North West: 1950 general election results
How North West voted at the 1950 general election: Labour won 45 of 84 seats with 44.8% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 45 | −6 | 1,786,352 | 44.8% | −2.6 | ||
| Conservative | 39 | +14 | 1,810,473 | 45.4% | +5.1 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | −1 | 355,421 | 8.9% | −0.4 | ||
| Independent Conservative | 0 | new | 22,872 | 0.6% | — | ||
| 3 other parties and independents | 9,681 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the 1945 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Lab | 4,273 | 9.0 | 91.0% | |
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | 14,299 | 26.6 | 88.7% | |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 924 | 2.2 | 86.4% | |
| Barrow in Furness | Lab | 9,549 | 20.4 | 87.8% | |
| Bebington | Con | 3,219 | 5.6 | 87.2% | |
| Birkenhead | Lab | 6,129 | 11.6 | 84.9% | |
| Blackburn East | Lab | 4,818 | 13.1 | 89.1% | |
| Blackburn West | Con | 1,879 | 5.1 | 89.6% | |
| Blackpool North | Con | 16,347 | 34.8 | 79.4% | |
| Blackpool South | Con | 12,610 | 27.2 | 81.4% | |
| Bolton East | Lab | 3,709 | 6.8 | 87.3% | |
| Bolton West | Lab | 5,048 | 9.7 | 87.5% | |
| Bootle | Lab | 3,799 | 7.9 | 82.1% | |
| Burnley | Lab | 7,059 | 12.8 | 89.5% | |
| Bury and Radcliffe | Con | 780 | 1.4 | 87.0% | |
| Carlisle | Lab | 5,181 | 12.7 | 88.5% | |
| Cheshire Cheadle | Con | 17,351 | 32.8 | 88.9% | |
| Cheshire City of Chester | Con | 7,639 | 16.6 | 83.9% | |
| Cheshire Crewe | Lab | 3,626 | 6.7 | 86.7% | |
| Cheshire Knutsford | Con | 16,913 | 33.7 | 87.1% | |
| Cheshire Macclesfield | Con | 6,562 | 13.0 | 89.4% | |
| Cheshire Northwich | Con | 5,258 | 10.1 | 87.7% | |
| Cheshire Runcorn | Con | 8,082 | 19.7 | 88.6% | |
| Cheshire Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 1,843 | 3.7 | 87.7% | |
| Cheshire Wirral | Con | 13,239 | 25.8 | 85.9% | |
| Crosby | Con | 12,944 | 34.9 | 84.5% | |
| Cumberland Penrith and the Border | Con | 8,881 | 20.2 | 85.3% | |
| Cumberland Whitehaven | Lab | 7,617 | 20.0 | 87.0% | |
| Cumberland Workington | Lab | 11,095 | 25.5 | 89.4% | |
| Droylsden | Lab | 4,136 | 8.0 | 87.7% | |
| Eccles | Lab | 5,223 | 9.7 | 88.4% | |
| Lancashire Chorley | Lab | 361 | 0.7 | 88.4% | |
| Lancashire Clitheroe | Con | 2,455 | 5.9 | 91.7% | |
| Lancashire Darwen | Con | 4,569 | 12.4 | 89.6% | |
| Lancashire Farnworth | Lab | 11,109 | 24.8 | 88.1% | |
| Lancashire Heywood and Royton | Con | 2,036 | 3.8 | 88.0% | |
| Lancashire Huyton | Lab | 834 | 1.9 | 85.0% | |
| Lancashire Ince | Lab | 19,533 | 43.6 | 88.7% | |
| Lancashire Lancaster | Con | 3,096 | 8.1 | 85.1% | |
| Lancashire Middleton and Prestwich | Con | 7,805 | 16.0 | 86.9% | |
| Lancashire Morecombe and Lonsdale | Con | 15,273 | 32.8 | 84.2% | |
| Lancashire Newton | Lab | 9,764 | 18.1 | 88.0% | |
| Lancashire North Fylde | Con | 13,023 | 33.7 | 82.8% | |
| Lancashire Ormskirk | Con | 14,071 | 32.5 | 83.9% | |
| Lancashire South Fylde | Con | 22,278 | 44.2 | 83.6% | |
| Lancashire West Houghton | Lab | 11,858 | 24.5 | 88.2% | |
| Lancashire Widnes | Lab | 3,220 | 8.2 | 88.2% | |
| Leigh | Lab | 14,600 | 27.0 | 87.4% | |
| Liverpool Edge Hill | Lab | 3,004 | 7.0 | 78.3% | |
| Liverpool Exchange | Lab | 5,342 | 15.7 | 72.8% | |
| Liverpool Garston | Con | 14,303 | 25.9 | 84.9% | |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Lab | 628 | 1.6 | 79.7% | |
| Liverpool Scotland | Lab | 13,847 | 32.3 | 74.8% | |
| Liverpool Toxteth | Con | 2,620 | 6.0 | 80.4% | |
| Liverpool Walton | Con | 4,267 | 8.0 | 83.1% | |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Con | 7,605 | 15.1 | 82.4% | |
| Liverpool West Derby | Con | 2,032 | 3.8 | 81.6% | |
| Manchester Ardwick | Lab | 4,733 | 11.7 | 81.5% | |
| Manchester Blackley | Lab | 42 | 0.1 | 85.7% | |
| Manchester Cheetham | Lab | 9,831 | 25.9 | 79.5% | |
| Manchester Clayton | Lab | 14,328 | 31.0 | 82.7% | |
| Manchester Exchange | Lab | 4,619 | 13.6 | 74.8% | |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 9,524 | 18.7 | 85.5% | |
| Manchester Moss Side | Con | 8,578 | 19.2 | 78.7% | |
| Manchester Withington | Con | 8,611 | 19.7 | 85.3% | |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Con | 5,584 | 12.1 | 84.2% | |
| Nelson and Colne | Lab | 4,242 | 9.1 | 88.6% | |
| Oldham East | Lab | 393 | 0.8 | 84.1% | |
| Oldham West | Lab | 4,793 | 10.1 | 85.1% | |
| Preston North | Con | 938 | 2.1 | 86.8% | |
| Preston South | Lab | 149 | 0.3 | 85.7% | |
| Rochdale | Lab | 4,204 | 7.4 | 88.0% | |
| Rossendale | Lab | 2,113 | 4.4 | 88.9% | |
| Salford East | Lab | 8,248 | 16.6 | 81.3% | |
| Salford West | Lab | 5,292 | 10.1 | 85.0% | |
| Southport | Con | 15,607 | 29.5 | 81.8% | |
| St Helens | Lab | 18,773 | 30.0 | 84.9% | |
| Stockport North | Con | 3,628 | 7.6 | 88.5% | |
| Stockport South | Con | 2,182 | 5.2 | 86.9% | |
| Stretford | Con | 5,603 | 8.9 | 86.9% | |
| Wallasey | Con | 14,915 | 25.1 | 82.5% | |
| Warrington | Lab | 8,752 | 18.8 | 86.0% | |
| Westmorland | Con | 13,174 | 32.7 | 85.5% | |
| Wigan | Lab | 17,013 | 32.5 | 89.3% |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1950 general election?
Labour won 45 of the 84 seats in North West, with 44.8% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1950?
84 constituencies.
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