Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Crosby was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 5,840 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Crosby from 1950 to 2005.
Full Election History, 1950–2005
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1950
Harold Malcolm Bullock (Conservative)
22,347
60.3%
Ronald Howard Lewis (Labour)
12,944 (34.9 pts)
84.5%
1951
Harold Malcolm Bullock (Conservative)
25,034
70.9%
Edith Edwards (Labour)
14,783 (41.9 pts)
79.8%
1955
Rodney Graham Page (Conservative)
29,161
68.0%
Ernest James Adams (Labour)
15,436 (36.0 pts)
73.7%
1959
Rodney Graham Page (Conservative)
29,801
66.9%
Douglas E Brown (Labour)
15,056 (33.8 pts)
77.5%
1964
Rodney Graham Page (Conservative)
21,538
48.6%
Robert Hodge (Labour)
7,380 (16.7 pts)
76.7%
1966
Rodney Page (Conservative)
21,980
54.1%
Alan Whipp (Labour)
3,306 (8.1 pts)
72.2%
1970
Rodney Page (Conservative)
24,042
56.7%
Peter Carswell (Labour)
5,692 (13.4 pts)
71.2%
Feb 1974
Rodney Page (Conservative)
32,519
52.2%
Sean Hughes (Labour)
15,570 (25.0 pts)
80.0%
Oct 1974
Rodney Page (Conservative)
29,764
51.5%
Margaret Hignett (Labour)
12,175 (21.1 pts)
73.5%
1979
Rodney Page (Conservative)
34,768
56.9%
Tony Mulhearn (Labour)
19,272 (31.6 pts)
75.2%
1983
Malcolm Thornton (Conservative)
30,604
47.2%
Shirley Williams (Social Democratic Party)
3,401 (5.2 pts)
77.9%
1987
Malcolm Thornton (Conservative)
30,842
46.2%
Anthony Donovan (Social Democratic Party)
6,853 (10.3 pts)
79.6%
1992
Malcolm Thornton (Conservative)
32,267
47.4%
Maria Eagle (Labour)
14,806 (21.8 pts)
82.5%
1997
Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)
22,549
51.1%
Malcolm Thornton (Conservative)
7,182 (16.3 pts)
77.2%
2001
Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)
20,327
55.1%
Robert Collinson (Conservative)
8,353 (22.7 pts)
64.3%
2005
Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)
17,463
48.2%
Debi Jones (Conservative)
5,840 (16.1 pts)
66.7%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Malcolm Bullock
Conservative
22,347
60.3%
Yes
Ronald Howard Lewis
Labour
9,403
25.4%
No
James Burnie
Liberal
5,336
14.4%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Malcolm Bullock
Conservative
25,034
70.9%
Yes
Edith Edwards
Labour
10,251
29.1%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rodney Graham Page
Conservative
29,161
68.0%
Yes
Ernest James Adams
Labour
13,725
32.0%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rodney Graham Page
Conservative
29,801
66.9%
Yes
Douglas E Brown
Labour
14,745
33.1%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rodney Graham Page
Conservative
21,538
48.6%
Yes
Robert Hodge
Labour
14,158
32.0%
No
Norman William Malin Sellers
Liberal
8,590
19.4%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rodney Page
Conservative
21,980
54.1%
Yes
Alan Whipp
Labour
18,674
45.9%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rodney Page
Conservative
24,042
56.7%
Yes
Peter Carswell
Labour
18,350
43.3%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rodney Page
Conservative
32,519
52.2%
Yes
Sean Hughes
Labour
16,949
27.2%
No
Geoffrey Laurence Woodcock
Liberal
12,842
20.6%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rodney Page
Conservative
29,764
51.5%
Yes
Margaret Hignett
Labour
17,589
30.4%
No
Michael Anthony Hill
Liberal
10,429
18.0%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rodney Page
Conservative
34,768
56.9%
Yes
Tony Mulhearn
Labour
15,496
25.4%
No
Michael Anthony Hill
Liberal
9,302
15.2%
No
Peter Michael Hussey
Green
1,489
2.4%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Malcolm Thornton
Conservative
30,604
47.2%
Yes
Shirley Williams
Social Democratic Party
27,203
42.0%
No
Robert Waring
Labour
6,611
10.2%
No
Peter Hussey
Green
415
0.6%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Malcolm Thornton
Conservative
30,842
46.2%
Yes
Anthony Donovan
Social Democratic Party
23,989
35.9%
No
Christopher Cheetham
Labour
11,992
17.9%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Malcolm Thornton
Conservative
32,267
47.4%
Yes
Maria Eagle
Labour
17,461
25.7%
No
Helen Flo Clucas
Liberal Democrat
16,562
24.3%
No
John Marks
Liberal
1,052
1.5%
No
FP Sean Brady
Green
559
0.8%
No
Neil Laughlin Paterson
Natural Law
152
0.2%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Claire Curtis-Thomas
Labour
22,549
51.1%
Yes
Malcolm Thornton
Conservative
15,367
34.8%
No
Paul McVey
Liberal Democrat
5,080
11.5%
No
John Gauld
Referendum Party
813
1.8%
No
John Marks
Liberal
233
0.5%
No
William Hite
Natural Law
99
0.2%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Claire Curtis-Thomas
Labour
20,327
55.1%
Yes
Robert Collinson
Conservative
11,974
32.5%
No
Tim Drake
Liberal Democrat
4,084
11.1%
No
Mark Holt
Socialist Labour
481
1.3%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Claire Curtis-Thomas
Labour
17,463
48.2%
Yes
Debi Jones
Conservative
11,623
32.1%
No
Jim Murray
Liberal Democrat
6,298
17.4%
No
John Whittaker
UKIP
454
1.3%
No
Geoffrey Bottoms
Communist
199
0.5%
No
David Braid
Clause 28 Children's Protection Christian Democrats
157
0.4%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Crosby has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Crosby in the 2005 general election?
Labour won Crosby in 2005 with 17,463 votes (48.2%), a majority of 5,840 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Crosby since 1950?
Since 1950, Crosby has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Crosby?
The closest result on record for Crosby was 1983, when Conservative beat Social Democratic Party by just 3,401 votes (5.2 percentage points).