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Colne Valley — UK General Election Results

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

Colne Valley was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 4,963 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Colne Valley from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Henry Frederick Beaumont (Liberal) 5,398 54.3% Thomas Brooke (Conservative) 857 (8.6 pts) 91.3%
1886 Henry Frederick Beaumont (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 James Kitson (Liberal) 4,987 53.8% John Sugden (Liberal Unionist) 706 (7.6 pts) 79.1%
1895 James Kitson (Liberal) 4,276 46.2% Harold Thomas (Conservative) 539 (5.8 pts) 86.4%
1900 James Kitson (Liberal) 4,699 52.9% Walter George Bagnall (Conservative) 523 (5.9 pts) 80.1%
1906 James Kitson (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 Charles Leach (Liberal) 4,741 40.7% Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 991 (8.5 pts) 93.2%
Dec 1910 Charles Leach (Liberal) 5,147 51.5% Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 300 (3.0 pts) 80.0%
1918 Frederick William Mallalieu (Liberal) 13,541 58.8% Wilfrid Whiteley (Labour) 4,068 (17.7 pts) 58.9%
1922 Philip Snowden (Labour) 12,614 39.4% Thomas Brooke (Unionist) 1,282 (4.0 pts) 78.5%
1923 Philip Snowden (Labour) 13,136 40.3% Thomas Brooke (Unionist) 1,921 (5.9 pts) 79.0%
1924 Philip Snowden (Labour) 14,215 43.3% Fred Thorpe (Unionist) 3,243 (9.9 pts) 78.6%
1929 Philip Snowden (Labour) 21,667 48.3% Robert Carrow (Unionist) 9,135 (20.4 pts) 82.5%
1931 Edward Lancelot Mallalieu (Liberal) 17,119 39.2% Ernest Marklew (Labour) 3,385 (7.8 pts) 79.1%
1935 Ernest Marklew (Labour) 16,725 39.5% Edward Lancelot Mallalieu (Liberal) 3,779 (8.9 pts) 76.0%
1945 William George Glenvil Hall (Labour) 23,488 54.7% Sydney Williamm Smith (Conservative) 11,895 (27.7 pts) 79.0%
1950 William George Glenvil Hall (Labour) 24,910 49.4% Elizabeth Ellen Smith (Conservative) 9,084 (18.0 pts) 86.5%
1951 William George Glenvil Hall (Labour) 26,455 52.2% Helen Violet Bonham Carter (Liberal) 2,189 (4.3 pts) 87.1%
1955 William Glenvil Hall (Labour) 23,108 54.2% Stanley Cheetham (Conservative) 3,596 (8.4 pts) 81.1%
1959 William Glenvil Hall (Labour) 19,284 44.3% Christopher J Barr (Conservative) 6,254 (14.3 pts) 84.1%
1964 Albert Edward Patrick Duffy (Labour) 18,537 42.0% Richard Scurrah Wainwright (Liberal) 187 (0.4 pts) 84.8%
1966 Richard Wainwright (Liberal) 22,006 48.6% Albert Edward Patrick Duffy (Labour) 2,499 (5.5 pts) 86.2%
1970 David Clark (Labour) 18,896 39.9% Richard Wainwright (Liberal) 856 (1.8 pts) 80.8%
Feb 1974 Richard Wainwright (Liberal) 20,984 40.3% David Clark (Labour) 719 (1.4 pts) 86.4%
Oct 1974 Richard Wainwright (Liberal) 21,997 44.3% David Clark (Labour) 1,666 (3.4 pts) 81.7%
1979 Richard Wainwright (Liberal) 20,151 38.4% Peter James Hildrew (Labour) 2,352 (4.5 pts) 81.9%
1983 Richard Wainwright (Liberal) 21,139 39.8% John Holt (Conservative) 3,146 (5.9 pts) 76.2%
1987 Graham Riddick (Conservative) 20,457 36.4% Nigel Priestley (Liberal) 1,677 (3.0 pts) 80.1%
1992 Graham Riddick (Conservative) 24,804 42.0% John Harman (Labour) 7,225 (12.2 pts) 82.0%
1997 Kali Mountford (Labour) 23,285 41.3% Graham Riddick (Conservative) 4,840 (8.6 pts) 76.9%
2001 Kali Mountford (Labour) 18,967 40.4% Philip Davies (Conservative) 4,639 (9.9 pts) 63.3%
2005 Kali Mountford (Labour) 17,536 35.8% Maggie Throup (Conservative) 1,501 (3.1 pts) 66.0%
2010 Jason McCartney (Conservative) 20,440 37.0% Nicola Turner (Liberal Democrat) 4,837 (8.8 pts) 69.2%
2015 Jason McCartney (Conservative) 25,246 44.4% Jane East (Labour) 5,378 (9.5 pts) 69.0%
2017 Thelma Walker (Labour) 28,818 47.7% Jason McCartney (Conservative) 915 (1.5 pts) 71.8%
2019 Jason McCartney (Conservative) 29,482 48.4% Thelma Walker (Labour) 5,103 (8.4 pts) 72.6%
2024 Paul Davies (Labour) 18,970 41.0% Jason McCartney (Conservative) 4,963 (10.7 pts) 63.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Frederick Beaumont Liberal 5,39854.3% Yes
Thomas Brooke Conservative 4,54145.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Frederick Beaumont Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Kitson Liberal 4,98753.8% Yes
John Sugden Liberal Unionist 4,28146.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Kitson Liberal 4,27646.2% Yes
Harold Thomas Conservative 3,73740.4% No
