Biggest majorities at the 1951 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 | 24,917 | 73.88 |
| 2 | Rhondda East | Lab | Con | 24,436 | 70.98 |
| 3 | West Ham South | Lab | Con | 30,609 | 69.91 |
| 4 | Rhondda West | Lab | Con | 22,488 | 69.78 |
| 5 | Monmouthshire Bedwellty | Lab | Con | 25,243 | 66.57 |
| 6 | Yorkshire (West Riding) Hemsworth | Lab | Con | 37,491 | 65.41 |
| 7 | Poplar | Lab | Con | 24,502 | 64.05 |
| 8 | Aberdare | Lab | Con | 27,973 | 63.17 |
| 9 | Bermondsey | Lab | Con | 21,002 | 63.05 |
| 10 | Down North | Con | Lab | 33,371 | 62.73 |
| 11 | Durham Easington | Lab | Con | 28,874 | 61.53 |
| 12 | Monmouthshire Ebbw Vale | Lab | Con | 21,529 | 61.45 |
| 13 | Stepney | Lab | Con | 28,263 | 60.30 |
| 14 | Derbyshire Bolsolver | Lab | Con | 25,189 | 59.78 |
| 15 | Yorkshire (West Riding) Dearne Valley | Lab | Con | 29,585 | 59.19 |
| 16 | Merthyr Tydfil | Lab | Con | 21,436 | 59.14 |
| 17 | Kensington South | Con | Lab | 25,698 | 59.09 |
| 18 | Glamorganshire Ogmore | Lab | Con | 27,518 | 57.13 |
| 19 | Glamorganshire Caerphilly | Lab | Con | 21,482 | 54.30 |
| 20 | Durham Chester Le Street | Lab | Con | 24,879 | 53.92 |
| 21 | Glamorganshire Neath | Lab | Con | 24,129 | 53.78 |
| 22 | Barnsley | Lab | Nat Lib | 28,227 | 52.45 |
| 23 | Perthshire and Kinross Shire Kinross and West Perthshire | Con | Lab | 13,501 | 52.43 |
| 24 | Pontefract | Lab | Nat Lib | 24,237 | 52.32 |
| 25 | Dagenham | Lab | Con | 30,796 | 52.18 |
| 26 | Glamorganshire Gower | Lab | Nat Lib | 22,310 | 51.87 |
| 27 | Carmarthenshire Llanelli | Lab | Con | 28,416 | 51.84 |
| 28 | Belfast South | Con | Lab | 25,231 | 51.64 |
| 29 | Durham Houghton Le Spring | Lab | Con | 25,676 | 51.60 |
| 30 | Monmouthshire Pontypool | Lab | Con | 20,089 | 51.49 |
| 31 | Yorkshire (West Riding) Rother Valley | Lab | Con | 28,520 | 51.42 |
| 32 | Derbyshire Ilkeston | Lab | Con | 30,398 | 50.39 |
| 33 | Worthing | Con | Lab | 21,324 | 49.27 |
| 34 | Bethnal Green | Lab | Lib | 15,595 | 49.08 |
| 35 | Hove | Con | Lab | 24,296 | 48.43 |
| 36 | Yorkshire (West Riding) Don Valley | Lab | Con | 25,825 | 48.23 |
| 37 | Lancashire South Fylde | Con | Lab | 22,868 | 47.96 |
| 38 | Blyth | Lab | Con | 25,639 | 47.47 |
| 39 | Swansea East | Lab | Con | 21,022 | 47.18 |
| 40 | Yorkshire (West Riding) Normanton | Lab | Nat Lib | 19,853 | 46.99 |
| 41 | Sheffield Neepsend | Lab | Nat Lib | 18,225 | 46.10 |
| 42 | Surrey East | Con | Lab | 23,910 | 45.96 |
| 43 | Nottinghamshire Broxtowe | Lab | Con | 22,043 | 45.36 |
| 44 | Edinburgh South | Con | Lab | 16,515 | 45.15 |
| 45 | Shoreditch and Finsbury | Lab | Con | 18,763 | 45.15 |
| 46 | Battersea North | Lab | Con | 16,077 | 45.05 |
| 47 | Lancashire Ince | Lab | Con | 19,843 | 44.64 |
| 48 | Southwark | Lab | Con | 22,554 | 44.56 |
| 49 | Glamorganshire Pontypridd | Lab | Con | 20,075 | 44.52 |
| 50 | Yorkshire (North Riding) Thirsk and Malton | Con | Lab | 17,162 | 44.52 |
Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.
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