EveryElectionResult.com

Election results, country by country.

Blackpool North — UK General Election Results

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

Blackpool North was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 3,040 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Blackpool North from 1945 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1945–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Toby Austin Richard William Low (Conservative) 25,564 49.3% Cadwalader Edward Thomas (Labour) 12,394 (23.9 pts) 68.0%
1950 Toby Austin Richard William Low (Conservative) 31,655 67.4% Elizabeth Barnes Muir (Labour) 16,347 (34.8 pts) 79.4%
1951 Toby Austin Richard William Low (Conservative) 29,956 70.2% Samuel Victor Hyde-Price (Labour) 17,229 (40.4 pts) 73.2%
1955 Toby Autin Richard William Low (Conservative) 26,899 71.2% Ronald Bushby (Labour) 16,030 (42.4 pts) 66.7%
1959 Sir Toby Austin Richard William Low (Conservative) 25,297 57.9% William H Dugdale (Labour) 15,857 (36.3 pts) 74.8%
1964 Norman Alexander Miscampbell (Conservative) 19,633 47.2% Harry Hague (Liberal) 8,171 (19.6 pts) 74.7%
1966 Norman Miscampbell (Conservative) 19,173 47.1% George Bingham (Labour) 5,310 (13.0 pts) 72.9%
1970 Norman Miscampbell (Conservative) 22,298 55.3% Wilfred Callon (Labour) 9,236 (22.9 pts) 68.5%
Feb 1974 Norman Miscampbell (Conservative) 23,942 55.1% Ivan Taylor (Labour) 8,154 (18.8 pts) 73.3%
Oct 1974 Norman Miscampbell (Conservative) 19,662 47.3% Ivan Taylor (Labour) 5,467 (13.1 pts) 69.7%
1979 Norman Miscampbell (Conservative) 23,209 53.7% Andrew Verdeille (Labour) 10,229 (23.6 pts) 72.6%
1983 Norman Miscampbell (Conservative) 20,592 51.1% Christopher Heyworth (Liberal) 10,152 (25.2 pts) 70.0%
1987 Norman Miscampbell (Conservative) 20,680 48.0% Eric Kirton (Labour) 7,321 (17.0 pts) 73.1%
1992 Harold Elletson (Conservative) 21,501 47.7% Eric Kirton (Labour) 3,040 (6.8 pts) 77.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Toby Austin Richard William Low Conservative 25,56449.3% Yes
Cadwalader Edward Thomas Labour 13,17025.4% No
Kenneth Innes Hamilton Liberal 11,45222.1% No
Arthur Talbot National Independent 1,6353.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Toby Austin Richard William Low Conservative 31,65567.4% Yes
Elizabeth Barnes Muir Labour 15,30832.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Toby Austin Richard William Low Conservative 29,95670.2% Yes
Samuel Victor Hyde-Price Labour 12,72729.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Toby Autin Richard William Low Conservative 26,89971.2% Yes
Ronald Bushby Labour 10,86928.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Toby Austin Richard William Low Conservative 25,29757.9% Yes
William H Dugdale Labour 9,44021.6% No
Harry Hague Liberal 8,99020.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Alexander Miscampbell Conservative 19,63347.2% Yes
Harry Hague Liberal 11,46227.5% No
Thomas McKellar Labour 10,54325.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Miscampbell Conservative 19,17347.1% Yes
George Bingham Labour 13,86334.0% No
James Hessey Liberal 7,69918.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Miscampbell Conservative 22,29855.3% Yes
Wilfred Callon Labour 13,06232.4% No
Bernard Christon Liberal 4,94612.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Miscampbell Conservative 23,94255.1% Yes
Ivan Taylor Labour 15,78836.3% No
Peter Nickson Independent Liberal 3,7208.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Miscampbell Conservative 19,66247.3% Yes
Ivan Taylor Labour 14,19534.1% No
Gerard Mulholland Liberal 7,75018.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Miscampbell Conservative 23,20953.7% Yes
Andrew Verdeille Labour 12,98030.0% No
Christopher Heyworth Liberal 6,12714.2% No
Alvin Hanson National Front 9432.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Miscampbell Conservative 20,59251.1% Yes
Christopher Heyworth Liberal 10,44025.9% No
Michael Hindley Labour 8,73021.7% No
Alvin Hanson National Front 5141.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Miscampbell Conservative 20,68048.0% Yes
Eric Kirton Labour 13,35931.0% No
Christopher Heyworth Liberal 9,03221.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Elletson Conservative 21,50147.7% Yes
Eric Kirton Labour 18,46141.0% No
Andre Lahiff Liberal Democrat 4,78610.6% No
Sir Guy Francis Monster Raving Loony 1780.4% No
Hugh Walker Natural Law 1250.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1945: Conservative margin 23.9 pts 1950: Conservative margin 34.8 pts 1951: Conservative margin 40.4 pts 1955: Conservative margin 42.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 36.3 pts 1964: Conservative margin 19.6 pts 1966: Conservative margin 13.0 pts 1970: Conservative margin 22.9 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 18.8 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 13.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 23.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 25.2 pts 1987: Conservative margin 17.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 6.8 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Blackpool North has been contested at 14 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Blackpool North in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Blackpool North in 1992 with 21,501 votes (47.7%), a majority of 3,040 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Blackpool North since 1945?

Since 1945, Blackpool North has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Blackpool North?

The closest result on record for Blackpool North was 1992, when Conservative beat Labour by just 3,040 votes (6.8 percentage points).

Related Pages