North West: 1951 general election results
How North West voted at the 1951 general election: the Conservatives won 43 of 84 seats with 50.6% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 43 | +4 | 1,985,811 | 50.6% | +5.2 | ||
| Labour | 40 | −5 | 1,853,447 | 47.2% | +2.4 | ||
| Liberal | 1 | +1 | 85,588 | 2.2% | −6.7 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 1,498 | 0.04% | |||||
Change compared with the 1950 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Lab | 2,191 | 4.6 | 90.0% | Lab hold |
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | 16,522 | 32.1 | 84.0% | Con hold |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 1,684 | 4.1 | 86.6% | Lab hold |
| Barrow in Furness | Lab | 6,484 | 13.8 | 86.2% | Lab hold |
| Bebington | Con | 8,421 | 14.7 | 85.8% | Con hold |
| Birkenhead | Lab | 5,249 | 10.0 | 82.8% | Lab hold |
| Blackburn East | Lab | 2,632 | 7.2 | 88.8% | Lab hold |
| Blackburn West | Con | 2,701 | 7.4 | 88.9% | Con hold |
| Blackpool North | Con | 17,229 | 40.4 | 73.2% | Con hold |
| Blackpool South | Con | 14,421 | 34.4 | 75.0% | Con hold |
| Bolton East | Con | 355 | 0.7 | 84.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Bolton West | Lib | 2,748 | 5.5 | 84.8% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Bootle | Lab | 4,062 | 8.1 | 81.2% | Lab hold |
| Burnley | Lab | 7,227 | 13.1 | 88.7% | Lab hold |
| Bury and Radcliffe | Con | 1,891 | 3.3 | 86.5% | Con hold |
| Carlisle | Lab | 3,192 | 7.6 | 87.4% | Lab hold |
| Cheshire Cheadle | Con | 19,459 | 37.7 | 85.7% | Con hold |
| Cheshire City of Chester | Con | 7,785 | 17.0 | 82.6% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Crewe | Lab | 2,443 | 4.5 | 86.5% | Lab hold |
| Cheshire Knutsford | Con | 19,474 | 39.9 | 83.0% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Macclesfield | Con | 9,006 | 18.1 | 87.3% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Northwich | Con | 7,075 | 13.7 | 83.7% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Runcorn | Con | 9,841 | 24.7 | 85.2% | Con hold |
| Cheshire Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 298 | 0.6 | 87.4% | Lab hold |
| Cheshire Wirral | Con | 15,239 | 30.5 | 81.7% | Con hold |
| Crosby | Con | 14,783 | 41.9 | 79.8% | Con hold |
| Cumberland Penrith and the Border | Con | 12,515 | 29.1 | 83.5% | Con hold |
| Cumberland Whitehaven | Lab | 7,200 | 18.4 | 85.2% | Lab hold |
| Cumberland Workington | Lab | 8,644 | 20.0 | 87.5% | Lab hold |
| Droylsden | Lab | 1,870 | 3.6 | 87.7% | Lab hold |
| Eccles | Lab | 2,611 | 4.9 | 86.8% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Chorley | Lab | 583 | 1.2 | 88.1% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Clitheroe | Con | 4,425 | 10.6 | 90.1% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Darwen | Con | 3,180 | 8.7 | 88.6% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Farnworth | Lab | 8,185 | 18.4 | 86.8% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Heywood and Royton | Con | 4,003 | 7.7 | 85.1% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Huyton | Lab | 1,193 | 2.6 | 84.8% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Ince | Lab | 19,843 | 44.6 | 87.0% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Lancaster | Con | 2,456 | 6.4 | 86.1% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Middleton and Prestwich | Con | 9,750 | 20.3 | 85.0% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Morecombe and Lonsdale | Con | 17,479 | 38.9 | 80.4% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Newton | Lab | 8,898 | 16.5 | 87.2% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire North Fylde | Con | 14,135 | 38.5 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Lancashire Ormskirk | Con | 13,821 | 34.9 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Lancashire South Fylde | Con | 22,868 | 48.0 | 79.9% | Con hold |
| Lancashire West Houghton | Lab | 10,675 | 22.3 | 76.5% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire Widnes | Lab | 3,373 | 8.4 | 87.4% | Lab hold |
| Leigh | Lab | 14,296 | 26.7 | 86.0% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Edge Hill | Lab | 3,337 | 7.9 | 76.4% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Exchange | Lab | 6,835 | 20.8 | 69.2% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Garston | Con | 16,625 | 30.4 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Lab | 758 | 2.0 | 77.9% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Scotland | Lab | 15,214 | 36.3 | 71.1% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Toxteth | Con | 3,634 | 8.5 | 77.5% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Walton | Con | 3,752 | 7.2 | 81.0% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Con | 8,477 | 17.7 | 78.3% | Con hold |
| Liverpool West Derby | Con | 1,707 | 3.2 | 80.3% | Con hold |
| Manchester Ardwick | Lab | 4,418 | 11.1 | 78.5% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Blackley | Con | 2,272 | 4.4 | 85.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Manchester Cheetham | Lab | 9,008 | 24.6 | 75.3% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Clayton | Lab | 11,863 | 26.9 | 78.6% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Exchange | Lab | 3,594 | 10.8 | 71.8% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 7,948 | 16.0 | 81.8% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Moss Side | Con | 10,878 | 24.4 | 77.0% | Con hold |
| Manchester Withington | Con | 12,200 | 29.5 | 79.6% | Con hold |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Con | 6,566 | 13.0 | 80.4% | Con hold |
| Nelson and Colne | Lab | 4,400 | 9.4 | 89.0% | Lab hold |
| Oldham East | Con | 2,057 | 4.4 | 82.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Oldham West | Lab | 4,195 | 8.9 | 83.5% | Lab hold |
| Preston North | Con | 1,108 | 2.4 | 87.5% | Con hold |
| Preston South | Lab | 16 | 0.0 | 86.5% | Lab hold |
| Rochdale | Con | 454 | 0.8 | 85.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Rossendale | Lab | 1,670 | 3.5 | 88.6% | Lab hold |
| Salford East | Lab | 6,778 | 13.9 | 79.7% | Lab hold |
| Salford West | Lab | 3,487 | 6.8 | 83.0% | Lab hold |
| Southport | Con | 17,853 | 35.4 | 77.7% | Con hold |
| St Helens | Lab | 15,858 | 26.6 | 79.7% | Lab hold |
| Stockport North | Con | 4,798 | 10.3 | 85.4% | Con hold |
| Stockport South | Con | 3,400 | 8.3 | 84.2% | Con hold |
| Stretford | Con | 9,725 | 15.9 | 83.4% | Con hold |
| Wallasey | Con | 15,705 | 26.6 | 79.7% | Con hold |
| Warrington | Lab | 8,602 | 19.0 | 82.7% | Lab hold |
| Westmorland | Con | 14,108 | 35.4 | 83.5% | Con hold |
| Wigan | Lab | 17,452 | 33.8 | 87.0% | Lab hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1951 general election?
The Conservatives won 43 of the 84 seats in North West, with 50.6% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1951?
84 constituencies.
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