North West: 1970 general election results
How North West voted at the 1970 general election: Labour won 44 of 83 seats with 45.7% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 44 | −13 | 1,644,692 | 45.7% | −4.8 | ||
| Conservative | 39 | +14 | 1,683,365 | 46.7% | +5.2 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | −1 | 260,617 | 7.2% | −0.4 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 12,611 | 0.4% | |||||
Change compared with the 1966 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Lab | 594 | 1.5 | 80.2% | Lab hold |
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | 11,233 | 21.4 | 74.1% | Con hold |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 3,954 | 9.0 | 71.4% | Lab hold |
| Barrow in Furness | Lab | 4,864 | 12.2 | 73.8% | Lab hold |
| Bebington | Con | 725 | 1.2 | 75.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birkenhead | Lab | 5,829 | 14.1 | 71.1% | Lab hold |
| Blackburn | Lab | 2,736 | 6.5 | 75.6% | Lab hold |
| Blackpool North | Con | 9,236 | 22.9 | 68.5% | Con hold |
| Blackpool South | Con | 8,006 | 19.9 | 68.4% | Con hold |
| Bolton East | Con | 471 | 1.1 | 73.6% | Con gain from Lab |
| Bolton West | Con | 1,244 | 3.3 | 74.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Bootle | Lab | 8,614 | 27.3 | 65.2% | Lab hold |
| Burnley | Lab | 9,354 | 22.0 | 75.8% | Lab hold |
| Bury and Radcliffe | Con | 3,204 | 5.7 | 75.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Carlisle | Lab | 2,625 | 6.4 | 78.6% | Lab hold |
| Cheadle | Con | 1,754 | 2.1 | 79.9% | Con gain from Lib |
| Chorley | Con | 1,677 | 3.0 | 79.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| City of Chester | Con | 7,005 | 14.1 | 73.2% | Con hold |
| Clitheroe | Con | 6,272 | 15.9 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| Crewe | Lab | 3,482 | 8.5 | 71.0% | Lab hold |
| Crosby | Con | 5,692 | 13.4 | 71.4% | Con hold |
| Darwen | Con | 9,094 | 17.8 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Eccles | Lab | 5,455 | 12.7 | 72.6% | Lab hold |
| Farnworth | Lab | 8,525 | 17.0 | 72.3% | Lab hold |
| Heywood and Royton | Lab | 903 | 1.7 | 76.1% | Lab hold |
| Huyton | Lab | 21,074 | 29.2 | 67.3% | Lab hold |
| Ince | Lab | 17,418 | 36.9 | 70.7% | Lab hold |
| Knutsford | Con | 21,582 | 38.9 | 74.8% | Con hold |
| Lancaster | Con | 1,741 | 4.6 | 79.6% | Con gain from Lab |
| Leigh | Lab | 11,311 | 24.7 | 70.9% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Edge Hill | Lab | 3,948 | 15.5 | 58.7% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Exchange | Lab | 8,357 | 45.4 | 53.5% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Garston | Con | 6,925 | 13.9 | 65.7% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Lab | 4,063 | 13.0 | 63.7% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Scotland | Lab | 7,334 | 49.5 | 50.6% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Toxteth | Lab | 2,456 | 8.7 | 62.3% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Walton | Lab | 4,406 | 12.0 | 68.0% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Con | 7,477 | 18.2 | 69.2% | Con hold |
| Liverpool West Derby | Lab | 5,705 | 14.7 | 64.3% | Lab hold |
| Macclesfield | Con | 10,452 | 18.8 | 76.3% | Con hold |
| Manchester Ardwick | Lab | 3,002 | 12.3 | 59.9% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Blackley | Lab | 2,599 | 6.5 | 69.5% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Cheetham | Lab | 4,802 | 28.2 | 55.8% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Exchange | Lab | 4,893 | 40.7 | 57.0% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 6,085 | 13.7 | 71.9% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Moss Side | Con | 1,713 | 5.8 | 64.4% | Con hold |
| Manchester Openshaw | Lab | 7,101 | 22.0 | 64.0% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Withington | Con | 3,489 | 9.0 | 67.8% | Con hold |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Lab | 5,755 | 10.5 | 70.2% | Lab hold |
| Middleton and Prestwick | Con | 1,042 | 1.8 | 74.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Morecambe and Lonsdale | Con | 13,526 | 28.1 | 72.6% | Con hold |
| Nantwich | Con | 5,273 | 12.0 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Nelson and Colne | Con | 1,410 | 3.7 | 78.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Newton | Lab | 9,010 | 13.6 | 74.3% | Lab hold |
| North Fylde | Con | 18,432 | 37.7 | 68.3% | Con hold |
| Northwich | Con | 4,620 | 11.6 | 78.5% | Con hold |
| Oldham East | Lab | 760 | 2.3 | 65.2% | Lab hold |
| Oldham West | Lab | 1,675 | 5.0 | 67.0% | Lab hold |
| Ormskirk | Con | 15,031 | 22.8 | 72.5% | Con hold |
| Penrith and the Borders | Con | 13,544 | 33.6 | 74.4% | Con hold |
| Preston North | Con | 2,962 | 7.5 | 76.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Preston South | Con | 1,331 | 3.4 | 75.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Rochdale | Lab | 5,171 | 11.2 | 72.9% | Lab hold |
| Rossendale | Con | 1,880 | 4.8 | 78.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Runcorn | Con | 9,068 | 19.2 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Salford East | Lab | 6,270 | 22.1 | 62.3% | Lab hold |
| Salford West | Lab | 2,676 | 8.6 | 65.6% | Lab hold |
| South Fylde | Con | 26,105 | 42.1 | 72.7% | Con hold |
| Southport | Con | 9,149 | 20.0 | 70.6% | Con hold |
| St.Helens | Lab | 15,078 | 31.4 | 64.5% | Lab hold |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 2,849 | 6.1 | 73.5% | Lab hold |
| Stockport North | Con | 871 | 2.2 | 74.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Stockport South | Lab | 2,068 | 5.7 | 73.3% | Lab hold |
| Stretford | Con | 4,015 | 7.5 | 74.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Wallasey | Con | 3,111 | 5.8 | 74.9% | Con hold |
| Warrington | Lab | 9,323 | 28.6 | 65.2% | Lab hold |
| Westhoughton | Lab | 5,827 | 10.9 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Westmorland | Con | 11,827 | 30.8 | 71.9% | Con hold |
| Whitehaven | Lab | 6,556 | 16.6 | 78.3% | Lab hold |
| Widnes | Lab | 7,543 | 15.3 | 68.7% | Lab hold |
| Wigan | Lab | 15,220 | 36.5 | 72.3% | Lab hold |
| Wirral | Con | 16,458 | 23.5 | 74.2% | Con hold |
| Workington | Lab | 9,443 | 23.3 | 77.4% | Lab hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1970 general election?
Labour won 44 of the 83 seats in North West, with 45.7% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1970?
83 constituencies.
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