Biggest majorities at the 1950 general election
The safest wins: constituencies won by the largest share of the vote in each general election.
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| # | Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouthshire Abertillery | Lab | Con | 25,206 | 74.11 |
| 2 | Rhondda West | Lab | Con | 23,518 | 71.34 |
| 3 | Northumberland Hexham | Con | Ind Lib | 20,549 | 71.21 |
| 4 | West Ham South | Lab | Con | 31,332 | 70.26 |
| 5 | Antrim South | Con | Lab | 32,955 | 67.13 |
| 6 | Monmouthshire Bedwellty | Lab | Con | 25,082 | 66.75 |
| 7 | Yorkshire (West Riding) Hemsworth | Lab | Nat Lib | 37,680 | 64.76 |
| 8 | Rhondda East | Lab | Com | 22,182 | 63.20 |
| 9 | Poplar | Lab | Con | 24,668 | 62.74 |
| 10 | Aberdare | Lab | Con | 27,832 | 62.24 |
| 11 | Durham Easington | Lab | Con | 29,395 | 62.09 |
| 12 | Merthyr Tydfil | Lab | Con | 22,916 | 61.81 |
| 13 | Monmouthshire Ebbw Vale | Lab | Con | 21,500 | 61.45 |
| 14 | Derbyshire Bolsolver | Lab | Con | 25,833 | 61.21 |
| 15 | Bermondsey | Lab | Con | 20,054 | 59.27 |
| 16 | Glamorganshire Neath | Lab | Con | 26,809 | 59.22 |
| 17 | Yorkshire (West Riding) Dearne Valley | Lab | Nat Lib | 30,055 | 59.18 |
| 18 | Down North | Con | Lab | 30,974 | 58.83 |
| 19 | Stepney | Lab | Con | 27,237 | 56.97 |
| 20 | Carmarthenshire Llanelli | Lab | Lib | 31,626 | 56.96 |
| 21 | Monmouthshire Pontypool | Lab | Con | 21,651 | 55.34 |
| 22 | Kensington South | Con | Lab | 24,868 | 55.32 |
| 23 | Glamorganshire Caerphilly | Lab | Con | 21,499 | 55.07 |
| 24 | Durham Chester Le Street | Lab | Con | 24,969 | 54.60 |
| 25 | Glamorganshire Ogmore | Lab | Con | 26,045 | 54.42 |
| 26 | Durham Houghton Le Spring | Lab | Con | 25,362 | 54.28 |
| 27 | Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley | Lab | Con | 29,335 | 53.23 |
| 28 | Dagenham | Lab | Con | 31,735 | 53.14 |
| 29 | Glamorganshire Gower | Lab | Nat Lib | 22,356 | 52.27 |
| 30 | Pontefract | Lab | Nat Lib | 24,001 | 51.22 |
| 31 | Barnsley | Lab | Lib | 31,209 | 50.92 |
| 32 | Swansea East | Lab | Con | 21,968 | 50.63 |
| 33 | Belfast South | Con | Lab | 23,192 | 50.36 |
| 34 | Yorkshire (West Riding) Don Valley | Lab | Con | 26,807 | 49.85 |
| 35 | Glamorganshire Aberavon | Lab | Nat Lib | 21,187 | 49.70 |
| 36 | Blyth | Lab | Con | 26,570 | 49.29 |
| 37 | Yorkshire (West Riding) Normanton | Lab | Nat Lib | 21,057 | 49.07 |
| 38 | Glamorganshire Pontypridd | Lab | Con | 21,896 | 48.78 |
| 39 | Derbyshire Ilkeston | Lab | Lib | 28,233 | 46.38 |
| 40 | Sheffield Neepsend | Lab | Nat Lib | 19,006 | 45.66 |
| 41 | Nottinghamshire Broxtowe | Lab | Con | 22,026 | 45.03 |
| 42 | Lancashire South Fylde | Con | Lab | 22,278 | 44.24 |
| 43 | Battersea North | Lab | Con | 15,678 | 44.05 |
| 44 | Worthing | Con | Lab | 19,447 | 44.05 |
| 45 | Barking | Lab | Con | 20,030 | 43.85 |
| 46 | Nottinghamshire Mansfield | Lab | Con | 23,729 | 43.66 |
| 47 | Lancashire Ince | Lab | Con | 19,533 | 43.64 |
| 48 | Southwark | Lab | Con | 22,378 | 43.59 |
| 49 | Hove | Con | Lab | 21,957 | 43.54 |
| 50 | Sheffield Attercliffe | Lab | Nat Lib | 18,541 | 43.21 |
Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.
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