1945 general election · Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire (West Riding) Pontefract: 1945 general election result
Labour won Yorkshire (West Riding) Pontefract at the 1945 general election with a majority of 8,642. Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- LabourLabour
- Majority
- 8,64221.2% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 74.7%40,738 valid votes
- Electorate
- 54,537
| Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Won | 24,690 | 60.6% | |
| Conservative | 16,048 | 39.4% | |
| Valid votes | 40,738 | ||
| Majority | 8,642 | 21.2% | |
No change figures: the constituency’s boundaries changed after the 1935 election.
Questions and answers
Who won Yorkshire (West Riding) Pontefract at the 1945 general election?
The Labour candidate won with 24,690 votes (60.6%).
What was the majority in Yorkshire (West Riding) Pontefract in 1945?
8,642 votes (21.2% of valid votes) over the Conservative.
What was the turnout in Yorkshire (West Riding) Pontefract in 1945?
74.7% of the 54,537 registered electors cast a valid vote (40,738 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