Biggest majorities at the 1966 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 | Abertillery | Lab | Con | 20,202 | 76.22 |
| 2 | Bedwellty | Lab | Con | 24,984 | 72.50 |
| 3 | Hemsworth | Lab | Con | 34,722 | 70.79 |
| 4 | Ebbw Vale | Lab | Con | 20,584 | 70.28 |
| 5 | Poplar | Lab | Con | 17,208 | 69.01 |
| 6 | Rhondda East | Lab | Oth | 19,218 | 68.98 |
| 7 | Dearne Valley | Lab | Con | 30,614 | 67.99 |
| 8 | Rhondda West | Lab | PC | 16,888 | 67.44 |
| 9 | West Ham South | Lab | Con | 19,492 | 65.68 |
| 10 | Bolsover | Lab | Con | 24,299 | 64.06 |
| 11 | Sheffield Park | Lab | Con | 19,533 | 63.86 |
| 12 | Neath | Lab | Con | 24,871 | 63.56 |
| 13 | Easington | Lab | Con | 24,747 | 62.73 |
| 14 | Aberdare | Lab | Con | 22,118 | 61.60 |
| 15 | Bermondsey | Lab | Con | 12,615 | 61.25 |
| 16 | Merthyr Tydfil | Lab | Con | 17,655 | 60.50 |
| 17 | Swansea East | Lab | Con | 24,049 | 59.85 |
| 18 | Caerphilly | Lab | Con | 21,148 | 59.64 |
| 19 | Stepney | Lab | Con | 18,049 | 59.46 |
| 20 | Down North | Con | Lib | 28,124 | 57.06 |
| 21 | Pontefract | Lab | Con | 23,401 | 56.72 |
| 22 | Ogmore | Lab | Con | 26,673 | 56.69 |
| 23 | Pontypool | Lab | Con | 20,491 | 56.57 |
| 24 | Blyth | Lab | Con | 26,314 | 56.38 |
| 25 | Llanelli | Lab | Con | 26,531 | 56.26 |
| 26 | Antrim North | Con | Lib | 22,986 | 56.24 |
| 27 | Houghton-le-Spring | Lab | Con | 22,763 | 55.02 |
| 28 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central | Lab | Con | 13,817 | 54.90 |
| 29 | Sheffield Brightside | Lab | Con | 19,177 | 54.61 |
| 30 | Sheffield Attercliffe | Lab | Con | 22,825 | 54.54 |
| 31 | Aberavon | Lab | Con | 24,394 | 54.51 |
| 32 | Gower | Lab | Con | 21,058 | 54.33 |
| 33 | Chester-le-Street | Lab | Con | 22,747 | 53.92 |
| 34 | Rother Valley | Lab | Con | 30,467 | 53.64 |
| 35 | Normanton | Lab | Con | 20,332 | 52.81 |
| 36 | Bethnal Green | Lab | Con | 15,253 | 52.70 |
| 37 | Dagenham | Lab | Con | 24,525 | 52.23 |
| 38 | Southwark | Lab | Con | 15,401 | 51.83 |
| 39 | Barnsley | Lab | Con | 26,288 | 51.34 |
| 40 | Glasgow Gorbals | Lab | Con | 9,940 | 50.24 |
| 41 | Middlesbrough East | Lab | Con | 18,984 | 50.19 |
| 42 | Pontypridd | Lab | Con | 20,515 | 49.84 |
| 43 | Don Valley | Lab | Con | 29,235 | 49.79 |
| 44 | Glasgow Central | Lab | Con | 7,749 | 49.68 |
| 45 | Gateshead West | Lab | Con | 13,503 | 49.54 |
| 46 | Glasgow Springburn | Lab | Con | 11,499 | 48.75 |
| 47 | Morpeth | Lab | Con | 16,525 | 48.72 |
| 48 | Glasgow Bridgeton | Lab | Con | 10,600 | 48.54 |
| 49 | Liverpool Scotland | Lab | Con | 9,514 | 48.16 |
| 50 | West Ham North | Lab | Lib | 15,896 | 47.90 |
Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.
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