labour, 1945: 61.2%Labour, 1950: 48.6%Labour, 1951: 51.1%Labour, 1955: 48.9%Labour, 1959: 43.7%Labour, 1964: 47.6%Labour, 1966: 52.9%Labour, 1970: 54.0%Liberal, 1923: 23.7%Liberal, 1929: 17.5%Liberal, 1950: 6.5%Liberal, 1959: 8.6%Liberal, 1964: 10.1%Liberal, 1966: 8.2%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 21.1%
Vote share in Wandsworth Central at each general election Con Lab Lib Co Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon2,9468.162.6%Lab hold
1966LabCon5,82813.974.2%Lab hold
1964LabCon2,2455.274.2%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1,9724.080.3%Con hold
1955ConLab1,0932.277.6%
1951LabCon1,1832.183.7%Lab hold
1950LabCon2,0493.682.1%
1945LabCon5,17422.473.6%
1935ConLab4,32317.265.0%Con hold
1931ConLab11,64743.068.7%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3001.169.5%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab4,99923.370.8%Con hold
1923ConLab3,48018.962.0%Con hold
1922ConLab7,05039.461.4%Con hold
1918ConLab4,38931.050.8%

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 Wandsworth Central?

Labour won Wandsworth Central at the 1970 general election with a majority of 2,946.

Which parties have won Wandsworth Central?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 8, Labour 7.

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