1945 general election
Yorkshire and the Humber: 1945 general election results
How Yorkshire and the Humber voted at the 1945 general election: Labour won 43 of 56 seats with 53.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
← 1935 1950 → Change compared with the 1935 general election in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Constituency Winner Majority % Turnout Result
Barnsley 19,232 45.8 80.4% Batley and Morley 11,592 29.7 80.7% Bradford Central 8,988 30.8 76.2% Bradford East 6,634 18.9 79.0% Bradford North 3,444 7.4 79.5% Bradford South 9,002 19.4 76.7% Brigg 8,104 17.8 74.6% Dewsbury 7,656 26.4 80.1% Grimsby 9,643 20.4 68.2% Halifax 10,781 19.6 77.4% Huddersfield 8,866 12.8 78.4% Kingston upon Hull Central 4,680 31.3 73.0% Kingston upon Hull East 12,004 39.7 75.6% Kingston upon Hull North West 3,494 12.2 76.9% Kingston upon Hull South West 8,312 26.4 74.5% Leeds Central 5,359 22.9 63.5% Leeds North 128 0.2 71.9% Leeds North East 8,464 15.6 71.7% Leeds South 10,402 35.5 75.3% Leeds South East 15,845 55.9 71.5% Leeds West 14,136 31.4 75.2% Rotherham 23,234 48.3 76.4% Sheffield Attercliffe 18,092 62.7 79.4% Sheffield Brightside 11,196 35.4 75.5% Sheffield Central 2,473 18.4 72.0% Sheffield Ecclesall 6,075 18.1 75.5% Sheffield Hallam 2,865 8.5 75.7% Sheffield Hillsborough 10,556 26.8 76.0% Sheffield Park 13,542 29.9 73.9% Wakefield 6,110 23.3 80.3% York 4,072 9.2 76.2% Yorkshire (East Riding) Buckrose 950 3.1 71.7% Yorkshire (East Riding) Holderness 2,145 3.7 75.4% Yorkshire (East Riding) Howdenshire 10,187 26.7 71.1% Yorkshire (North Riding) Richmond 8,905 25.7 68.2% Yorkshire (North Riding) Scarborough and Whitby 10,047 24.6 69.0% Yorkshire (North Riding) Thirsk and Malton 6,911 20.3 65.4% Yorkshire (West Riding) Barkston Ash 116 0.2 75.5% Yorkshire (West Riding) Colne Valley 11,895 27.7 79.0% Yorkshire (West Riding) Don Valley 24,321 43.4 73.2% Yorkshire (West Riding) Doncaster 23,051 40.4 74.5% Yorkshire (West Riding) Elland 8,062 20.7 79.9% Yorkshire (West Riding) Hemsworth 26,206 62.8 80.8% Yorkshire (West Riding) Keighley 11,357 26.9 82.2% Yorkshire (West Riding) Normanton 22,979 68.6 79.9% Yorkshire (West Riding) Penistone 19,311 31.6 75.1% Yorkshire (West Riding) Pontefract 8,642 21.2 74.7% Yorkshire (West Riding) Pudsey and Otley 1,651 3.2 78.7% Yorkshire (West Riding) Ripon 17,075 35.3 69.8% Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley 29,830 50.4 75.2% Yorkshire (West Riding) Rothwell 28,459 48.1 75.3% Yorkshire (West Riding) Shipley 7,930 15.9 80.2% Yorkshire (West Riding) Skipton 2,201 5.1 81.5% Yorkshire (West Riding) Sowerby 6,933 19.9 81.9% Yorkshire (West Riding) Spen Valley 6,077 13.4 82.1% Yorkshire (West Riding) Wentworth 35,410 67.1 78.3%
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Questions and answers Who won in Yorkshire and the Humber at the 1945 general election? Labour won 43 of the 56 seats in Yorkshire and the Humber, with 53.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Yorkshire and the Humber in 1945? 56 constituencies.
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