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Farnworth — UK General Election Results

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

Farnworth was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 8,107 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Farnworth from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Edward Bagley (Unionist) 10,237 42.9% Thomas Greenall (Labour) 497 (2.1 pts) 69.9%
1922 Thomas Greenall (Labour) 13,391 45.6% Edward Bagley (Unionist) 3,354 (11.4 pts) 84.8%
1923 Thomas Greenall (Labour) 14,858 57.2% Alexander Louis Wynand Koch Worsthorne (Unionist) 3,724 (14.3 pts) 73.5%
1924 Thomas Greenall (Labour) 15,327 47.4% Alexander Louis Wynand Koch Worsthorne (Unionist) 2,806 (8.7 pts) 89.6%
1929 Guy Rowson (Labour) 21,857 52.2% Mary Ada Pickford (Unionist) 11,214 (26.8 pts) 87.5%
1931 James Stones (Conservative) 22,460 53.5% Guy Rowson (Labour) 2,907 (6.9 pts) 84.8%
1935 Guy Rowson (Labour) 22,040 51.7% Edgar Godfrey Unsworth (Conservative) 5,201 (12.2 pts) 82.4%
1945 George Tomlinson (Labour) 28,462 66.1% Fred Howard (Conservative) 13,892 (32.3 pts) 77.5%
1950 George Tomlinson (Labour) 25,375 56.6% Frank Kay (Conservative) 11,109 (24.8 pts) 88.1%
1951 George Tomlinson (Labour) 26,297 59.2% Jesse Seddon (Conservative) 8,185 (18.4 pts) 86.8%
1955 Ernest Thornton (Labour) 24,829 57.7% David Charles Waddington (Conservative) 6,598 (15.3 pts) 81.5%
1959 Ernest Thornton (Labour) 27,393 58.6% Albert Samuel Royse (Conservative) 8,037 (17.2 pts) 83.3%
1964 Ernest Thornton (Labour) 28,493 62.1% Albert Samuel Royse (Conservative) 11,072 (24.1 pts) 78.8%
1966 Ernest Thornton (Labour) 30,015 66.2% Mark Andrew (Conservative) 14,686 (32.4 pts) 74.8%
1970 John Roper (Labour) 29,392 58.5% Ivan Andrew Johnston (Conservative) 8,525 (17.0 pts) 72.3%
Oct 1974 John Roper (Labour) 28,184 53.4% Richard Henry Shepherd (Conservative) 14,695 (27.9 pts) 74.7%
Feb 1974 John Roper (Labour) 28,068 49.8% Albert Royse (Conservative) 12,637 (22.4 pts) 80.7%
1979 John Roper (Labour) 27,965 50.1% Stanley Windle (Conservative) 8,107 (14.5 pts) 77.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Bagley Unionist 10,23742.9% Yes
Thomas Greenall Labour 9,74040.8% No
Thomas Flitcroft Liberal 3,89316.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Greenall Labour 13,39145.6% Yes
Edward Bagley Unionist 10,03734.2% No
Edward Rudd Liberal 5,92720.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Greenall Labour 14,85857.2% Yes
Alexander Louis Wynand Koch Worsthorne Unionist 11,13442.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Greenall Labour 15,32747.4% Yes
Alexander Louis Wynand Koch Worsthorne Unionist 12,52138.7% No
Joseph Charles Martin Liberal 4,46713.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Rowson Labour 21,85752.2% Yes
Mary Ada Pickford Unionist 10,64325.4% No
Ernest Frederick Dyer Liberal 9,38122.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Stones Conservative 22,46053.5% Yes
Guy Rowson Labour 19,55346.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Rowson Labour 22,04051.7% Yes
Edgar Godfrey Unsworth Conservative 16,83939.5% No
James Monteith Erskine People's Peace 3,7638.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Tomlinson Labour 28,46266.1% Yes
Fred Howard Conservative 14,57033.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Tomlinson Labour 25,37556.6% Yes
Frank Kay Conservative 14,26631.8% No
Abraham Lomax Liberal 5,18911.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Tomlinson Labour 26,29759.2% Yes
Jesse Seddon Conservative 18,11240.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Thornton Labour 24,82957.7% Yes
David Charles Waddington Conservative 18,23142.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Thornton Labour 27,39358.6% Yes
Albert Samuel Royse Conservative 19,35641.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Thornton Labour 28,49362.1% Yes
Albert Samuel Royse Conservative 17,42137.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Thornton Labour 30,01566.2% Yes
Mark Andrew Conservative 15,32933.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Roper Labour 29,39258.5% Yes
Ivan Andrew Johnston Conservative 20,86741.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Roper Labour 28,18453.4% Yes
Richard Henry Shepherd Conservative 13,48925.6% No
Margaret Rothwell Liberal 11,05921.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Roper Labour 28,06849.8% Yes
Albert Royse Conservative 15,43127.4% No
Margaret Rothwell Liberal 12,91822.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Roper Labour 27,96550.1% Yes
Stanley Windle Conservative 19,85835.5% No
Margaret Rothwell Liberal 8,04314.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 2.1 pts 1922: Labour margin 11.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 14.3 pts 1924: Labour margin 8.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 26.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 6.9 pts 1935: Labour margin 12.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 32.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 24.8 pts 1951: Labour margin 18.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 15.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 17.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 24.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 32.4 pts 1970: Labour margin 17.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 27.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 22.4 pts 1979: Labour margin 14.5 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Farnworth in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Farnworth in 1979 with 27,965 votes (50.1%), a majority of 8,107 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Farnworth since 1918?

Since 1918, Farnworth has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Farnworth?

The closest result on record for Farnworth was 1918, when Unionist beat Labour by just 497 votes (2.1 percentage points).

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