London: 1966 general election results
How London voted at the 1966 general election: Labour won 65 of 102 seats with 49.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 65 | +12 | 1,887,866 | 49.0% | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | 36 | −12 | 1,576,295 | 41.0% | −1.4 | |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 359,036 | 9.3% | −3.2 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 26,380 | 0.7% | 0 |
Change compared with the 1964 general election in London.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | Lab | 4,941 | 15.4 | 73.9% | Lab hold |
| Barking | Lab | 15,410 | 44.3 | 72.0% | Lab hold |
| Barnet | Con | 5,486 | 10.4 | 80.5% | Con hold |
| Barons Court | Lab | 3,470 | 10.5 | 75.2% | Lab hold |
| Battersea North | Lab | 10,172 | 47.3 | 63.2% | Lab hold |
| Battersea South | Lab | 3,790 | 14.7 | 73.0% | Lab hold |
| Beckenham | Con | 13,865 | 24.8 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Bermondsey | Lab | 12,615 | 61.3 | 60.9% | Lab hold |
| Bethnal Green | Lab | 15,253 | 52.7 | 57.7% | Lab hold |
| Bexley | Con | 2,333 | 4.3 | 85.8% | Con hold |
| Brentford and Chiswick | Lab | 607 | 2.0 | 82.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Bromley | Con | 9,827 | 25.6 | 77.7% | Con hold |
| Camberwell Dulwich | Lab | 6,296 | 13.4 | 73.7% | Lab hold |
| Camberwell Peckham | Lab | 12,607 | 44.0 | 55.6% | Lab hold |
| Carshalton | Con | 5,869 | 11.2 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| Chelsea | Con | 8,703 | 31.8 | 63.1% | Con hold |
| Chislehurst | Lab | 810 | 1.6 | 84.3% | Lab gain from Con |
| Cities of London and Westminster | Con | 6,893 | 19.6 | 60.0% | Con hold |
| Croydon North East | Con | 588 | 1.4 | 76.3% | Con hold |
| Croydon North West | Con | 2,696 | 6.6 | 74.4% | Con hold |
| Croydon South | Lab | 81 | 0.2 | 76.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Dagenham | Lab | 24,525 | 52.2 | 67.4% | Lab hold |
| Deptford | Lab | 10,860 | 40.5 | 60.1% | Lab hold |
| Ealing North | Lab | 2,577 | 5.3 | 82.2% | Lab hold |
| Ealing South | Con | 5,083 | 13.5 | 73.3% | Con hold |
| East Ham North | Lab | 7,182 | 31.7 | 64.7% | Lab hold |
| East Ham South | Lab | 10,003 | 39.9 | 65.7% | Lab hold |
| Edmonton | Lab | 7,725 | 17.1 | 72.2% | Lab hold |
| Enfield East | Lab | 7,527 | 22.0 | 75.2% | Lab hold |
| Enfield West | Con | 10,157 | 26.5 | 80.1% | Con hold |
| Erith and Crayford | Lab | 9,210 | 21.1 | 81.7% | Lab hold |
| Feltham | Lab | 8,457 | 20.4 | 77.3% | Lab hold |
| Finchley | Con | 9,464 | 18.4 | 75.3% | Con hold |
| Fulham | Lab | 6,986 | 20.3 | 76.4% | Lab hold |
| Greenwich | Lab | 11,159 | 29.7 | 67.7% | Lab hold |
| Guildford | Con | 8,345 | 17.4 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Hackney Central | Lab | 14,026 | 41.7 | 57.5% | Lab hold |
| Hammersmith North | Lab | 10,665 | 37.6 | 63.9% | Lab hold |
| Hampstead | Lab | 2,253 | 4.6 | 72.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Harrow Central | Con | 1,630 | 4.6 | 80.2% | Con hold |
| Harrow East | Lab | 378 | 1.0 | 82.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Harrow West | Con | 10,347 | 24.3 | 80.2% | Con hold |
| Hayes and Harlington | Lab | 8,824 | 26.5 | 72.7% | Lab hold |
| Hendon North | Con | 600 | 1.5 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| Hendon South | Con | 4,056 | 10.7 | 72.8% | Con hold |
| Heston and Isleworth | Con | 926 | 2.3 | 79.9% | Con hold |
| Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | 5,146 | 19.0 | 65.5% | Lab hold |
| Hornchurch | Lab | 3,033 | 4.1 | 81.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Hornsey | Con | 615 | 1.3 | 72.8% | Con hold |
