Yorkshire and the Humber: 1951 general election results
How Yorkshire and the Humber voted at the 1951 general election: Labour won 36 of 57 seats with 54.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 36 | −1 | 1,429,523 | 54.0% | +1.8 | ||
| Conservative | 17 | +1 | 809,839 | 30.6% | +2.4 | ||
| National Liberal | 3 | 0 | 315,742 | 11.9% | +1.5 | ||
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 93,629 | 3.5% | −5.4 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 1,116 | 0.04% | |||||
Change compared with the 1950 general election in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Lab | 28,227 | 52.5 | 77.2% | Lab hold |
| Batley and Morley | Lab | 9,515 | 19.4 | 85.5% | Lab hold |
| Bradford Central | Lab | 8,872 | 21.4 | 83.7% | Lab hold |
| Bradford East | Lab | 11,797 | 25.8 | 84.3% | Lab hold |
| Bradford North | Nat Lib | 3,877 | 8.6 | 87.1% | Nat Lib hold |
| Bradford South | Lab | 3,501 | 7.7 | 86.2% | Lab hold |
| Brighouse and Spenborough | Lab | 2,277 | 4.6 | 88.7% | Lab hold |
| Dewsbury | Lab | 9,088 | 16.9 | 85.8% | Lab hold |
| Doncaster | Con | 384 | 0.8 | 86.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Grimsby | Lab | 6,851 | 13.2 | 82.0% | Lab hold |
| Halifax | Lab | 763 | 1.3 | 84.2% | Lab hold |
| Huddersfield East | Lab | 4,569 | 11.4 | 86.6% | Lab hold |
| Huddersfield West | Lib | 6,988 | 17.0 | 85.9% | Lib hold |
| Keighley | Lab | 2,448 | 5.4 | 87.5% | Lab hold |
| Kingston upon Hull Central | Lab | 11,261 | 23.4 | 76.3% | Lab hold |
| Kingston upon Hull East | Lab | 11,524 | 23.6 | 84.2% | Lab hold |
| Kingston upon Hull Haltemprice | Con | 7,584 | 16.2 | 82.8% | Con hold |
| Kingston upon Hull North | Con | 2,520 | 5.9 | 84.7% | Con hold |
| Leeds Central | Lab | 9,492 | 24.7 | 77.1% | Lab hold |
| Leeds North | Con | 13,041 | 27.4 | 81.7% | Con hold |
| Leeds North East | Lab | 6,411 | 16.7 | 80.9% | Lab hold |
| Leeds North West | Con | 10,383 | 25.1 | 82.4% | Con hold |
| Leeds South | Lab | 14,219 | 30.1 | 82.2% | Lab hold |
| Leeds South East | Lab | 8,652 | 21.0 | 84.4% | Lab hold |
| Leeds West | Lab | 3,400 | 8.2 | 85.9% | Lab hold |
| Lincolnshire (Parts of Lindsey) Brigg | Lab | 8,089 | 14.9 | 82.4% | Lab hold |
| Pontefract | Lab | 24,237 | 52.3 | 86.0% | Lab hold |
| Pudsey | Con | 3,356 | 7.5 | 88.9% | Con hold |
| Rotherham | Lab | 14,807 | 31.2 | 84.2% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Attercliffe | Lab | 17,797 | 42.3 | 82.7% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Brightside | Lab | 19,086 | 42.4 | 81.4% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Hallam | Nat Lib | 17,028 | 41.5 | 82.0% | Nat Lib hold |
| Sheffield Heeley | Nat Lib | 10,047 | 22.1 | 84.6% | Nat Lib hold |
| Sheffield Hillsborough | Lab | 8,657 | 18.1 | 84.9% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Neepsend | Lab | 18,225 | 46.1 | 79.5% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Park | Lab | 17,099 | 38.4 | 82.5% | Lab hold |
| Wakefield | Lab | 7,702 | 16.6 | 85.3% | Lab hold |
| York | Con | 921 | 1.4 | 86.4% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (East Riding) Beverley | Con | 15,159 | 32.1 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (East Riding) Bridlington | Con | 17,645 | 35.3 | 78.4% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Richmond | Con | 15,316 | 41.2 | 74.4% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Scarborough and Whitby | Con | 16,367 | 33.0 | 75.9% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) Thirsk and Malton | Con | 17,162 | 44.5 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Barkston Ash | Con | 6,618 | 15.2 | 85.1% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Colne Valley | Lab | 2,189 | 4.3 | 87.1% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Dearne Valley | Lab | 29,585 | 59.2 | 85.9% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Don Valley | Lab | 25,825 | 48.2 | 85.9% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Goole | Lab | 9,015 | 20.9 | 84.2% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Harrogate | Con | 16,785 | 41.1 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Hemsworth | Lab | 37,491 | 65.4 | 85.1% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Normanton | Lab | 19,853 | 47.0 | 85.5% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Penistone | Lab | 15,994 | 28.4 | 85.1% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Ripon | Con | 12,420 | 36.9 | 83.1% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley | Lab | 28,520 | 51.4 | 86.3% | Lab hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Shipley | Con | 1,503 | 3.5 | 90.5% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Skipton | Con | 7,960 | 18.1 | 86.1% | Con hold |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) Sowerby | Lab | 1,648 | 3.3 | 86.9% | Lab hold |
Yorkshire and the Humber at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in Yorkshire and the Humber at the 1951 general election?
Labour won 36 of the 57 seats in Yorkshire and the Humber, with 54.0% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Yorkshire and the Humber in 1951?
57 constituencies.
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