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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–1951)

Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley

Every general election in Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 28,520.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won41,99075.7%
Conservative13,47024.3%
Valid votes55,460
Majority28,52051.4%

Lab hold Turnout 86.3% of 64,243 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Labour, 1918: 55.1%Labour, 1923: 68.6%Labour, 1924: 65.3%Labour, 1929: 76.3%Labour, 1931: 62.4%Labour, 1935: 72.1%Labour, 1945: 75.2%Labour, 1950: 76.6%Labour, 1951: 75.7%Conservative, 1923: 31.4%Conservative, 1924: 34.8%Conservative, 1929: 23.7%Conservative, 1931: 37.7%Conservative, 1935: 28.0%Conservative, 1945: 24.8%Conservative, 1950: 23.4%Conservative, 1951: 24.3%Coalition Labour, 1918: 27.2%Liberal, 1918: 17.7%
Vote share in Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley at each general election Lab Con Co Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabCon28,52051.486.3%Lab hold
1950LabCon29,33553.287.4%
1945LabCon29,83050.475.2%
1935LabCon20,36444.173.8%Lab hold
1931LabCon10,37324.777.5%Lab hold
1929LabCon20,94552.577.8%Lab hold
1924LabCon8,76530.575.9%Lab hold
1923LabCon8,64437.164.0%Lab hold
1922Lab—unopposed——Lab hold
1918LabCo Lab5,02327.956.3%

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 Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley?

Labour won Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley at the 1951 general election with a majority of 28,520.

Which parties have won Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 10.

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