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Batley and Morley — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Batley and Morley was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 5,352 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Batley and Morley from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Gerald Ashburner France (Liberal) 13,519 52.9% Ben Turner (Labour) 1,468 (5.7 pts) 66.9%
1922 Ben Turner (Labour) 15,005 45.5% John Albert Compston (Liberal) 5,062 (15.3 pts) 86.5%
1923 Ben Turner (Labour) 14,964 52.6% Walter Forrest (Liberal) 1,484 (5.2 pts) 73.8%
1924 Walter Forrest (Liberal) 16,369 50.6% Ben Turner (Labour) 403 (1.2 pts) 83.3%
1929 Ben Turner (Labour) 24,621 58.3% Walter Forrest (Liberal) 6,980 (16.5 pts) 84.1%
1931 Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills (Conservative) 26,378 61.2% Ben Turner (Labour) 9,678 (22.5 pts) 85.9%
1935 Willie Brooke (Labour) 21,182 53.6% Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills (Conservative) 2,828 (7.1 pts) 79.3%
1945 Hubert Beaumont (Labour) 22,682 58.1% George Wilson Hirst (Conservative) 11,592 (29.7 pts) 80.7%
1950 Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton (Labour) 29,776 60.0% Winefriede Carmen Glynne Bremner (Conservative) 9,885 (19.9 pts) 87.0%
1951 Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton (Labour) 29,326 59.7% Reginald Northam (Conservative) 9,515 (19.4 pts) 85.5%
1955 Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton (Labour) 27,178 60.2% Harry Watson (Conservative) 9,208 (20.4 pts) 79.9%
1959 Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton (Labour) 26,781 58.4% Barbara M Garden (Conservative) 7,666 (16.7 pts) 81.9%
1964 Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton (Labour) 23,362 52.6% Peter JD Marshall (Conservative) 9,885 (22.3 pts) 78.7%
1966 Alfred Broughton (Labour) 24,086 56.2% Peter Marshall (Conservative) 11,651 (27.2 pts) 75.3%
1970 Alfred Broughton (Labour) 23,024 50.4% Donald Thompson (Conservative) 7,271 (15.9 pts) 72.5%
Feb 1974 Alfred Broughton (Labour) 21,495 44.6% George Crone (Conservative) 7,091 (14.7 pts) 78.3%
Oct 1974 Alfred Broughton (Labour) 21,179 49.2% George Crone (Conservative) 8,248 (19.2 pts) 69.5%
1979 Kenneth Woolmer (Labour) 22,984 49.0% George Crone (Conservative) 5,352 (11.4 pts) 74.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Ashburner France Liberal 13,51952.9% Yes
Ben Turner Labour 12,05147.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Turner Labour 15,00545.5% Yes
John Albert Compston Liberal 9,94330.1% No
John Potter Unionist 8,05424.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Turner Labour 14,96452.6% Yes
Walter Forrest Liberal 13,48047.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Forrest Liberal 16,36950.6% Yes
Ben Turner Labour 15,96649.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Turner Labour 24,62158.3% Yes
Walter Forrest Liberal 17,64141.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills Conservative 26,37861.2% Yes
Ben Turner Labour 16,70038.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Willie Brooke Labour 21,18253.6% Yes
Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills Conservative 18,35446.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert Beaumont Labour 22,68258.1% Yes
George Wilson Hirst Conservative 11,09028.4% No
Ashley Mitchell Liberal 5,25613.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton Labour 29,77660.0% Yes
Winefriede Carmen Glynne Bremner Conservative 19,89140.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton Labour 29,32659.7% Yes
Reginald Northam Conservative 19,81140.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton Labour 27,17860.2% Yes
Harry Watson Conservative 17,97039.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton Labour 26,78158.4% Yes
Barbara M Garden Conservative 19,11541.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton Labour 23,36252.6% Yes
Peter JD Marshall Conservative 13,47730.4% No
Ivan H Lester Liberal 7,56417.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Broughton Labour 24,08656.2% Yes
Peter Marshall Conservative 12,43529.0% No
Edward Anthony Berry Liberal 6,36614.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Broughton Labour 23,02450.4% Yes
Donald Thompson Conservative 15,75334.5% No
Peter Wrigley Liberal 6,89315.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Broughton Labour 21,49544.6% Yes
George Crone Conservative 14,40429.9% No
Peter Wrigley Liberal 11,47023.8% No
Gerald Jarratt Independent Democratic Alliance 8281.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Broughton Labour 21,17949.2% Yes
George Crone Conservative 12,93130.0% No
Ivan Lester Liberal 8,92820.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Woolmer Labour 22,98449.0% Yes
George Crone Conservative 17,63237.6% No
Christopher Cawood Liberal 4,94310.5% No
Douglas Parkin Independent Labour 8481.8% No
Clive Lord Green 4601.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 5.7 pts 1922: Labour margin 15.3 pts 1923: Labour margin 5.2 pts 1924: Liberal margin 1.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 16.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 22.5 pts 1935: Labour margin 7.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 29.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 19.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 19.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 20.4 pts 1959: Labour margin 16.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 22.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 27.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 15.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 14.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 19.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 11.4 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Batley and Morley has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Batley and Morley in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Batley and Morley in 1979 with 22,984 votes (49.0%), a majority of 5,352 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Batley and Morley since 1918?

Since 1918, Batley and Morley has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Batley and Morley?

The closest result on record for Batley and Morley was 1924, when Liberal beat Labour by just 403 votes (1.2 percentage points).

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