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1918 general election · North West

Leigh: 1918 general election result

The Liberals won Leigh at the 1918 general election with a majority of 1,746. Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner
LiberalLiberal
Majority
1,7467.3% of valid votes
Turnout
66.9%24,038 valid votes
Electorate
35,912
Result
PartyVotesShareShare bar
Liberal Won12,89253.6%
Labour11,14646.4%
Valid votes24,038
Majority1,7467.3%

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Questions and answers

Who won Leigh at the 1918 general election?

The Liberal candidate won with 12,892 votes (53.6%).

What was the majority in Leigh in 1918?

1,746 votes (7.3% of valid votes) over the Labour.

What was the turnout in Leigh in 1918?

66.9% of the 35,912 registered electors cast a valid vote (24,038 votes).

Official results House of Commons Library, General election results from 1918 to 2019. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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