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October 1974 general election

North West: October 1974 general election results

How North West voted at the October 1974 general election: Labour won 55 of 82 seats with 44.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.

North West: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Labour55+41,642,64744.5%+3.082
Conservative26−21,375,75537.2%−0.382
Liberal1−1662,12417.9%−1.482
1 other parties and independents13,7810.4%

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

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
AccringtonLab6,22015.479.4%Lab hold
Altrincham and SaleCon6,91212.476.3%Con hold
Ashton under LyneLab10,72724.672.2%Lab hold
Barrow in FurnessLab7,35417.577.1%Lab hold
Bebington and Ellesmere PortLab6,4919.578.6%Lab hold
BirkenheadLab9,48422.470.2%Lab hold
BlackburnLab7,65219.472.9%Lab hold
Blackpool NorthCon5,46713.169.7%Con hold
Blackpool SouthCon5,22112.969.9%Con hold
Bolton EastLab4,0658.876.7%Lab hold
Bolton WestLab9062.377.3%Lab gain from Con
BootleLab16,89039.167.2%Lab hold
BurnleyLab11,87630.174.7%Lab hold
Bury and RadcliffeLab4420.780.8%Lab gain from Con
CarlisleLab6,25415.278.8%Lab hold
CheadleCon7,17613.680.3%Con hold
ChorleyLab2,7134.481.2%Lab hold
City of ChesterCon4,6188.875.4%
ClitheroeCon6,86816.878.6%Con hold
CreweLab7,25516.773.2%Lab hold
CrosbyCon12,17521.173.5%Con hold
DarwenCon5,65110.576.6%Con hold
EcclesLab9,26622.172.8%Lab hold
FarnworthLab14,69527.974.7%Lab hold
Hazel GroveCon2,8315.182.4%Con gain from Lib
Heywood and RoytonLab7,89913.376.6%Lab hold
HuytonLab16,23331.171.1%Lab hold
InceLab23,53042.272.4%Lab hold
KnutsfordCon10,42624.676.8%Con hold
LancasterCon1,4213.778.2%Con hold
LeighLab14,63530.473.9%Lab hold
Liverpool Edge HillLab6,17124.661.2%Lab hold
Liverpool GarstonLab3,3005.771.9%Lab hold
Liverpool KirkdaleLab9,48132.963.5%Lab hold
Liverpool ScotlandLab12,92068.453.8%
Liverpool ToxtethLab7,25026.958.7%Lab hold
Liverpool WaltonLab9,86227.868.3%Lab hold
Liverpool WavertreeCon2,7556.769.3%Con hold
Liverpool West DerbyLab12,51931.667.3%Lab hold
MacclesfieldCon13,09320.878.7%Con hold
Manchester ArdwickLab6,78324.158.7%Lab hold
Manchester BlackleyLab7,11918.470.7%Lab hold
Manchester CentralLab10,61149.953.4%Lab hold
Manchester GortonLab8,86422.371.0%Lab hold
Manchester Moss SideLab4,11112.762.9%Lab hold
Manchester OpenshawLab8,51330.465.8%Lab hold
Manchester WithingtonCon2,0015.167.8%Con hold
Manchester WythenshaweLab14,17931.768.8%Lab hold
Middleton and PrestwickLab3,7146.475.8%Lab hold
Morecambe and LonsdaleCon12,24424.572.9%Con hold
NantwichCon3,3747.276.2%Con hold
Nelson and ColneLab6691.781.1%Lab gain from Con
NewtonLab16,47222.576.8%Lab hold
North FyldeCon17,13932.171.5%
NorthwichCon4,61011.278.6%Con hold
Oldham EastLab8,13722.571.2%Lab hold
Oldham WestLab8,03723.272.2%Lab hold
OrmskirkLab8,85112.672.8%Lab hold
Penrith and the BordersCon13,75633.973.0%
Preston NorthLab1,7844.576.7%Lab hold
Preston SouthLab3,7499.576.4%Lab hold
RochdaleLib2,7535.970.3%Lib hold
RossendaleLab2030.580.9%Lab gain from Con
RuncornCon5,46810.177.6%Con hold
Salford EastLab7,83632.859.5%Lab hold
Salford WestLab8,57228.765.2%Lab hold
South FyldeCon22,66634.672.0%
SouthportCon5,62711.673.7%Con hold
St.HelensLab22,06643.466.9%Lab hold
Stalybridge and HydeLab9,75720.173.2%Lab hold
Stockport NorthLab1,8244.478.0%Lab hold
Stockport SouthLab4,22011.974.3%Lab hold
StretfordCon1,2372.476.5%Con hold
WallaseyCon1,9703.776.3%Con hold
WarringtonLab12,26138.768.0%Lab hold
WesthoughtonLab13,57524.277.9%Lab hold
WestmorlandCon7,71519.172.4%Con hold
WhitehavenLab9,93325.377.1%Lab hold
WidnesLab16,87131.770.9%Lab hold
WiganLab18,82744.774.0%Lab hold
WirralCon13,48819.275.5%Con gain from Oth
WorkingtonLab9,55123.775.8%Lab hold

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Questions and answers

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

Labour won 55 of the 82 seats in North West, with 44.5% of the vote.

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

82 constituencies.

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