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Wandsworth Clapham

Every general election in Wandsworth Clapham since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Conservative, majority 3,120.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won16,59349.8%
Labour13,47340.4%
Liberal2,9828.9%
Others3000.9%
Valid votes33,348
Majority3,1209.4%

Con gain from Lab Turnout 62.9% of 52,999 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Conservative, 1918: 60.2%Conservative, 1922: 58.7%Conservative, 1923: 46.4%Conservative, 1924: 64.1%Conservative, 1929: 41.7%Conservative, 1931: 68.0%Conservative, 1935: 60.6%Conservative, 1945: 35.7%Conservative, 1950: 45.0%Conservative, 1951: 48.7%Conservative, 1955: 49.8%Conservative, 1959: 52.2%Conservative, 1964: 44.8%Conservative, 1966: 40.6%Conservative, 1970: 49.8%Labour, 1922: 21.7%Labour, 1923: 28.9%Labour, 1924: 35.9%Labour, 1929: 30.5%Labour, 1935: 39.4%Labour, 1945: 54.2%Labour, 1950: 47.5%Labour, 1951: 51.3%Labour, 1955: 50.3%Labour, 1959: 47.8%Labour, 1964: 46.2%Labour, 1966: 51.6%Labour, 1970: 40.4%Liberal, 1918: 17.2%Liberal, 1922: 19.6%Liberal, 1923: 24.7%Liberal, 1929: 27.8%Liberal, 1931: 9.0%Liberal, 1945: 10.2%Liberal, 1950: 6.3%Liberal, 1964: 6.8%Liberal, 1966: 7.8%Liberal, 1970: 8.9%Independent Labour Party, 1931: 23.0%Independent, 1918: 18.9%
Vote share in Wandsworth Clapham at each general election Con Lab Lib ILP Ind

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970ConLab3,1209.462.9%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon4,17611.073.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon5561.572.3%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1,8764.476.3%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon2250.575.5%
1951LabCon1,3082.781.9%Lab hold
1950LabCon1,2062.580.6%
1945LabCon5,19118.570.8%
1935ConLab6,09021.160.5%Con hold
1931ConILP14,33145.066.1%Con hold
1929ConLab3,63611.267.3%Con hold
1924ConLab7,20028.169.5%Con hold
1923ConLab3,88317.560.7%Con hold
1922ConLab8,36636.963.0%Con hold
1918ConInd6,70641.346.9%

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 Clapham?

The Conservatives won Wandsworth Clapham at the 1970 general election with a majority of 3,120.

Which parties have won Wandsworth Clapham?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 9, Labour 6.

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