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Liverpool Fairfield — UK General Election Results

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

Liverpool Fairfield was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 1,147 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Liverpool Fairfield from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Benn Jack Brunel Cohen (Unionist) 7,698 50.6% Francis L'Estrange Joseph (Liberal) 3,510 (23.1 pts) 54.9%
1922 Benn Jack Brunel Cohen (Unionist) 14,316 72.3% George Porter (Labour) 8,838 (44.6 pts) 64.0%
1923 Benn Jack Brunel Cohen (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1924 Benn Jack Brunel Cohen (Unionist) 14,277 62.9% Mary Ann Mercer (Labour) 5,865 (25.9 pts) 72.2%
1929 Benn Jack Brunel Cohen (Unionist) 16,436 52.9% John Hamer Sutcliffe (Labour) 1,822 (5.9 pts) 71.9%
1931 Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank (Conservative) 24,636 75.6% Archibald Dodd (Labour) 16,676 (51.2 pts) 72.5%
1935 Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank (Conservative) 18,596 62.5% Arthur Seymour Moody (Labour) 7,441 (25.0 pts) 61.7%
1945 Arthur Seymour Moody (Labour) 14,475 45.8% Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank (Conservative) 1,147 (3.6 pts) 65.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benn Jack Brunel Cohen Unionist 7,69850.6% Yes
Francis L'Estrange Joseph Liberal 4,18827.5% No
George Porter Labour 3,33721.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benn Jack Brunel Cohen Unionist 14,31672.3% Yes
George Porter Labour 5,47827.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benn Jack Brunel Cohen Unionist Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benn Jack Brunel Cohen Unionist 14,27762.9% Yes
Mary Ann Mercer Labour 8,41237.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benn Jack Brunel Cohen Unionist 16,43652.9% Yes
John Hamer Sutcliffe Labour 14,61447.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank Conservative 24,63675.6% Yes
Archibald Dodd Labour 7,96024.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank Conservative 18,59662.5% Yes
Arthur Seymour Moody Labour 11,15537.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Seymour Moody Labour 14,47545.8% Yes
Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank Conservative 13,32842.2% No
William Henry Ledsom Liberal 3,81612.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 23.1 pts 1922: Unionist margin 44.6 pts 1924: Unionist margin 25.9 pts 1929: Unionist margin 5.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 51.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 25.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 3.6 pts 1918 1922 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Liverpool Fairfield has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Liverpool Fairfield in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Liverpool Fairfield in 1945 with 14,475 votes (45.8%), a majority of 1,147 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Liverpool Fairfield since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Liverpool Fairfield?

The closest result on record for Liverpool Fairfield was 1945, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,147 votes (3.6 percentage points).

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