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Liverpool Kirkdale — UK General Election Results

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

Liverpool Kirkdale was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 7,709 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Liverpool Kirkdale from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 George Smyth Baden-Powell (Conservative) 3,391 55.3% James Samuelson (Liberal-Labour) 1,410 (23.0 pts) 73.5%
1886 George Smyth Baden-Powell (Conservative) 3,084 58.7% Ralph Neville (Liberal) 912 (17.3 pts) 63.0%
1892 George Smyth Baden-Powell (Conservative) 3,750 57.5% Thomas Robert Threlfall (Liberal-Labour) 977 (15.0 pts) 68.2%
1895 George Smyth Baden-Powell (Conservative) 3,818 60.7% Benjamin Sands Johnson (Liberal) 1,350 (21.5 pts) 65.3%
1900 David MacIver (Conservative) 4,333 71.4% Richard Robert Cherry (Liberal) 2,595 (42.7 pts) 56.8%
1906 David MacIver (Conservative) 3,749 54.3% James Conley (Labour) 592 (8.6 pts) 65.2%
Jan 1910 Charles Gordon MacArthur (Conservative) 4,144 51.4% Alexander Gordon Cameron (Labour) 223 (2.8 pts) 77.8%
Dec 1910 Gerald Kyffin-Taylor (Conservative) 4,205 58.4% Thomas McKerrell (Labour) 1,213 (16.9 pts) 69.5%
1918 John de Fonblanque Pennefather (Unionist) 10,380 67.4% Samuel Mason (Labour) 5,368 (34.9 pts) 50.0%
1922 John de Fonblanque Pennefather (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 John de Fonblanque Pennefather (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1924 John Tymperley Pennefather (Unionist) 14,392 60.6% Elijah Sandham (Labour) 5,023 (21.1 pts) 73.7%
1929 Elijah Sandham (Labour) 15,222 51.3% Robert Rankin (Unionist) 793 (2.7 pts) 72.9%
1931 Robert Rankin (Conservative) 14,303 45.2% Elijah Sandham (Independent Labour) 4,772 (15.1 pts) 77.5%
1935 Robert Rankin (Conservative) 10,540 38.7% John Hamilton (Labour) 556 (2.0 pts) 69.5%
1945 William Keenan (Labour) 10,640 54.1% Aled Owen Roberts (Conservative) 4,226 (21.5 pts) 64.2%
1950 William Keenan (Labour) 19,219 48.7% David Lewis (Conservative) 628 (1.6 pts) 79.7%
1951 William Keenan (Labour) 19,637 51.0% David Lewis (Conservative) 758 (2.0 pts) 77.9%
1955 Norman Alfred Pannell (Conservative) 22,356 52.1% William Keenan (Labour) 1,814 (4.2 pts) 70.6%
1959 Norman Alfred Pannell (Conservative) 22,416 53.3% Thomas H Hockton (Labour) 2,747 (6.5 pts) 73.7%
1964 James Anthony Dunn (Labour) 20,128 55.5% Norman Alfred Pannell (Conservative) 4,008 (11.1 pts) 69.1%
1966 James Dunn (Labour) 19,233 59.3% Norman Pannell (Conservative) 6,014 (18.5 pts) 65.7%
1970 James Dunn (Labour) 17,678 56.5% Michael Tinne (Conservative) 4,063 (13.0 pts) 63.8%
Oct 1974 James Dunn (Labour) 17,686 61.4% Maurice Jones (Conservative) 9,481 (32.9 pts) 63.5%
Feb 1974 James Dunn (Labour) 16,443 52.7% James Gillin (Conservative) 6,525 (20.9 pts) 69.4%
1979 James Dunn (Labour) 17,043 56.1% Myra Fitzsimmons (Conservative) 7,709 (25.4 pts) 70.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Smyth Baden-Powell Conservative 3,39155.3% Yes
James Samuelson Liberal-Labour 1,98132.3% No
John Edward Redmond Irish Nationalist 76512.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Smyth Baden-Powell Conservative 3,08458.7% Yes
Ralph Neville Liberal 2,17241.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Smyth Baden-Powell Conservative 3,75057.5% Yes
Thomas Robert Threlfall Liberal-Labour 2,77342.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Smyth Baden-Powell Conservative 3,81860.7% Yes
Benjamin Sands Johnson Liberal 2,46839.3% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David MacIver Conservative 4,33371.4% Yes
Richard Robert Cherry Liberal 1,73828.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David MacIver Conservative 3,74954.3% Yes
James Conley Labour 3,15745.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Gordon MacArthur Conservative 4,14451.4% Yes
Alexander Gordon Cameron Labour 3,92148.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Kyffin-Taylor Conservative 4,20558.4% Yes
Thomas McKerrell Labour 2,99241.6% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John de Fonblanque Pennefather Unionist 10,38067.4% Yes
