1929 general election · Scotland
Greenock: 1929 general election result
The Liberals won Greenock at the 1929 general election with a majority of 1,493 (Lib gain from Lab). Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- LiberalLiberal
- Majority
- 1,4934.3% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 78.7%34,409 valid votes
- Electorate
- 43,720
- Result
- Lib gain from Lab
| Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Won | 11,190 | 32.5% | −16.1 | |
| Labour | 9,697 | 28.2% | −23.2 | |
| Communist | 7,005 | 20.4% | +20.4 | |
| Conservative | 6,517 | 18.9% | +18.9 | |
| Valid votes | 34,409 | |||
| Majority | 1,493 | 4.3% | ||
Change compared with the 1924 general election (same boundaries).
Questions and answers
Who won Greenock at the 1929 general election?
The Liberal candidate won with 11,190 votes (32.5%). Result: Lib gain from Lab.
What was the majority in Greenock in 1929?
1,493 votes (4.3% of valid votes) over the Labour.
What was the turnout in Greenock in 1929?
78.7% of the 43,720 registered electors cast a valid vote (34,409 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