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Willesden West

Every general election in Willesden West since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 11,755.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won21,91867.2%
Conservative10,16331.2%
Others5151.6%
Valid votes32,596
Majority11,75536.1%

Lab hold Turnout 59.3% of 54,983 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Labour, 1918: 37.2%Labour, 1922: 48.5%Labour, 1923: 51.3%Labour, 1924: 47.3%Labour, 1929: 52.2%Labour, 1931: 39.4%Labour, 1935: 54.1%Labour, 1945: 72.2%Labour, 1950: 61.1%Labour, 1951: 64.3%Labour, 1955: 61.8%Labour, 1959: 57.1%Labour, 1964: 62.9%Labour, 1966: 68.4%Labour, 1970: 67.2%Conservative, 1918: 54.1%Conservative, 1922: 51.6%Conservative, 1923: 30.3%Conservative, 1924: 43.0%Conservative, 1929: 32.4%Conservative, 1931: 60.6%Conservative, 1935: 45.9%Conservative, 1945: 27.8%Conservative, 1950: 32.1%Conservative, 1951: 35.7%Conservative, 1955: 38.2%Conservative, 1959: 39.9%Conservative, 1964: 34.2%Conservative, 1966: 28.4%Conservative, 1970: 31.2%Liberal, 1918: 8.7%Liberal, 1923: 18.4%Liberal, 1924: 9.7%Liberal, 1929: 15.3%Liberal, 1950: 5.1%
Vote share in Willesden West at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon11,75536.159.3%Lab hold
1966LabCon14,58240.063.6%Lab hold
1964LabCon10,90128.763.5%Lab hold
1959LabCon7,73417.273.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon11,11123.574.4%
1951LabCon15,66428.582.7%Lab hold
1950LabCon16,11529.083.2%
1945LabCon16,33044.470.5%
1935LabCon2,9308.264.3%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab8,36021.271.7%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon7,80419.873.4%Lab hold
1924LabCon1,3454.377.6%Lab hold
1923LabCon5,74821.169.1%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab7993.166.7%Con hold
1918ConLab3,28616.953.3%

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 Willesden West?

Labour won Willesden West at the 1970 general election with a majority of 11,755.

Which parties have won Willesden West?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 12, Conservative 3.

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