North West: 1955 general election results
How North West voted at the 1955 general election: the Conservatives won 46 of 83 seats with 52.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 46 | +3 | 1,860,970 | 52.0% | +1.4 | ||
| Labour | 36 | −4 | 1,637,880 | 45.8% | −1.4 | ||
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 74,083 | 2.1% | −0.1 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 4,863 | 0.1% | |||||
Change compared with the 1951 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Lab | 1,345 | 3.1 | 85.7% | |
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | 18,412 | 37.4 | 80.0% | |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 1,965 | 3.9 | 80.8% | |
| Barrow in Furness | Lab | 2,759 | 6.4 | 80.7% | |
| Bebington | Con | 9,423 | 17.5 | 79.2% | |
| Birkenhead | Lab | 3,174 | 6.9 | 75.7% | |
| Blackburn | Lab | 489 | 0.9 | 83.1% | |
| Blackpool North | Con | 16,030 | 42.4 | 66.7% | |
| Blackpool South | Con | 12,225 | 32.8 | 67.7% | |
| Bolton East | Con | 3,511 | 7.2 | 79.2% | |
| Bolton West | Lib | 4,813 | 10.7 | 79.1% | |
| Bootle | Lab | 1,438 | 3.9 | 75.7% | |
| Burnley | Lab | 5,636 | 11.3 | 83.5% | |
| Bury and Radcliffe | Con | 3,749 | 7.2 | 80.2% | |
| Carlisle | Con | 370 | 0.9 | 82.3% | |
| Cheadle | Con | 19,974 | 40.2 | 80.6% | |
| Chorley | Lab | 1,338 | 2.8 | 84.3% | |
| City of Chester | Con | 11,002 | 25.0 | 77.9% | |
| Clitheroe | Con | 4,944 | 12.9 | 85.3% | |
| Crewe | Lab | 6,356 | 15.4 | 81.5% | |
| Crosby | Con | 15,436 | 36.0 | 73.7% | |
| Darwen | Con | 7,916 | 17.4 | 82.3% | |
| Eccles | Lab | 2,326 | 4.8 | 81.5% | |
| Farnworth | Lab | 6,598 | 15.3 | 81.5% | |
| Heywood and Royton | Con | 3,210 | 6.6 | 81.8% | |
| Huyton | Lab | 2,558 | 5.4 | 78.5% | |
| Ince | Lab | 18,647 | 45.5 | 81.0% | |
| Knutsford | Con | 19,486 | 50.4 | 77.7% | |
| Lancaster | Con | 4,549 | 12.9 | 80.3% | |
| Leigh | Lab | 11,956 | 24.8 | 80.1% | |
| Liverpool Edge Hill | Lab | 1,120 | 2.9 | 68.0% | |
| Liverpool Exchange | Lab | 7,186 | 20.7 | 62.5% | |
| Liverpool Garston | Con | 11,969 | 27.0 | 71.0% | |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Con | 1,814 | 4.2 | 70.6% | |
| Liverpool Scotland | Lab | 10,107 | 30.0 | 60.1% | |
| Liverpool Toxteth | Con | 4,539 | 12.4 | 69.6% | |
| Liverpool Walton | Con | 2,862 | 6.4 | 75.3% | |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Con | 15,620 | 38.4 | 70.8% | |
| Liverpool West Derby | Con | 2,584 | 6.5 | 73.3% | |
| Macclesfield | Con | 9,189 | 20.0 | 80.6% | |
| Manchester Ardwick | Lab | 2,082 | 4.8 | 71.7% | |
| Manchester Blackley | Con | 5,436 | 12.0 | 77.3% | |
| Manchester Cheetham | Lab | 8,531 | 24.4 | 65.7% | |
| Manchester Exchange | Lab | 7,281 | 22.0 | 63.2% | |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 269 | 0.6 | 76.5% | |
| Manchester Moss Side | Con | 10,528 | 28.7 | 69.1% | |
| Manchester Openshaw | Lab | 8,042 | 19.5 | 72.7% | |
| Manchester Withington | Con | 12,653 | 28.9 | 71.9% | |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Con | 2,822 | 5.7 | 76.3% | |
| Middleton and Prestwick | Con | 10,107 | 22.9 | 75.5% | |
| Morecambe and Lonsdale | Con | 17,701 | 42.4 | 74.4% | |
| Nantwich | Con | 7,366 | 22.2 | 77.6% | |
| Nelson and Colne | Lab | 2,291 | 5.5 | 83.4% | |
| Newton | Lab | 7,955 | 15.7 | 81.8% | |
| North Fylde | Con | 14,660 | 44.5 | 68.6% | |
| Northwich | Con | 6,555 | 18.8 | 79.7% | |
| Oldham East | Con | 380 | 0.9 | 77.7% | |
| Oldham West | Lab | 3,539 | 8.3 | 78.7% | |
| Ormskirk | Con | 14,539 | 36.7 | 73.1% | |
| Penrith and the Borders | Con | 13,672 | 34.5 | 77.9% | |
| Preston North | Con | 2,903 | 7.0 | 81.4% | |
| Preston South | Con | 474 | 1.1 | 81.9% | |
| Rochdale | Con | 1,590 | 3.1 | 82.8% | |
| Rossendale | Lab | 2,911 | 6.6 | 84.2% | |
| Runcorn | Con | 10,830 | 28.1 | 81.1% | |
| Salford East | Lab | 1,728 | 4.4 | 69.8% | |
| Salford West | Lab | 859 | 2.0 | 74.9% | |
| South Fylde | Con | 22,395 | 50.9 | 72.6% | |
| Southport | Con | 17,441 | 40.5 | 68.8% | |
| St.Helens | Lab | 15,883 | 28.6 | 73.5% | |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 155 | 0.3 | 83.5% | |
| Stockport North | Con | 4,567 | 10.7 | 79.8% | |
| Stockport South | Con | 4,086 | 11.0 | 79.0% | |
| Stretford | Con | 11,834 | 21.8 | 76.1% | |
| Wallasey | Con | 14,218 | 26.9 | 72.3% | |
| Warrington | Lab | 5,646 | 14.2 | 73.9% | |
| Westhoughton | Lab | 10,052 | 22.0 | 83.0% | |
| Westmorland | Con | 13,147 | 35.9 | 77.6% | |
| Whitehaven | Lab | 6,194 | 16.1 | 83.8% | |
| Widnes | Lab | 1,449 | 3.8 | 83.1% | |
| Wigan | Lab | 14,872 | 32.2 | 80.3% | |
| Wirral | Con | 17,051 | 34.8 | 76.5% | |
| Workington | Lab | 7,928 | 18.8 | 86.1% |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1955 general election?
The Conservatives won 46 of the 83 seats in North West, with 52.0% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1955?
83 constituencies.
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