North West: 1945 general election results
How North West voted at the 1945 general election: Labour won 51 of 88 seats with 47.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 51 | +31 | 1,639,405 | 47.5% | +7.9 | ||
| Conservative | 25 | −27 | 1,394,419 | 40.4% | −10.4 | ||
| Liberal | 1 | −1 | 323,354 | 9.4% | +3.1 | ||
| National Liberal | 1 | 0 | 55,708 | 1.6% | +0.2 | ||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 18,397 | 0.5% | −0.5 | ||
| 3 other parties and independents | 22,800 | 0.7% | |||||
Change compared with the 1935 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Lab | 5,077 | 11.7 | 83.1% | |
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | 5,381 | 11.2 | 80.2% | |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 3,394 | 12.8 | 78.6% | |
| Barrow in Furness | Lab | 12,291 | 31.1 | 79.7% | |
| Birkenhead East | Lab | 4,650 | 14.3 | 73.6% | |
| Birkenhead West | Lab | 3,977 | 14.6 | 75.1% | |
| Blackburn | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 82.5% | |
| Blackpool North | Con | 12,394 | 23.9 | 68.0% | |
| Blackpool South | Con | 16,043 | 32.6 | 72.3% | |
| Bolton | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 78.1% | |
| Bootle | Lab | 4,643 | 17.2 | 69.7% | |
| Burnley | Lab | 13,691 | 27.1 | 80.4% | |
| Bury | Con | 110 | 0.3 | 78.3% | |
| Carlisle | Lab | 5,149 | 14.0 | 79.1% | |
| Cheshire Bucklow | Con | 7,668 | 14.6 | 76.3% | |
| Cheshire City of Chester | Con | 5,479 | 14.5 | 72.0% | |
| Cheshire Crewe | Lab | 9,948 | 21.2 | 74.6% | |
| Cheshire Eddisbury | Nat Lib | 7,902 | 29.8 | 75.2% | |
| Cheshire Knutsford | Con | 18,640 | 31.7 | 77.1% | |
| Cheshire Macclesfield | Con | 3,053 | 5.9 | 80.1% | |
| Cheshire Northwich | Con | 15 | 0.0 | 78.1% | |
| Cheshire Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 4,370 | 9.5 | 80.5% | |
| Cheshire Wirral | Con | 16,625 | 20.1 | 74.9% | |
| Cumberland Northern | Lib | 198 | 0.8 | 75.6% | |
| Cumberland Penrith and Cockermouth | Con | 2,619 | 10.8 | 79.3% | |
| Cumberland Whitehaven | Lab | 6,747 | 22.2 | 82.8% | |
| Cumberland Workington | Lab | 15,438 | 45.0 | 80.5% | |
| Eccles | Lab | 7,446 | 16.6 | 78.9% | |
| Lancashire Chorley | Lab | 2,955 | 6.4 | 76.1% | |
| Lancashire Clitheroe | Lab | 2,647 | 7.3 | 83.2% | |
| Lancashire Darwen | Con | 2,341 | 7.1 | 82.7% | |
| Lancashire Farnworth | Lab | 13,892 | 32.3 | 77.5% | |
| Lancashire Fylde | Con | 15,828 | 25.6 | 70.6% | |
| Lancashire Heywood and Radcliffe | Lab | 892 | 2.0 | 76.4% | |
| Lancashire Ince | Lab | 18,827 | 48.8 | 78.9% | |
| Lancashire Lancaster | Con | 7,723 | 14.1 | 74.0% | |
| Lancashire Lonsdale | Con | 5,135 | 16.0 | 77.2% | |
| Lancashire Middleton and Prestwich | Con | 791 | 1.5 | 75.4% | |
| Lancashire Mossley | Lab | 4,312 | 7.5 | 76.2% | |
| Lancashire Newton | Lab | 9,732 | 23.9 | 76.2% | |
| Lancashire Ormskirk | Lab | 7,022 | 10.8 | 69.3% | |
| Lancashire Royton | Con | 1,635 | 4.5 | 81.0% | |
| Lancashire Stretford | Lab | 6,294 | 9.7 | 78.5% | |
| Lancashire Waterloo | Con | 5,855 | 14.1 | 76.2% | |
| Lancashire West Houghton | Lab | 9,644 | 29.8 | 77.3% | |
| Lancashire Widnes | Lab | 12,598 | 17.7 | 76.0% | |
| Leigh | Lab | 18,418 | 39.6 | 80.9% | |
| Liverpool East Toxteth | Con | 5,769 | 15.7 | 70.1% | |
| Liverpool Edge Hill | Lab | 6,039 | 29.8 | 66.1% | |
| Liverpool Everton | Lab | 4,282 | 30.8 | 62.9% | |
| Liverpool Exchange | Lab | 665 | 4.1 | 60.9% | |
| Liverpool Fairfield | Lab | 1,147 | 3.6 | 65.8% | |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Lab | 4,226 | 21.5 | 64.2% | |
| Liverpool Scotland | Lab | unopposed | — | — | |
| Liverpool Walton | Lab | 2,636 | 6.3 | 69.4% | |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Con | 5,221 | 9.9 | 73.1% | |
| Liverpool West Derby | Con | 3,428 | 8.5 | 67.6% | |
| Liverpool West Toxteth | Lab | 4,814 | 19.5 | 68.5% | |
| Manchester Ardwick | Lab | 6,267 | 27.9 | 68.2% | |
| Manchester Blackley | Lab | 4,814 | 11.0 | 74.9% | |
| Manchester Clayton | Lab | 12,518 | 38.8 | 69.6% | |
| Manchester Exchange | Lab | 4,017 | 20.0 | 70.2% | |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 13,296 | 38.1 | 75.5% | |
| Manchester Hulme | Lab | 2,434 | 11.3 | 64.7% | |
| Manchester Moss Side | Lab | 2,778 | 13.5 | 59.2% | |
| Manchester Platting | Lab | 7,165 | 27.9 | 72.6% | |
| Manchester Rusholme | Lab | 10 | 0.0 | 74.6% | |
| Manchester Withington | Con | 8,247 | 12.4 | 74.2% | |
| Nelson and Colne | Lab | 8,126 | 18.9 | 81.6% | |
| Oldham | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 76.3% | |
| Preston | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 80.2% | |
| Rochdale | Lab | 5,195 | 10.6 | 80.7% | |
| Rossendale | Lab | 5,588 | 15.5 | 83.4% | |
| Salford North | Lab | 6,350 | 21.0 | 72.5% | |
| Salford South | Lab | 4,791 | 20.8 | 72.6% | |
| Salford West | Lab | 3,689 | 11.0 | 76.8% | |
| Southport | Con | 13,196 | 26.0 | 74.2% | |
| St Helens | Lab | 16,989 | 32.5 | 76.7% | |
| Stockport | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 77.2% | |
| Wallasey | Con | 3,810 | 8.9 | 75.2% | |
| Warrington | Lab | 9,155 | 25.9 | 73.7% | |
| Westmorland | Con | 10,043 | 27.1 | 76.9% | |
| Wigan | Lab | 16,726 | 36.3 | 80.4% |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1945 general election?
Labour won 51 of the 88 seats in North West, with 47.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1945?
88 constituencies.
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