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North West · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Warrington

Every general election in Warrington since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 10,274.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won19,30661.7%
Conservative9,03228.8%
Liberal2,8339.1%
Others1440.5%
Valid votes31,315
Majority10,27432.8%

Lab hold Turnout 71.3% of 43,921 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 22.6%Labour, 1922: 46.9%Labour, 1923: 43.6%Labour, 1924: 47.6%Labour, 1929: 50.6%Labour, 1931: 43.9%Labour, 1935: 49.3%Labour, 1945: 62.9%Labour, 1950: 56.8%Labour, 1951: 57.8%Labour, 1955: 57.1%Labour, 1959: 56.3%Labour, 1964: 57.1%Labour, 1966: 64.7%Labour, 1970: 64.3%Labour, February 1974: 57.2%Labour, October 1974: 62.8%Labour, 1979: 61.7%Conservative, 1918: 43.7%Conservative, 1922: 53.2%Conservative, 1923: 41.3%Conservative, 1924: 52.4%Conservative, 1929: 42.2%Conservative, 1931: 56.2%Conservative, 1935: 50.7%Conservative, 1945: 37.1%Conservative, 1950: 38.0%Conservative, 1951: 38.8%Conservative, 1955: 42.9%Conservative, 1959: 43.7%Conservative, 1964: 31.4%Conservative, 1966: 26.3%Conservative, 1970: 35.7%Conservative, February 1974: 24.7%Conservative, October 1974: 24.1%Conservative, 1979: 28.8%Liberal, 1918: 33.7%Liberal, 1923: 15.1%Liberal, 1929: 7.2%Liberal, 1950: 4.1%Liberal, 1951: 3.4%Liberal, 1964: 11.5%Liberal, 1966: 9.1%Liberal, February 1974: 18.1%Liberal, October 1974: 13.1%Liberal, 1979: 9.1%
Vote share in Warrington at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon10,27432.871.3%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon12,26138.768.0%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon11,10632.573.9%
1970LabCon9,32328.665.2%Lab hold
1966LabCon13,01238.468.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon9,25425.771.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon5,09912.576.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon5,64614.273.9%
1951LabCon8,60219.082.7%Lab hold
1950LabCon8,75218.886.0%
1945LabCon9,15525.973.7%
1935ConLab6041.484.8%Con hold
1931ConLab5,34512.388.5%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3,5858.489.3%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,5374.891.0%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon6702.386.1%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab1,8246.384.7%Con hold
1918ConLib2,39210.170.2%

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 Warrington?

Labour won Warrington at the 1979 general election with a majority of 10,274.

Which parties have won Warrington?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 13, Conservative 5.

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