Closest seats at the 1955 general election

The smallest winning majorities in UK general elections since 1918, in votes and as a share of the vote.

#	Constituency	Winner	Runner-up	Majority	%
1	Faversham	Lab	Con	59	0.12
2	Bradford North	Con	Lab	69	0.16
3	Plymouth Devonport	Con	Lab	100	0.19
4	Barons Court	Lab	Con	125	0.30
5	Stalybridge and Hyde	Lab	Con	155	0.33
6	Central Ayrshire	Con	Lab	167	0.43
7	Glasgow Provan	Lab	Con	180	0.58
8	Cleveland	Lab	Con	181	0.33
9	South West Norfolk	Lab	Con	193	0.58
10	Glasgow Craigton	Con	Lab	210	0.55
11	Wandsworth Clapham	Lab	Con	225	0.50
12	Reading	Lab	Con	238	0.47
13	Ealing North	Con	Lab	246	0.50
14	Ulster Mid	Oth	Con	260	0.44
15	Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Oth	Con	261	0.43
16	Manchester Gorton	Lab	Con	269	0.64
17	Carlisle	Con	Lab	370	0.93
18	Oldham East	Con	Lab	380	0.87
19	Glasgow Scotstoun	Con	Lab	428	1.16
20	Preston South	Con	Lab	474	1.11
21	The Wrekin	Con	Lab	478	1.27
22	Blackburn	Lab	Con	489	0.94
23	Acton	Lab	Con	525	1.29
24	Eastleigh	Con	Lab	545	1.37
25	Maldon	Con	Lab	550	1.27
26	Kingston-upon-Hull North	Con	Lab	590	1.16
27	Willesden East	Lab	Con	659	1.43
28	Battersea South	Con	Lab	679	2.15
29	Gloucester	Lab	Con	748	1.78
30	Nottingham Central	Con	Lab	758	1.85
31	Salford West	Lab	Con	859	1.95
32	Bristol North East	Lab	Con	876	1.79
33	Uxbridge	Lab	Con	876	2.01
34	Eye	Con	Lab	889	1.88
35	Yarmouth	Con	Lab	917	2.20
36	Wellingborough	Lab	Con	926	2.08
37	Holborn and St Pancras	Lab	Con	931	2.70
38	Edinburgh Central	Lab	Con	939	2.89
39	Brierley Hill	Lab	Con	949	1.93
40	Lanark	Con	Lab	958	2.24
41	Hitchin	Con	Lab	965	1.86
42	Inverness	Con	Lib	966	2.79
43	Swansea West	Lab	Con	1,021	2.31
44	Greenock	Lab	Con	1,033	2.74
45	Falmouth and Camborne	Lab	Con	1,047	2.49
46	Leek	Lab	Con	1,059	1.91
47	Wandsworth Central	Con	Lab	1,093	2.19
48	York	Con	Lab	1,104	1.79
49	Meriden	Lab	Con	1,105	2.48
50	Liverpool Edge Hill	Lab	Con	1,120	2.87

Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.

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