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Wood Green

Every general election in Wood Green since 1950 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 2,515.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won16,46546.9%
Conservative13,95039.8%
Liberal3,66510.5%
Others9982.9%
Valid votes35,078
Majority2,5157.2%

Lab hold Turnout 67.4% of 52,039 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195119551959196419661970F1974O19741979Labour, 1950: 52.4%Labour, 1951: 55.8%Labour, 1955: 53.9%Labour, 1959: 51.3%Labour, 1964: 56.6%Labour, 1966: 60.8%Labour, 1970: 57.1%Labour, February 1974: 50.6%Labour, October 1974: 51.3%Labour, 1979: 46.9%Conservative, 1950: 36.8%Conservative, 1951: 44.2%Conservative, 1955: 46.1%Conservative, 1959: 48.7%Conservative, 1964: 43.4%Conservative, 1966: 39.2%Conservative, 1970: 42.9%Conservative, February 1974: 29.8%Conservative, October 1974: 25.9%Conservative, 1979: 39.8%Liberal, 1950: 10.8%Liberal, February 1974: 19.6%Liberal, October 1974: 14.8%Liberal, 1979: 10.5%
Vote share in Wood Green at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon2,5157.267.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon8,21125.462.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon7,64420.871.1%
1970LabCon4,64414.260.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon7,78921.667.3%Lab hold
1964LabCon5,19213.370.3%Lab hold
1959LabCon1,1342.575.1%Lab hold
1955LabCon3,7127.875.1%
1951LabCon6,30011.681.7%Lab hold
1950LabCon8,46815.681.7%

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 Wood Green?

Labour won Wood Green at the 1979 general election with a majority of 2,515.

Which parties have won Wood Green?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 10.

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