Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Huyton was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 7,510 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Huyton from 1950 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1950–1979
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1950
James Harold Wilson (Labour)
21,536
48.4%
Sydney Smart (Conservative)
834 (1.9 pts)
85.0%
1951
James Harold Wilson (Labour)
23,582
51.3%
Francis Leslie Neep (Conservative)
1,193 (2.6 pts)
84.8%
1955
James Harold Wilson (Labour)
24,858
52.7%
William Geraint Oliver Morgan (Conservative)
2,558 (5.4 pts)
78.5%
1959
James Harold Wilson (Labour)
33,111
54.9%
G Bentley Woolfenden (Conservative)
5,927 (9.8 pts)
77.9%
1964
James Harold Wilson (Labour)
42,213
63.9%
Harold Tucker (Conservative)
19,273 (29.2 pts)
76.7%
1966
Harold Wilson (Labour)
41,132
66.5%
Thomas Lyrian Hobday (Conservative)
20,950 (33.9 pts)
70.1%
1970
Harold Wilson (Labour)
45,583
63.1%
John Entwistle (Conservative)
21,074 (29.2 pts)
67.6%
Feb 1974
Harold Wilson (Labour)
31,767
56.7%
Thomas Benyon (Conservative)
15,305 (27.3 pts)
77.2%
Oct 1974
Harold Wilson (Labour)
31,750
60.8%
William Peters (Conservative)
16,233 (31.1 pts)
71.1%
1979
Harold Wilson (Labour)
27,449
51.9%
Garnet Harrison (Conservative)
7,510 (14.2 pts)
72.4%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Harold Wilson
Labour
21,536
48.4%
Yes
Sydney Smart
Conservative
20,702
46.5%
No
Griffith Edwards
Liberal
1,905
4.3%
No
Leo Joseph McGree
Communist
387
0.9%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Harold Wilson
Labour
23,582
51.3%
Yes
Francis Leslie Neep
Conservative
22,389
48.7%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Harold Wilson
Labour
24,858
52.7%
Yes
William Geraint Oliver Morgan
Conservative
22,300
47.3%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Harold Wilson
Labour
33,111
54.9%
Yes
G Bentley Woolfenden
Conservative
27,184
45.1%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Harold Wilson
Labour
42,213
63.9%
Yes
Harold Tucker
Conservative
22,940
34.7%
No
Michael Claude Watkins Baker
Communist Anti-Revisionist
899
1.4%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Wilson
Labour
41,132
66.5%
Yes
Thomas Lyrian Hobday
Conservative
20,182
32.6%
No
David Sutch
National Teenage Party
585
0.9%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Wilson
Labour
45,583
63.1%
Yes
John Entwistle
Conservative
24,509
33.9%
No
John Sparrow
Democratic
1,232
1.7%
No
Joseph Kenny
Communist
890
1.2%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Wilson
Labour
31,767
56.7%
Yes
Thomas Benyon
Conservative
16,462
29.4%
No
Neil Francis Eccles Snowden
Liberal
7,584
13.5%
No
Harold Smith
Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain
234
0.4%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Wilson
Labour
31,750
60.8%
Yes
William Peters
Conservative
15,517
29.7%
No
Michael Braham
Liberal
4,956
9.5%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Harold Wilson
Labour
27,449
51.9%
Yes
Garnet Harrison
Conservative
19,939
37.7%
No
David Philip Cottier
Liberal
5,476
10.4%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Huyton has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Huyton in the 1979 general election?
Labour won Huyton in 1979 with 27,449 votes (51.9%), a majority of 7,510 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Huyton since 1950?
Since 1950, Huyton has been won by: Labour.
What was the closest result in Huyton?
The closest result on record for Huyton was 1950, when Labour beat Conservative by just 834 votes (1.9 percentage points).