| Ilford North | Con | 3,344 | 6.6 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Ilford South | Lab | 2,520 | 5.8 | 76.9% | Lab gain from Con |
| Islington East | Lab | 7,519 | 29.0 | 57.1% | Lab hold |
| Islington North | Lab | 7,831 | 28.8 | 54.2% | Lab hold |
| Islington South West | Lab | 10,303 | 41.3 | 50.9% | Lab hold |
| Kensington North | Lab | 5,263 | 18.0 | 62.1% | Lab hold |
| Kensington South | Con | 14,631 | 45.2 | 58.1% | Con hold |
| Kingston upon Thames | Con | 7,866 | 17.7 | 77.0% | Con hold |
| Lambeth Brixton | Lab | 6,134 | 22.6 | 57.0% | Lab hold |
| Lambeth Norwood | Lab | 2,273 | 5.8 | 71.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lambeth Vauxhall | Lab | 7,585 | 33.2 | 58.6% | Lab hold |
| Lewisham North | Lab | 2,363 | 6.2 | 77.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lewisham South | Lab | 9,918 | 26.7 | 75.1% | Lab hold |
| Lewisham West | Lab | 2,034 | 5.1 | 75.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Leyton | Lab | 8,646 | 17.6 | 76.1% | Lab hold |
| Merton and Morden | Con | 420 | 1.1 | 81.2% | Con hold |
| Mitcham | Con | 528 | 1.0 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| Orpington | Lib | 1,622 | 3.4 | 86.9% | Lib hold |
| Paddington North | Lab | 6,464 | 26.2 | 66.4% | Lab hold |
| Paddington South | Con | 1,443 | 6.8 | 62.4% | Con hold |
| Poplar | Lab | 17,208 | 69.0 | 57.7% | Lab hold |
| Richmond (Surrey) | Con | 6,223 | 14.1 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| Romford | Lab | 8,061 | 14.8 | 75.4% | Lab hold |
| Ruislip Northwood | Con | 7,276 | 18.1 | 81.7% | Con hold |
| Shoreditch and Finsbury | Lab | 11,499 | 46.9 | 53.5% | Lab hold |
| Southall | Lab | 5,347 | 14.3 | 70.8% | Lab hold |
| Southgate | Con | 11,428 | 28.9 | 75.1% | Con hold |
| Southwark | Lab | 15,401 | 51.8 | 54.0% | Lab hold |
| St.Marylebone | Con | 8,051 | 26.2 | 65.1% | Con hold |
| St.Pancras North | Lab | 10,511 | 32.2 | 63.4% | Lab hold |
| Stepney | Lab | 18,049 | 59.5 | 50.7% | Lab hold |
| Stoke Newington and Hackney North | Lab | 14,000 | 39.0 | 55.8% | Lab hold |
| Surbiton | Con | 5,428 | 15.7 | 77.0% | Con hold |
| Sutton and Cheam | Con | 9,096 | 20.8 | 76.4% | Con hold |
| Tottenham | Lab | 9,889 | 30.6 | 59.8% | Lab hold |
| Twickenham | Con | 7,628 | 13.7 | 78.6% | Con hold |
| Uxbridge | Lab | 890 | 1.9 | 82.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Walthamstow East | Lab | 1,807 | 5.5 | 80.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Walthamstow West | Lab | 8,725 | 36.4 | 71.0% | Lab hold |
| Wandsworth Central | Lab | 5,828 | 13.9 | 74.2% | Lab hold |
| Wandsworth Clapham | Lab | 4,176 | 11.0 | 73.1% | Lab hold |
| Wandsworth Putney | Lab | 3,487 | 6.3 | 78.9% | Lab hold |
| Wandsworth Streatham | Con | 3,367 | 9.3 | 70.4% | Con hold |
| Wembley North | Con | 4,207 | 11.6 | 80.9% | Con hold |
| Wembley South | Con | 1,183 | 3.5 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| West Ham North | Lab | 15,896 | 47.9 | 61.8% | Lab hold |
| West Ham South | Lab | 19,492 | 65.7 | 61.8% | Lab hold |
| Willesden East | Lab | 7,006 | 17.6 | 71.1% | Lab hold |
| Willesden West | Lab | 14,582 | 40.0 | 63.6% | Lab hold |
| Wimbledon | Con | 5,674 | 18.8 | 75.0% | Con hold |
| Wood Green | Lab | 7,789 | 21.6 | 67.3% | Lab hold |
| Woolwich East | Lab | 13,443 | 43.3 | 67.0% | Lab hold |
| Woolwich West | Lab | 4,088 | 9.4 | 81.4% | Lab hold |
Questions and answers
Who won in London at the 1966 general election?
Labour won 65 of the 102 seats in London, with 49.0% of the vote.
How many seats were there in London in 1966?
102 constituencies.
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