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Wandsworth Putney

Every general election in Wandsworth Putney since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 2,630.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won23,04046.8%
Labour20,41041.5%
Liberal5,06110.3%
Others6851.4%
Valid votes49,196
Majority2,6305.4%

Con gain from Lab Turnout 76.1% of 64,648 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%191819231929193519501955196419701979Conservative, 1918: 63.6%Conservative, 1922: 47.3%Conservative, 1924: 72.4%Conservative, 1929: 63.8%Conservative, 1931: 81.6%Conservative, 1935: 65.2%Conservative, 1945: 48.5%Conservative, 1950: 51.8%Conservative, 1951: 55.8%Conservative, 1955: 57.1%Conservative, 1959: 49.1%Conservative, 1964: 42.5%Conservative, 1966: 41.9%Conservative, 1970: 45.0%Conservative, October 1974: 39.5%Conservative, 1979: 46.8%Labour, 1924: 27.6%Labour, 1929: 36.2%Labour, 1931: 18.4%Labour, 1935: 31.9%Labour, 1945: 37.0%Labour, 1950: 41.2%Labour, 1951: 44.2%Labour, 1955: 42.9%Labour, 1959: 40.2%Labour, 1964: 44.9%Labour, 1966: 48.3%Labour, 1970: 47.6%Labour, October 1974: 45.3%Labour, 1979: 41.5%Liberal, 1922: 25.8%Liberal, 1945: 6.1%Liberal, 1950: 7.0%Liberal, 1959: 10.7%Liberal, 1964: 12.5%Liberal, 1966: 9.8%Liberal, 1970: 7.4%Liberal, October 1974: 15.0%Liberal, 1979: 10.3%National, 1918: 36.4%Independent Conservative, 1922: 27.0%Independent Conservative, 1945: 0.4%
Vote share in Wandsworth Putney at each general election Con Lab Lib Nat Ind Con

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLab2,6305.476.1%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon2,7755.871.8%
1970LabCon1,3942.668.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon3,4876.378.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,3072.477.0%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab5,1218.980.1%Con hold
1955ConLab7,19514.276.0%
1951ConLab6,19711.781.9%Con hold
1950ConLab5,69210.581.8%
1945ConLab3,88711.573.6%
1935ConLab11,39333.368.5%Con hold
1931ConLab21,14663.166.3%Con hold
1929ConLab8,52127.762.1%Con hold
1924ConLab10,73244.868.4%Con hold
1923Con—unopposed——Con hold
1922ConInd Con4,18320.361.8%Con hold
1918ConNat3,70927.243.4%

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 Putney?

The Conservatives won Wandsworth Putney at the 1979 general election with a majority of 2,630.

Which parties have won Wandsworth Putney?

At the 17 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 13, Labour 4.

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