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October 1974 general election

North East: October 1974 general election results

How North East voted at the October 1974 general election: Labour won 26 of 31 seats with 53.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.

North East: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Labour26+1737,28853.9%+1.531
Conservative40384,05228.1%−5.331
Liberal10224,83016.4%+4.031
Others0−122,1261.6%−0.24

Change compared with the February 1974 general election in North East.

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Berwick upon TweedLib730.281.4%Lib hold
Bishop AucklandLab11,09521.670.9%
BlaydonLab13,46632.572.9%Lab hold
BlythLab780.174.3%Lab gain from Oth
Chester-le-StreetLab24,27847.674.6%Lab hold
ClevelandCon1,5283.376.2%
ConsettLab19,44648.068.6%Lab hold
DarlingtonLab3,7127.974.4%Lab hold
DurhamLab18,11633.971.6%Lab hold
Durham North WestLab18,75643.171.1%Lab hold
EasingtonLab20,93747.669.0%Lab hold
Gateshead EastLab17,59939.470.3%Lab hold
Gateshead WestLab9,42746.765.7%Lab hold
HexhamCon4,6419.575.4%Con hold
Houghton-le-SpringLab20,40147.072.5%Lab hold
JarrowLab15,85140.671.4%Lab hold
MiddlesboroughLab13,80737.561.2%
MorpethLab14,68741.373.3%Lab hold
Newcastle-upon-Tyne CentralLab8,11455.258.4%Lab hold
Newcastle-upon-Tyne EastLab6,24919.171.8%Lab hold
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NorthCon4691.865.0%Con hold
Newcastle-upon-Tyne WestLab15,07428.568.9%Lab hold
RedcarLab10,43024.269.1%Lab hold
South ShieldsLab14,82531.664.7%Lab hold
StocktonLab14,47424.569.1%Lab hold
Sunderland NorthLab15,67130.967.0%Lab hold
Sunderland SouthLab13,03025.068.1%Lab hold
The HartlepoolsLab7,89416.772.4%
ThornabyLab4,64810.372.3%Lab hold
TynemouthCon3,1215.574.3%Con hold
WallsendLab21,26933.270.9%Lab hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in North East at the October 1974 general election?

Labour won 26 of the 31 seats in North East, with 53.9% of the vote.

How many seats were there in North East in October 1974?

31 constituencies.

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