East Midlands: 1955 general election results
How East Midlands voted at the 1955 general election: Labour won 23 of 40 seats with 51.4% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 23 | −2 | 932,045 | 51.4% | −1.8 | ||
| Conservative | 17 | +3 | 855,216 | 47.2% | +5.4 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 23,849 | 1.3% | −0.9 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 916 | 0.05% | |||||
Change compared with the 1951 general election in East Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | Lab | 20,069 | 43.9 | 76.5% | |
| Bassetlaw | Lab | 7,498 | 16.2 | 79.5% | |
| Belper | Lab | 6,099 | 11.2 | 81.6% | |
| Bolsover | Lab | 22,019 | 57.8 | 77.6% | |
| Bosworth | Lab | 4,100 | 8.0 | 80.7% | |
| Carlton | Con | 6,857 | 14.2 | 81.0% | |
| Chesterfield | Lab | 7,854 | 15.3 | 79.9% | |
| Derby North | Lab | 5,006 | 11.6 | 75.7% | |
| Derby South | Lab | 6,509 | 15.1 | 78.8% | |
| Gainsborough | Con | 4,469 | 11.6 | 76.8% | |
| Grantham | Con | 2,375 | 5.0 | 82.8% | |
| Harborough | Con | 10,184 | 20.0 | 83.3% | |
| High Peak | Con | 5,442 | 13.8 | 79.5% | |
| Holland With Boston | Con | 9,083 | 17.0 | 76.1% | |
| Horncastle | Con | 10,270 | 33.7 | 71.0% | |
| Ilkeston | Lab | 21,693 | 38.6 | 80.4% | |
| Kettering | Lab | 5,903 | 10.4 | 81.6% | |
| Leicester North East | Lab | 5,170 | 13.1 | 78.5% | |
| Leicester North West | Lab | 3,510 | 8.3 | 78.7% | |
| Leicestersouth East | Con | 11,541 | 28.4 | 78.5% | |
| Leicestersouth West | Lab | 4,489 | 11.7 | 76.1% | |
| Lincoln | Lab | 5,222 | 12.3 | 85.1% | |
| Loughborough | Lab | 4,263 | 9.7 | 82.4% | |
| Louth | Con | 6,520 | 17.6 | 73.7% | |
| Mansfield | Lab | 16,033 | 37.1 | 78.3% | |
| Melton | Con | 10,780 | 21.8 | 80.9% | |
| Newark | Lab | 2,141 | 4.9 | 83.5% | |
| North East Derbyshire | Lab | 17,344 | 33.0 | 76.7% | |
| Northampton | Lab | 3,348 | 5.5 | 82.6% | |
| Nottingham Central | Con | 758 | 1.9 | 72.7% | |
| Nottingham North | Lab | 6,090 | 12.7 | 79.6% | |
| Nottingham South | Con | 7,053 | 13.8 | 78.3% | |
| Nottingham West | Lab | 3,908 | 8.3 | 76.1% | |
| Peterborough | Con | 3,238 | 6.6 | 83.0% | |
| Rushcliffe | Con | 1,643 | 3.6 | 82.9% | |
| Rutland and Stamford | Con | 2,819 | 8.7 | 79.7% | |
| South East Derbyshire | Lab | 1,581 | 3.2 | 82.1% | |
| South Northamptonshire | Con | 4,158 | 10.7 | 81.6% | |
| Wellingborough | Lab | 926 | 2.1 | 86.0% | |
| West Derbyshire | Con | 6,756 | 19.1 | 80.0% |
East Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East Midlands at the 1955 general election?
Labour won 23 of the 40 seats in East Midlands, with 51.4% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East Midlands in 1955?
40 constituencies.
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