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Accrington — UK General Election Results

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Accrington was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 3,294 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Accrington from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Frederick William Grafton (Liberal) 5,320 52.4% Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge (Conservative) 478 (4.7 pts) 94.1%
1886 Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge (Conservative) 4,971 51.1% Joseph Francis Leese (Liberal) 220 (2.3 pts) 90.0%
1892 Joseph Francis Leese (Liberal) 6,019 52.4% Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge (Conservative) 547 (4.8 pts) 93.4%
1895 Joseph Francis Leese (Liberal) 6,168 51.4% William Mitchell (Conservative) 340 (2.8 pts) 93.5%
1900 Joseph Francis Leese (Liberal) 6,585 50.6% Edward Micholls (Conservative) 592 (4.5 pts) 91.5%
1906 Joseph Francis Leese (Liberal) 7,209 56.9% David Daniel Irving (Social Democratic Federation) 2,357 (18.6 pts) 82.9%
Jan 1910 Harold Trevor Baker (Liberal) 8,968 58.1% Albert Henry Jessel (Conservative) 2,513 (16.3 pts) 94.6%
Dec 1910 Harold Trevor Baker (Liberal) 8,129 55.7% Ernest Gray (Conservative) 1,668 (11.4 pts) 89.5%
1918 Ernest Gray (Unionist) 13,808 47.1% Harold Trevor Baker (Liberal) 5,430 (18.5 pts) 69.5%
1922 Charles Roden Buxton (Labour) 16,462 44.2% Ernest Gray (Unionist) 5,054 (13.6 pts) 88.7%
1923 John Hugh Edwards (Liberal) 19,981 54.3% Charles Roden Buxton (Labour) 3,188 (8.7 pts) 86.5%
1924 John Hugh Edwards (Constitutionalist) 20,391 52.9% Charles Roden Buxton (Labour) 2,243 (5.8 pts) 90.1%
1929 Tom Snowden (Labour) 25,336 52.3% John Hugh Edwards (Liberal) 2,226 (4.6 pts) 88.7%
1931 Henry Adam Proctor (Conservative) 30,799 62.9% Tom Snowden (Labour) 12,622 (25.8 pts) 89.6%
1935 Henry Adam Procter (Conservative) 25,273 54.4% Frederick George Burgess (Labour) 4,070 (8.8 pts) 87.1%
1945 Walter Travers Scott-Elliot (Labour) 21,102 48.7% Henry Adam Procter (Conservative) 5,077 (11.7 pts) 83.1%
1950 Henry Hynd (Labour) 23,295 48.8% Henry Adam Procter (Conservative) 4,273 (8.9 pts) 91.0%
1951 Henry Hynd (Labour) 24,802 52.3% Francis Henry Gerard heron Goodhart (Conservative) 2,191 (4.6 pts) 90.0%
1955 Henry Hynd (Labour) 22,502 51.5% Dennis C Walls (Conservative) 1,345 (3.1 pts) 85.7%
1959 Henry Hynd (Labour) 22,242 50.7% Martin Henry (Conservative) 600 (1.4 pts) 87.9%
1964 Henry Hynd (Labour) 20,561 49.7% Alexander Victor Edward Paulet Montagu (Conservative) 5,418 (13.1 pts) 84.5%
1966 Arthur Davidson (Labour) 21,330 53.0% David Maxwell (Conservative) 6,822 (17.0 pts) 83.1%
1970 Arthur Davidson (Labour) 20,828 50.7% Dr Reginald Webster (Conservative) 594 (1.5 pts) 80.2%
Oct 1974 Arthur Davidson (Labour) 19,838 49.2% John McLaughlin (Conservative) 6,220 (15.4 pts) 79.4%
Feb 1974 Arthur Davidson (Labour) 20,050 47.4% Alan Fearn (Conservative) 5,032 (11.9 pts) 83.8%
1979 Arthur Davidson (Labour) 19,576 48.9% Anne Cartner Cheetham (Conservative) 3,294 (8.2 pts) 78.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Grafton Liberal 5,32052.4% Yes
Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge Conservative 4,84247.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge Conservative 4,97151.1% Yes
Joseph Francis Leese Liberal 4,75148.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Francis Leese Liberal 6,01952.4% Yes
Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge Conservative 5,47247.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Francis Leese Liberal 6,16851.4% Yes
William Mitchell Conservative 5,82848.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Francis Leese Liberal 6,58550.6% Yes
Edward Micholls Conservative 5,99346.1% No
John Hempsall Independent Labour 4333.3% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Francis Leese Liberal 7,20956.9% Yes
David Daniel Irving Social Democratic Federation 4,85238.3% No
Servetus Mortimer Holden Independent Labour 6194.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Trevor Baker Liberal 8,96858.1% Yes
Albert Henry Jessel Conservative 6,45541.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Trevor Baker Liberal 8,12955.7% Yes
Ernest Gray Conservative 6,46144.3% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Gray Unionist 13,80847.1% Yes
Harold Trevor Baker Liberal 8,37828.6% No
Charles Roden Buxton Labour 6,36921.7% No