Thomas Mann Independent Labour 1,24513.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Kitson Liberal 4,69952.9% Yes
Walter George Bagnall Conservative 4,17647.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Kitson Liberal Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leach Liberal 4,74140.7% Yes
Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 3,75032.2% No
Albert Victor Grayson Independent Labour 3,14927.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leach Liberal 5,14751.5% Yes
Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 4,84748.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Mallalieu Liberal 13,54158.8% Yes
Wilfrid Whiteley Labour 9,47341.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Snowden Labour 12,61439.4% Yes
Thomas Brooke Unionist 11,33235.4% No
Frederick William Mallalieu Liberal 8,04225.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Snowden Labour 13,13640.3% Yes
Thomas Brooke Unionist 11,21534.4% No
Percy Holt Heffer Liberal 8,22325.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Snowden Labour 14,21543.3% Yes
Fred Thorpe Unionist 10,97233.4% No
Ronald Fitz-John Walker Liberal 7,65123.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Snowden Labour 21,66748.3% Yes
Robert Carrow Unionist 12,53228.0% No
Fred Brook Liberal 10,63023.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lancelot Mallalieu Liberal 17,11939.2% Yes
Ernest Marklew Labour 13,73431.5% No
Edward ffrancis Ward Lascelles Conservative 12,58128.8% No
Michael Franklin National Labour 2020.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Marklew Labour 16,72539.5% Yes
Edward Lancelot Mallalieu Liberal 12,94630.6% No
Morgan Crofton Conservative 10,91725.8% No
Walter George Bagnall Independent 1,7544.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Glenvil Hall Labour 23,48854.7% Yes
Sydney Williamm Smith Conservative 11,59327.0% No
Guy Kepton Lawrence Liberal 7,89018.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Glenvil Hall Labour 24,91049.4% Yes
Elizabeth Ellen Smith Conservative 15,82631.4% No
Roy Francis Leslie Liberal 9,65419.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Glenvil Hall Labour 26,45552.2% Yes
Helen Violet Bonham Carter Liberal 24,26647.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Glenvil Hall Labour 23,10854.2% Yes
Stanley Cheetham Conservative 19,51245.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Glenvil Hall Labour 19,28444.3% Yes
Christopher J Barr Conservative 13,03029.9% No
Richard Scurrah Wainwright Liberal 11,25425.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Patrick Duffy Labour 18,53742.0% Yes
Richard Scurrah Wainwright Liberal 18,35041.6% No
Andrew C Alexander Conservative 7,20716.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Wainwright Liberal 22,00648.6% Yes
Albert Edward Patrick Duffy Labour 19,50743.1% No
Ralph David Hall Conservative 3,7868.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Clark Labour 18,89639.9% Yes
Richard Wainwright Liberal 18,04038.1% No
Kenneth Ernest Davy Conservative 10,41722.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Wainwright Liberal 20,98440.3% Yes
David Clark Labour 20,26538.9% No
Kenneth Ernest Davy Conservative 10,86420.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Wainwright Liberal 21,99744.3% Yes
David Clark Labour 20,33140.9% No
Kenneth Ernest Davy Conservative 7,33714.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Wainwright Liberal 20,15138.4% Yes
Peter James Hildrew Labour 17,79933.9% No
Stephen Garth Kaye Conservative 14,45027.5% No
Tom Keen Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain 1010.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Wainwright Liberal 21,13939.8% Yes
John Holt Conservative 17,99333.9% No
Arthur Williams Labour 13,66825.8% No
Tom Keen Independent 2600.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Riddick Conservative 20,45736.4% Yes
Nigel Priestley Liberal 18,78033.4% No
John Harman Labour 16,35329.1% No
Mark Mullany Green 6141.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Riddick Conservative 24,80442.0% Yes
John Harman Labour 17,57929.8% No
Nigel Priestley Liberal Democrat 15,95327.0% No
Robin Stewart Green 4430.8% No
Melody Staniforth Monster Raving Loony 1600.3% No
John Graham Hasty Independent 730.1% No
James Philip Tattersall Natural Law 440.1% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kali Mountford Labour 23,28541.3% Yes
Graham Riddick Conservative 18,44532.7% No
