1929 general election · East Midlands
Northampton: 1929 general election result
Labour won Northampton at the 1929 general election with a majority of 2,179 (Lab gain from Con). Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- LabourLabour
- Majority
- 2,1794.1% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 87.5%53,587 valid votes
- Electorate
- 61,222
- Result
- Lab gain from Con
| Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Won | 22,356 | 41.7% | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | 20,177 | 37.7% | −1.9 | |
| Liberal | 11,054 | 20.6% | −2.7 | |
| Valid votes | 53,587 | |||
| Majority | 2,179 | 4.1% | ||
Change compared with the 1924 general election (same boundaries).
Questions and answers
Who won Northampton at the 1929 general election?
The Labour candidate won with 22,356 votes (41.7%). Result: Lab gain from Con.
What was the majority in Northampton in 1929?
2,179 votes (4.1% of valid votes) over the Conservative.
What was the turnout in Northampton in 1929?
87.5% of the 61,222 registered electors cast a valid vote (53,587 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