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Liverpool Edge Hill — UK General Election Results

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

Liverpool Edge Hill was won by Liberal at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 4,248 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Liverpool Edge Hill from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 William Watson Rutherford (Unionist) 9,832 63.8% Peter Joseph Tevenan (Labour) 4,245 (27.5 pts) 50.3%
1922 William Watson Rutherford (Unionist) 14,186 59.8% John Henry Hayes (Labour) 4,666 (19.7 pts) 70.5%
1923 Jack Henry Hayes (Labour) 13,538 56.9% Oliver Frederick George Stanley (Unionist) 3,289 (13.8 pts) 69.9%
1924 John Henry Hayes (Labour) 14,168 53.0% Daniel Charles Williams (Unionist) 1,581 (5.9 pts) 78.1%
1929 John Henry Hayes (Labour) 17,650 55.4% John Hugo Rutherford (Unionist) 6,028 (18.9 pts) 74.9%
1931 John Hugo Rutherford (Conservative) 19,901 62.8% John Henry Hayes (Labour) 8,129 (25.7 pts) 74.7%
1935 Alexander Critchley (Conservative) 13,882 50.5% Jack Henry Hayes (Labour) 301 (1.1 pts) 68.1%
1945 Richard Clitherow (Labour) 13,150 64.9% Wilfrid Clothier (Conservative) 6,039 (29.8 pts) 66.1%
1950 Arthur James Irvine (Labour) 21,834 50.9% Eric Errington (Conservative) 3,004 (7.0 pts) 78.3%
1951 Arthur James Irvine (Labour) 22,906 53.9% Harold Macdonald Steward (Conservative) 3,337 (7.9 pts) 76.4%
1955 Arthur James Irvine (Labour) 20,060 51.4% Harry Sibson Leslie Rigg (Conservative) 1,120 (2.9 pts) 68.0%
1959 Arthur James Irvine (Labour) 19,725 50.9% Joseph Norton (Conservative) 699 (1.8 pts) 70.7%
1964 Arthur James Irvine (Labour) 19,221 59.0% Neil S Jamieson (Conservative) 5,886 (18.1 pts) 65.6%
1966 Arthur Irvine (Labour) 18,203 63.1% Michael Howard (Conservative) 7,541 (26.1 pts) 60.5%
1970 Arthur Irvine (Labour) 14,752 57.7% Michael Howard (Conservative) 3,948 (15.4 pts) 58.7%
Oct 1974 Arthur Irvine (Labour) 13,023 51.9% David Alton (Liberal) 6,171 (24.6 pts) 61.2%
Feb 1974 Arthur Irvine (Labour) 12,979 47.9% David Alton (Liberal) 5,750 (21.2 pts) 66.5%
1979 David Alton (Liberal) 12,701 52.0% Bob Wareing (Labour) 4,248 (17.4 pts) 69.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Watson Rutherford Unionist 9,83263.8% Yes
Peter Joseph Tevenan Labour 5,58736.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Watson Rutherford Unionist 14,18659.8% Yes
John Henry Hayes Labour 9,52040.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Henry Hayes Labour 13,53856.9% Yes
Oliver Frederick George Stanley Unionist 10,24943.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Hayes Labour 14,16853.0% Yes
Daniel Charles Williams Unionist 12,58747.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Hayes Labour 17,65055.4% Yes
John Hugo Rutherford Unionist 11,62236.5% No
Arthur Donald Dennis Liberal 2,5818.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hugo Rutherford Conservative 19,90162.8% Yes
John Henry Hayes Labour 11,77237.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Critchley Conservative 13,88250.5% Yes
Jack Henry Hayes Labour 13,58149.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Clitherow Labour 13,15064.9% Yes
Wilfrid Clothier Conservative 7,11135.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur James Irvine Labour 21,83450.9% Yes
Eric Errington Conservative 18,83043.9% No
John Bowen Liberal 2,2475.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur James Irvine Labour 22,90653.9% Yes
Harold Macdonald Steward Conservative 19,56946.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur James Irvine Labour 20,06051.4% Yes
Harry Sibson Leslie Rigg Conservative 18,94048.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur James Irvine Labour 19,72550.9% Yes
Joseph Norton Conservative 19,02649.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur James Irvine Labour 19,22159.0% Yes
Neil S Jamieson Conservative 13,33541.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Irvine Labour 18,20363.1% Yes
Michael Howard Conservative 10,66236.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Irvine Labour 14,75257.7% Yes
Michael Howard Conservative 10,80442.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Irvine Labour 13,02351.9% Yes
David Alton Liberal 6,85227.3% No
Stephen Perry Conservative 5,20820.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Irvine Labour 12,97947.9% Yes
David Alton Liberal 7,22926.7% No
Stephen Perry Conservative 6,87125.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Alton Liberal 12,70152.0% Yes
Bob Wareing Labour 8,45334.6% No
Charles John Nicholas Ward Conservative 3,09812.7% No
Howard Hawksley National Front 1520.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 27.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 19.7 pts 1923: Labour margin 13.8 pts 1924: Labour margin 5.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 18.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 25.7 pts 1935: Conservative margin 1.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 29.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 7.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 7.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 2.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 1.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 18.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 26.1 pts 1970: Labour margin 15.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 24.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 21.2 pts 1979: Liberal margin 17.4 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Liverpool Edge Hill in the 1979 general election?

Liberal won Liverpool Edge Hill in 1979 with 12,701 votes (52.0%), a majority of 4,248 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Liverpool Edge Hill since 1918?

Since 1918, Liverpool Edge Hill has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Liverpool Edge Hill?

The closest result on record for Liverpool Edge Hill was 1935, when Conservative beat Labour by just 301 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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