North East: 1955 general election results
How North East voted at the 1955 general election: Labour won 24 of 31 seats with 57.7% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 24 | −1 | 787,304 | 57.7% | −1.5 | ||
| Conservative | 7 | +2 | 571,752 | 41.9% | +5.8 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 5,082 | 0.4% | |||||
Change compared with the 1951 general election in North East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick upon Tweed | Con | 6,277 | 20.7 | 72.8% | |
| Bishop Auckland | Lab | 5,845 | 15.5 | 77.0% | |
| Blaydon | Lab | 12,523 | 32.9 | 80.7% | |
| Blyth | Lab | 23,093 | 46.2 | 80.3% | |
| Chester-le-Street | Lab | 22,276 | 52.6 | 79.6% | |
| Cleveland | Lab | 181 | 0.3 | 80.8% | |
| Consett | Lab | 15,755 | 34.1 | 77.5% | |
| Darlington | Con | 2,581 | 5.3 | 82.3% | |
| Durham | Lab | 15,772 | 32.2 | 79.5% | |
| Easington | Lab | 25,257 | 58.1 | 79.4% | |
| Gateshead East | Lab | 4,947 | 12.9 | 78.8% | |
| Gateshead West | Lab | 10,331 | 30.6 | 72.5% | |
| Hexham | Con | 10,264 | 28.0 | 77.3% | |
| Houghton-le-Spring | Lab | 22,899 | 52.2 | 79.5% | |
| Jarrow | Lab | 10,402 | 26.7 | 79.1% | |
| Middlesbrough East | Lab | 10,758 | 24.8 | 72.7% | |
| Middlesbrough West | Con | 7,361 | 16.9 | 82.4% | |
| Morpeth | Lab | 14,833 | 41.1 | 80.4% | |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central | Lab | 13,003 | 33.2 | 70.9% | |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne East | Lab | 1,822 | 4.2 | 82.5% | |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne North | Con | 10,933 | 27.7 | 77.6% | |
| Newcastle-Upontyne West | Lab | 5,184 | 11.4 | 79.8% | |
| North West Durham | Lab | 14,006 | 34.8 | 79.1% | |
| Sedgefield | Lab | 8,853 | 19.4 | 79.9% | |
| South Shields | Lab | 10,252 | 19.3 | 71.6% | |
| Stockton on Tees | Lab | 3,815 | 8.9 | 83.8% | |
| Sunderland North | Lab | 2,836 | 6.2 | 75.7% | |
| Sunderland South | Con | 1,774 | 3.7 | 77.4% | |
| The Hartlepools | Lab | 1,585 | 3.3 | 81.8% | |
| Tynemouth | Con | 10,836 | 19.3 | 79.3% | |
| Wallsend | Lab | 9,350 | 15.6 | 81.0% |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North East at the 1955 general election?
Labour won 24 of the 31 seats in North East, with 57.7% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North East in 1955?
31 constituencies.
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