Nigel Priestley Liberal Democrat 12,75522.6% No
Alan Brooke Socialist Labour 7591.3% No
Andy Cooper Green 4930.9% No
John David Nunn UKIP 4780.8% No
Melody Staniforth Monster Raving Loony 1960.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kali Mountford Labour 18,96740.4% Yes
Philip Davies Conservative 14,32830.5% No
Gordon Beever Liberal Democrat 11,69424.9% No
Richard Plunkett Green 1,0812.3% No
Arthur Quarmby UKIP 9172.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kali Mountford Labour 17,53635.8% Yes
Maggie Throup Conservative 16,03532.8% No
Elisabeth Wilson Liberal Democrat 11,82224.2% No
Barry Fowler BNP 1,4302.9% No
Lesley Hedges Green 1,2952.6% No
Helen Martinek Veritas 5431.1% No
Ian Mumford Monster Raving Loony 2590.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jason McCartney Conservative 20,44037.0% Yes
Nicola Turner Liberal Democrat 15,60328.2% No
Debbie Abrahams Labour 14,58926.4% No
Barry Fowler BNP 1,8933.4% No
Melanie Roberts UKIP 1,1632.1% No
Chas Ball Green 8671.6% No
Jackie Grunsell Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 7411.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jason McCartney Conservative 25,24644.4% Yes
Jane East Labour 19,86835.0% No
Melanie Roberts UKIP 5,73410.1% No
Cahal Burke Liberal Democrat 3,4076.0% No
Chas Ball Green 1,9193.4% No
Paul Salveson Yorkshire First 5721.0% No
Melodie Staniforth Independent 540.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thelma Walker Labour 28,81847.7% Yes
Jason McCartney Conservative 27,90346.2% No
Cahal Burke Liberal Democrat 2,4944.1% No
Sonia King Green 8921.5% No
Patricia Sadio Independent 3130.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jason McCartney Conservative 29,48248.4% Yes
Thelma Walker Labour 24,37940.0% No
Cahal Burke Liberal Democrat 3,8156.3% No
Sue Harrison Brexit Party 1,2682.1% No
Darryl Gould Green 1,0681.8% No
Owen Aspinall The Yorkshire Party 5480.9% No
Melanie Roberts UKIP 2300.4% No
Colin Peel Independent 1020.2% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Davies Labour 18,97041.0% Yes
Jason McCartney Conservative 14,00730.3% No
Stuart Hale Reform UK 7,29815.8% No
Heather Peacock Green 3,4807.5% No
Katharine Macy Liberal Democrat 2,0074.3% No
Timothy Millea The Yorkshire Party 4591.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 8.6 pts 1892: Liberal margin 7.6 pts 1895: Liberal margin 5.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 5.9 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 8.5 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1918: Liberal margin 17.7 pts 1922: Labour margin 4.0 pts 1923: Labour margin 5.9 pts 1924: Labour margin 9.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 20.4 pts 1931: Liberal margin 7.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 8.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 27.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 18.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 4.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 8.4 pts 1959: Labour margin 14.3 pts 1964: Labour margin 0.4 pts 1966: Liberal margin 5.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 1.8 pts Feb 1974: Liberal margin 1.4 pts Oct 1974: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1979: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1983: Liberal margin 5.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 3.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 8.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 9.9 pts 2005: Labour margin 3.1 pts 2010: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 2015: Conservative margin 9.5 pts 2017: Labour margin 1.5 pts 2019: Conservative margin 8.4 pts 2024: Labour margin 10.7 pts 1885 1892 1895 1900 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Colne Valley has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Colne Valley in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Colne Valley in 2024 with 18,970 votes (41.0%), a majority of 4,963 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Colne Valley since 1885?

Since 1885, Colne Valley has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist.

What was the closest result in Colne Valley?

The closest result on record for Colne Valley was 1964, when Labour beat Liberal by just 187 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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