North West: 1935 general election results
How North West voted at the 1935 general election: the Conservatives won 52 of 86 seats with 50.8% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 52 | −13 | 1,637,338 | 50.8% | −8.4 | ||
| Labour | 20 | +14 | 1,275,930 | 39.6% | +8.9 | ||
| Liberal | 2 | 0 | 203,458 | 6.3% | −0.7 | ||
| National Liberal | 1 | 0 | 44,527 | 1.4% | +1.4 | ||
| National Labour | 1 | 0 | 27,624 | 0.9% | −0.2 | ||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 34,661 | 1.1% | +0.8 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 2,369 | 0.07% | |||||
Change compared with the 1931 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Con | 4,070 | 8.8 | 87.1% | Con hold |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 114 | 0.4 | 81.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Barrow in Furness | Con | 217 | 0.6 | 85.4% | Con hold |
| Birkenhead East | Lib | 6,694 | 19.4 | 74.2% | Lib hold |
| Birkenhead West | Con | 3,753 | 11.9 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Blackburn | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 84.9% | |
| Blackpool | Con | 34,916 | 47.0 | 74.0% | Con hold |
| Bolton | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 76.8% | |
| Bootle | Con | 3,368 | 9.8 | 71.3% | Con hold |
| Burnley | Lab | 4,195 | 7.2 | 87.6% | Lab gain from Nat |
| Bury | Con | 5,580 | 15.0 | 83.3% | Con hold |
| Carlisle | Con | 2,635 | 7.7 | 88.3% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Altrincham | Con | 29,226 | 40.5 | 72.0% | Con hold |
| Cheshire City of Chester | Con | 6,699 | 20.0 | 77.9% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Crewe | Con | 1,109 | 2.6 | 80.3% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Eddisbury | Nat Lib | unopposed | — | — | Nat Lib hold |
| Cheshire Knutsford | Con | 12,999 | 27.4 | 76.3% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Macclesfield | Con | 9,488 | 20.6 | 78.9% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Northwich | Con | 4,027 | 9.0 | 77.9% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Stalybridge and Hyde | Con | 5,073 | 11.0 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Wirral | Con | 25,816 | 45.0 | 69.7% | Con hold |
| Cumberland Northern | Lib | 894 | 3.7 | 83.9% | Lib gain from Con |
| Cumberland Penrith and Cockermouth | Con | 6,460 | 28.7 | 78.4% | Con hold |
| Cumberland Whitehaven | Lab | 352 | 1.2 | 87.3% | Lab gain from Con |
| Cumberland Workington | Lab | unopposed | — | — | Lab hold |
| Eccles | Con | 2,255 | 5.3 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Chorley | Con | 5,775 | 13.8 | 78.4% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Clitheroe | Con | 3,752 | 9.7 | 87.7% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Darwen | Con | 1,157 | 3.1 | 89.9% | Con gain from Lib |
| Lancashire Farnworth | Lab | 5,201 | 12.2 | 82.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lancashire Fylde | Con | 23,352 | 41.6 | 72.0% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Heywood and Radcliffe | Con | 9,427 | 20.9 | 78.2% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Ince | Lab | 16,406 | 45.2 | 77.3% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Lancaster | Con | 13,578 | 27.4 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Lonsdale | Con | 9,392 | 32.8 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Middleton and Prestwich | Con | 9,971 | 22.3 | 74.5% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Mossley | Con | 2,170 | 4.6 | 75.3% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Newton | Lab | 5,791 | 16.9 | 84.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lancashire Ormskirk | Nat Lab | 8,045 | 17.0 | 65.8% | Nat Lab hold |
| Lancashire Royton | Con | 10,600 | 27.0 | 81.7% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Stretford | Con | 15,596 | 28.8 | 72.5% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Waterloo | Con | unopposed | — | — | Con hold |
| Lancashire West Houghton | Lab | 7,242 | 20.7 | 83.2% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Widnes | Con | 5,270 | 12.1 | 80.1% | Con hold |
| Leigh | Lab | unopposed | — | — | Lab hold |
| Liverpool East Toxteth | Con | 7,016 | 20.5 | 65.2% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Edge Hill | Con | 301 | 1.1 | 68.1% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Everton | Lab | 177 | 0.8 | 67.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Liverpool Exchange | Con | 4,412 | 14.5 | 65.7% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Fairfield | Con | 7,441 | 25.0 | 61.7% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Con | 556 | 2.0 | 69.5% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Scotland | Lab | 7,664 | 31.4 | 64.1% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Walton | Con | 8,544 | 23.3 | 64.2% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Con | 7,847 | 17.1 | 73.2% | Con hold |
| Liverpool West Derby | Con | 10,978 | 30.2 | 62.6% | Con hold |
| Liverpool West Toxteth | Lab | 2,004 | 5.7 | 78.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Manchester Ardwick | Lab | 1,808 | 5.9 | 71.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Manchester Blackley | Con | 5,462 | 15.8 | 78.1% | Con hold |
| Manchester Clayton | Lab | 2,668 | 7.5 | 77.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Manchester Exchange | Con | 7,643 | 25.9 | 63.3% | Con hold |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 4,206 | 11.7 | 77.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Manchester Hulme | Con | 5,851 | 20.7 | 66.7% | Con hold |
| Manchester Moss Side | Con | 4,505 | 17.4 | 63.2% | Con hold |
| Manchester Platting | Lab | 1,337 | 3.8 | 76.5% | Lab gain from Con |
| Manchester Rusholme | Con | 10,420 | 33.1 | 69.8% | Con hold |
| Manchester Withington | Con | 23,316 | 40.8 | 70.9% | Con hold |
| Nelson and Colne | Lab | 4,315 | 9.0 | 84.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Oldham | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 79.2% | |
| Preston | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 82.6% | |
| Rochdale | Lab | 1,795 | 3.3 | 84.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Rossendale | Con | 881 | 2.2 | 86.1% | Con hold |
| Salford North | Con | 4,632 | 13.2 | 74.0% | Con hold |
| Salford South | Con | 304 | 1.0 | 73.4% | Con hold |
| Salford West | Con | 4,513 | 12.4 | 79.6% | Con hold |
| Southport | Con | 18,233 | 44.4 | 70.9% | Con hold |
| St Helens | Lab | 3,981 | 7.4 | 82.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Stockport | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 79.5% | |
| Wallasey | Con | 14,458 | 34.9 | 66.1% | Con hold |
| Warrington | Con | 604 | 1.4 | 84.8% | Con hold |
| Westmorland | Con | 12,217 | 37.0 | 73.8% | Con hold |
| Wigan | Lab | 10,304 | 22.6 | 81.7% | Lab hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1935 general election?
The Conservatives won 52 of the 86 seats in North West, with 50.8% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1935?
86 constituencies.
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