1966 general election · East Midlands
High Peak: 1966 general election result
Labour won High Peak at the 1966 general election with a majority of 814 (Lab gain from Con). Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- LabourLabour
- Majority
- 8142.0% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 84.2%41,052 valid votes
- Electorate
- 48,747
- Result
- Lab gain from Con
| Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Won | 16,938 | 41.3% | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | 16,124 | 39.3% | +1.2 | |
| Liberal | 7,990 | 19.5% | −7.5 | |
| Valid votes | 41,052 | |||
| Majority | 814 | 2.0% | ||
Change compared with the 1964 general election (same boundaries).
Questions and answers
Who won High Peak at the 1966 general election?
The Labour candidate won with 16,938 votes (41.3%). Result: Lab gain from Con.
What was the majority in High Peak in 1966?
814 votes (2.0% of valid votes) over the Conservative.
What was the turnout in High Peak in 1966?
84.2% of the 48,747 registered electors cast a valid vote (41,052 votes).
Official results House of Commons Library, General election results from 1918 to 2019. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data