1945 general election · North West
Preston: 1945 general election result
Preston returned 2 MPs at the 1945 general election. Votes by party, electorate and turnout.
- Turnout
- 80.2%70,964 valid votes
- Electorate
- 88,535
Preston elected 2 MPs. The source gives votes by party (not by candidate) for multi-member seats, so the seats are not split by party here.
| Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 33,496 | 47.2% | |
| Conservative | 29,060 | 41.0% | |
| Liberal | 5,370 | 7.6% | |
| Communist | 3,038 | 4.3% | |
| Valid votes | 70,964 | ||
No change figures: the constituency’s boundaries changed after the 1935 election.
Questions and answers
Who won Preston in 1945?
Preston elected 2 MPs. Our source gives the votes by party rather than by candidate for two-member seats, so the split of seats is not shown here.
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