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East of England · Former constituency (1955–1979)

Yarmouth

Every general election in Yarmouth since 1955 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 7,228.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won28,06650.4%
Labour20,83837.4%
Liberal6,11211.0%
Others6401.2%
Valid votes55,656
Majority7,22813.0%

Con hold Turnout 77.1% of 72,154 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970F1974O19741979Conservative, 1955: 51.1%Conservative, 1959: 54.3%Conservative, 1964: 46.8%Conservative, 1966: 49.1%Conservative, 1970: 49.6%Conservative, February 1974: 43.4%Conservative, October 1974: 43.3%Conservative, 1979: 50.4%Labour, 1955: 48.9%Labour, 1959: 45.8%Labour, 1964: 42.4%Labour, 1966: 50.9%Labour, 1970: 42.8%Labour, February 1974: 34.7%Labour, October 1974: 39.0%Labour, 1979: 37.4%Liberal, 1964: 10.8%Liberal, 1970: 7.6%Liberal, February 1974: 22.0%Liberal, October 1974: 17.7%Liberal, 1979: 11.0%
Vote share in Yarmouth at each general election Con Lab Lib

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLab7,22813.077.1%Con hold
October 1974ConLab2,2604.373.7%Con hold
February 1974ConLab4,9378.781.2%
1970ConLab3,1576.877.3%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon7971.879.9%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab1,9294.580.3%Con hold
1959ConLab3,5798.579.6%Con hold
1955ConLab9172.279.7%

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 Yarmouth?

The Conservatives won Yarmouth at the 1979 general election with a majority of 7,228.

Which parties have won Yarmouth?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 7, Labour 1.

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