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Liverpool Scotland — UK General Election Results

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

Liverpool Scotland was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 7,334 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Liverpool Scotland from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) 2,724 64.9% Mortimer Neville Woodard (Independent Conservative) 1,250 (29.8 pts) 59.3%
1886 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) 2,911 67.0% Arthur Earle (Liberal Unionist) 1,480 (34.1 pts) 61.4%
1892 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) 2,537 65.3% John Vesey Vesey-Fitzgerald (Conservative) 1,190 (30.6 pts) 63.5%
1895 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) 2,089 59.0% William Grey Ellison-Macartney (Conservative) 637 (18.0 pts) 61.3%
1900 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) 2,044 57.9% William Watson Rutherford (Conservative) 560 (15.9 pts) 60.2%
1906 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) 2,808 71.5% Alfred Aspinall Tobin (Conservative) 1,691 (43.1 pts) 68.1%
Jan 1910 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) 2,943 79.1% Arthur Moy (Conservative) 2,167 (58.3 pts) 69.8%
Dec 1910 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) 2,458 78.1% Thomas Oswald Ockleston (Conservative) 1,769 (56.2 pts) 59.1%
1918 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1924 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1929 Thomas Power O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1931 David Gilbert Logan (Labour) 15,521 56.6% Eric Errington (Conservative) 5,241 (19.1 pts) 68.7%
1935 David Gilbert Logan (Labour) 16,036 65.7% Leo Henry Wright (Conservative) 7,664 (31.4 pts) 64.1%
1945 David Gilbert Logan (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1950 David Gilbert Logan (Labour) 28,087 65.4% John Victor Woollam (Conservative) 13,847 (32.2 pts) 74.8%
1951 David Gilbert Logan (Labour) 28,558 68.2% Norman Alfred Pannell (Conservative) 15,214 (36.3 pts) 71.1%
1955 David Gilbert Logan (Labour) 21,928 65.0% George Allanson (Conservative) 10,107 (29.9 pts) 60.1%
1959 David Gilbert Logan (Labour) 20,051 61.8% James F Bradley (Conservative) 7,667 (23.6 pts) 62.5%
1964 Walter Harold Alldritt (Labour) 17,984 68.9% Brian Mervyn Keefe (Conservative) 10,591 (40.6 pts) 59.6%
1966 Walter Alldritt (Labour) 14,244 72.1% Ralph Morris (Conservative) 9,514 (48.2 pts) 51.7%
1970 Walter Alldritt (Labour) 11,074 74.8% Ralph Morris (Conservative) 7,334 (49.5 pts) 50.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist 2,72464.9% Yes
Mortimer Neville Woodard Independent Conservative 1,47435.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist 2,91167.0% Yes
Arthur Earle Liberal Unionist 1,43133.0% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist 2,53765.3% Yes
John Vesey Vesey-Fitzgerald Conservative 1,34734.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist 2,08959.0% Yes
William Grey Ellison-Macartney Conservative 1,45241.0% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist 2,04457.9% Yes
William Watson Rutherford Conservative 1,48442.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist 2,80871.5% Yes
Alfred Aspinall Tobin Conservative 1,11728.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist 2,94379.1% Yes
Arthur Moy Conservative 77620.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist 2,45878.1% Yes
Thomas Oswald Ockleston Conservative 68921.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist Unopposed Yes

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Power O'Connor Irish Nationalist Unopposed Yes

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gilbert Logan Labour 15,52156.6% Yes
Eric Errington Conservative 10,28037.5% No
Leo McGree Communist 1,5445.6% No
Frank Abraham Independent 990.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gilbert Logan Labour 16,03665.7% Yes
Leo Henry Wright Conservative 8,37234.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gilbert Logan Labour Unopposed Yes

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gilbert Logan Labour 28,08765.4% Yes
John Victor Woollam Conservative 14,24033.2% No
Jack Coward Communist 6151.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gilbert Logan Labour 28,55868.2% Yes
Norman Alfred Pannell Conservative 13,34431.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gilbert Logan Labour 21,92865.0% Yes
George Allanson Conservative 11,82135.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Gilbert Logan Labour 20,05161.8% Yes
James F Bradley Conservative 12,38438.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Harold Alldritt Labour 17,98468.9% Yes
Brian Mervyn Keefe Conservative 7,39328.3% No
Thomas E Cassin Communist 7252.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Alldritt Labour 14,24472.1% Yes
Ralph Morris Conservative 4,73023.9% No
Thomas Cassin Communist 7793.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Alldritt Labour 11,07474.8% Yes
Ralph Morris Conservative 3,74025.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Irish Nationalist margin 29.8 pts 1886: Irish Nationalist margin 34.1 pts 1892: Irish Nationalist margin 30.6 pts 1895: Irish Nationalist margin 18.0 pts 1900: Irish Nationalist margin 15.9 pts 1906: Irish Nationalist margin 43.1 pts Jan 1910: Irish Nationalist margin 58.3 pts Dec 1910: Irish Nationalist margin 56.2 pts 1931: Labour margin 19.1 pts 1935: Labour margin 31.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 32.2 pts 1951: Labour margin 36.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 29.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 23.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 40.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 48.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 49.5 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1931 1935 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Liverpool Scotland has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Irish Nationalist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Liverpool Scotland in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Liverpool Scotland in 1970 with 11,074 votes (74.8%), a majority of 7,334 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Liverpool Scotland since 1885?

Since 1885, Liverpool Scotland has been won by: Irish Nationalist, Labour.

What was the closest result in Liverpool Scotland?

The closest result on record for Liverpool Scotland was 1900, when Irish Nationalist beat Conservative by just 560 votes (15.9 percentage points).

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