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Consett — UK General Election Results

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Consett was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 15,867 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Consett from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Aneurin Williams (Liberal) 7,576 34.2% Robert Gee (National Democratic and Labour) 293 (1.3 pts) 64.3%
1922 Herbert Dunnico (Labour) 14,469 46.5% Aneurin Williams (Liberal) 4,599 (14.8 pts) 82.0%
1923 Herbert Dunnico (Labour) 15,862 52.0% Helen Ursula Williams (Liberal) 1,243 (4.1 pts) 78.2%
1924 Herbert Dunnico (Labour) 18,842 55.9% James Davies (Constitutionalist) 4,006 (11.9 pts) 83.4%
1929 Herbert Dunnico (Labour) 22,256 56.4% John Purcell Dickie (Liberal) 11,484 (29.1 pts) 80.1%
1931 John Purcell Dickie (National Liberal) 22,474 53.0% Herbert Dunnico (Labour) 2,547 (6.0 pts) 83.2%
1935 David Adams (Labour) 25,419 58.7% John Purcell Dickie (National Liberal) 7,522 (17.4 pts) 83.8%
1945 James Edward Glanville (Labour) 28,617 70.1% James Aloysius McGilley (National Liberal) 16,419 (40.2 pts) 77.1%
1950 James Edward Glanville (Labour) 34,907 66.8% Philip Carter Goodhart (Conservative) 22,273 (42.6 pts) 86.8%
1951 James Edward Glanville (Labour) 35,705 69.2% George Frederick Walker (Conservative) 19,844 (38.5 pts) 85.1%
1955 William Stones (Labour) 30,979 67.0% William Fergus Montgomery (Conservative) 15,755 (34.1 pts) 77.5%
1959 William Stones (Labour) 32,307 66.8% Denis Alan Orde (Conservative) 16,270 (33.7 pts) 81.7%
1964 William Stones (Labour) 29,676 68.1% Denis W Stokoe (Conservative) 15,775 (36.2 pts) 76.7%
1966 David Watkins (Labour) 29,753 73.3% Robert William Geoffrey Sanderson (Conservative) 18,895 (46.5 pts) 73.5%
1970 David Watkins (Labour) 28,985 70.9% Neville Trotter (Conservative) 17,071 (41.7 pts) 70.2%
Feb 1974 David Watkins (Labour) 27,401 61.1% Trevor Sharp Wilkinson (Conservative) 18,343 (40.9 pts) 76.5%
Oct 1974 David Watkins (Labour) 27,123 67.0% Michael Hildesley Lycett (Conservative) 19,446 (48.0 pts) 68.6%
1979 David Watkins (Labour) 26,708 61.3% Michael Hildesley Lycett (Conservative) 15,867 (36.4 pts) 75.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aneurin Williams Liberal 7,57634.2% Yes
Robert Gee National Democratic and Labour 7,28332.9% No
George Harold Stuart-Bunning Labour 7,26832.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Dunnico Labour 14,46946.5% Yes
Aneurin Williams Liberal 9,87031.8% No
Sydney Erskine Dare Wilson Unionist 6,74521.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Dunnico Labour 15,86252.0% Yes
Helen Ursula Williams Liberal 14,61948.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Dunnico Labour 18,84255.9% Yes
James Davies Constitutionalist 14,83644.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Dunnico Labour 22,25656.4% Yes
John Purcell Dickie Liberal 10,77227.3% No
John William Watts Unionist 6,40016.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Purcell Dickie National Liberal 22,47453.0% Yes
Herbert Dunnico Labour 19,92747.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Adams Labour 25,41958.7% Yes
John Purcell Dickie National Liberal 17,89741.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Edward Glanville Labour 28,61770.1% Yes
James Aloysius McGilley National Liberal 12,19829.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Edward Glanville Labour 34,90766.8% Yes
Philip Carter Goodhart Conservative 12,63424.2% No
Norman Dees Liberal 4,7219.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Edward Glanville Labour 35,70569.2% Yes
George Frederick Walker Conservative 15,86130.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Stones Labour 30,97967.0% Yes
William Fergus Montgomery Conservative 15,22433.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Stones Labour 32,30766.8% Yes
Denis Alan Orde Conservative 16,03733.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Stones Labour 29,67668.1% Yes
Denis W Stokoe Conservative 13,90131.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Watkins Labour 29,75373.3% Yes
Robert William Geoffrey Sanderson Conservative 10,85826.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Watkins Labour 28,98570.9% Yes
Neville Trotter Conservative 11,91429.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Watkins Labour 27,40161.1% Yes
Trevor Sharp Wilkinson Conservative 9,05820.2% No
Raymond McClure Liberal 8,38418.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Watkins Labour 27,12367.0% Yes
Michael Hildesley Lycett Conservative 7,67719.0% No
John Nicholas Gillinder Liberal 5,69514.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Watkins Labour 26,70861.3% Yes
Michael Hildesley Lycett Conservative 10,84124.9% No
Robert Bell Kennedy Liberal 6,04813.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 1.3 pts 1922: Labour margin 14.8 pts 1923: Labour margin 4.1 pts 1924: Labour margin 11.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 29.1 pts 1931: National Liberal margin 6.0 pts 1935: Labour margin 17.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 40.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 42.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 38.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 34.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 33.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 36.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 46.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 41.7 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 40.9 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 48.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 36.4 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Consett in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Consett in 1979 with 26,708 votes (61.3%), a majority of 15,867 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Consett since 1918?

Since 1918, Consett has been won by: Labour, Liberal, National Liberal.

What was the closest result in Consett?

The closest result on record for Consett was 1918, when Liberal beat National Democratic and Labour by just 293 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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