William Hammond National Democratic and Labour 7382.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Roden Buxton Labour 16,46244.2% Yes
Ernest Gray Unionist 11,40830.6% No
Harold Trevor Baker Liberal 9,35925.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hugh Edwards Liberal 19,98154.3% Yes
Charles Roden Buxton Labour 16,79345.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hugh Edwards Constitutionalist 20,39152.9% Yes
Charles Roden Buxton Labour 18,14847.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Snowden Labour 25,33652.3% Yes
John Hugh Edwards Liberal 23,11047.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Adam Proctor Conservative 30,79962.9% Yes
Tom Snowden Labour 18,17737.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Adam Procter Conservative 25,27354.4% Yes
Frederick George Burgess Labour 21,20345.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Travers Scott-Elliot Labour 21,10248.7% Yes
Henry Adam Procter Conservative 16,02536.9% No
Gerald Vernon Mortimer Liberal 6,24714.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hynd Labour 23,29548.8% Yes
Henry Adam Procter Conservative 19,02239.9% No
Arthur Kenneth Blakeman Liberal 5,40311.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hynd Labour 24,80252.3% Yes
Francis Henry Gerard heron Goodhart Conservative 22,61147.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hynd Labour 22,50251.5% Yes
Dennis C Walls Conservative 21,15748.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hynd Labour 22,24250.7% Yes
Martin Henry Conservative 21,64249.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hynd Labour 20,56149.7% Yes
Alexander Victor Edward Paulet Montagu Conservative 15,14336.6% No
Terence Anthony Maher Liberal 5,66313.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Davidson Labour 21,33053.0% Yes
David Maxwell Conservative 14,50836.1% No
Julian Gould Liberal 4,37510.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Davidson Labour 20,82850.7% Yes
Dr Reginald Webster Conservative 20,23449.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Davidson Labour 19,83849.2% Yes
John McLaughlin Conservative 13,61833.8% No
William Ivor Cooper Liberal 5,70414.1% No
David Riley National Front 1,1762.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Davidson Labour 20,05047.4% Yes
Alan Fearn Conservative 15,01835.5% No
William Ivor Cooper Liberal 7,19117.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Davidson Labour 19,57648.9% Yes
Anne Cartner Cheetham Conservative 16,28240.7% No
Richard Berkley Anthony Holden Liberal 3,6469.1% No
David Riley National Front 5081.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 4.7 pts 1886: Conservative margin 2.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 4.8 pts 1895: Liberal margin 2.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 18.6 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 16.3 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 11.4 pts 1918: Unionist margin 18.5 pts 1922: Labour margin 13.6 pts 1923: Liberal margin 8.7 pts 1924: Constitutionalist margin 5.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 4.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 25.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 11.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 8.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 4.6 pts 1955: Labour margin 3.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 1.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 13.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 17.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 1.5 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 15.4 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 11.9 pts 1979: Labour margin 8.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979

Trend

Accrington has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Labour, Constitutionalist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Accrington in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Accrington in 1979 with 19,576 votes (48.9%), a majority of 3,294 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Accrington since 1885?

Since 1885, Accrington has been won by: Conservative, Constitutionalist, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Accrington?

The closest result on record for Accrington was 1959, when Labour beat Conservative by just 600 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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