Samuel Mason Labour 5,01232.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John de Fonblanque Pennefather Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John de Fonblanque Pennefather Unionist Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Tymperley Pennefather Unionist 14,39260.6% Yes
Elijah Sandham Labour 9,36939.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Elijah Sandham Labour 15,22251.3% Yes
Robert Rankin Unionist 14,42948.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Rankin Conservative 14,30345.2% Yes
Elijah Sandham Independent Labour 9,53130.1% No
Henry Dixon Longbottom Liverpool Protestant 7,83424.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Rankin Conservative 10,54038.7% Yes
John Hamilton Labour 9,98436.7% No
Henry Dixon Longbottom Liverpool Protestant 6,67724.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Keenan Labour 10,64054.1% Yes
Aled Owen Roberts Conservative 6,41432.6% No
Henry Dixon Longbottom Liverpool Protestant 2,60113.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Keenan Labour 19,21948.7% Yes
David Lewis Conservative 18,59147.1% No
June Stannaught Pritchard Liberal 1,6484.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Keenan Labour 19,63751.0% Yes
David Lewis Conservative 18,87949.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Alfred Pannell Conservative 22,35652.1% Yes
William Keenan Labour 20,54247.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Alfred Pannell Conservative 22,41653.3% Yes
Thomas H Hockton Labour 19,66946.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Anthony Dunn Labour 20,12855.5% Yes
Norman Alfred Pannell Conservative 16,12044.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Dunn Labour 19,23359.3% Yes
Norman Pannell Conservative 13,21940.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Dunn Labour 17,67856.5% Yes
Michael Tinne Conservative 13,61543.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Dunn Labour 17,68661.4% Yes
Maurice Jones Conservative 8,20528.5% No
Michael Storey Liberal 2,90810.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Dunn Labour 16,44352.7% Yes
James Gillin Conservative 9,91831.8% No
Paul Mahon Liberal 4,86615.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Dunn Labour 17,04356.1% Yes
Myra Fitzsimmons Conservative 9,33430.7% No
Paul Desmond Mahon Liberal 3,81912.6% No
Warner Reginald Williams National Front 1980.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 23.0 pts 1886: Conservative margin 17.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 15.0 pts 1895: Conservative margin 21.5 pts 1900: Conservative margin 42.7 pts 1906: Conservative margin 8.6 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 2.8 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 16.9 pts 1918: Unionist margin 34.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 21.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 2.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 15.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 21.5 pts 1950: Labour margin 1.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 2.0 pts 1955: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 11.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 18.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 13.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 32.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 20.9 pts 1979: Labour margin 25.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979

Trend

Liverpool Kirkdale has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Liverpool Kirkdale in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Liverpool Kirkdale in 1979 with 17,043 votes (56.1%), a majority of 7,709 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Liverpool Kirkdale since 1885?

Since 1885, Liverpool Kirkdale has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Liverpool Kirkdale?

The closest result on record for Liverpool Kirkdale was 1950, when Labour beat Conservative by just 628 votes (1.6 percentage points).

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