Ealing South — UK General Election Results

Ealing South was won by Conservative at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 7,284 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Ealing South from 1950 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1950–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Angus Edmund Upton Maude (Conservative) 28,299 56.7% John Neary (Labour) 11,202 (22.4 pts) 84.7%
1951 Angus Edmund Upton Maude (Conservative) 30,261 63.8% David Allen (Labour) 12,057 (25.4 pts) 82.2%
1955 Angus Edmund Upton Maude (Conservative) 25,992 59.6% David G Allen (Labour) 12,530 (28.7 pts) 77.9%
1959 Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford (Conservative) 24,761 59.5% Hugh Gervais Garside (Labour) 12,722 (30.6 pts) 78.1%
1964 Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford (Conservative) 22,121 61.1% Jack J Jaffé (Labour) 8,000 (22.1 pts) 70.1%
1966 Brian Batsford (Conservative) 18,968 50.8% Roderick MacFarquhar (Labour) 5,083 (13.6 pts) 73.3%
1970 Brian Batsford (Conservative) 19,326 55.0% Cyril Rofe (Labour) 7,284 (20.7 pts) 65.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Edmund Upton Maude Conservative 28,29956.7% Yes
John Neary Labour 17,09734.2% No
Betty Corn Liberal 4,5559.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Edmund Upton Maude Conservative 30,26163.8% Yes
David Allen Labour 18,20438.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Edmund Upton Maude Conservative 25,99259.6% Yes
David G Allen Labour 13,46230.9% No
David E Evans Liberal 4,1829.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford Conservative 24,76159.5% Yes
Hugh Gervais Garside Labour 12,03928.9% No
Sir Jeremy John Anthony Mostyn Liberal 4,84211.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford Conservative 22,12161.1% Yes
Jack J Jaffé Labour 14,12139.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian Batsford Conservative 18,96850.8% Yes
Roderick MacFarquhar Labour 13,88537.2% No
Barwys Martin-Kaye Liberal 4,74312.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian Batsford Conservative 19,32655.0% Yes
Cyril Rofe Labour 12,04234.3% No
Graham Dudley Smith Liberal 3,78410.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 25.4 pts 1955: Conservative margin 28.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 30.6 pts 1964: Conservative margin 22.1 pts 1966: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 20.7 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Ealing South has been contested at 7 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ealing South in the 1970 general election?

Conservative won Ealing South in 1970 with 19,326 votes (55.0%), a majority of 7,284 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Ealing South since 1950?

Since 1950, Ealing South has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Ealing South?

The closest result on record for Ealing South was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 5,083 votes (13.6 percentage points).

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