Morecambe and Lonsdale — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Morecambe and Lonsdale was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 15,815 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Morecambe and Lonsdale from 1950 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1950–1979
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1950
William Jocelyn Ian Fraser (Conservative)
28,041
60.3%
Albert Gaskell (Labour)
15,273 (32.8 pts)
84.2%
1951
William Jocelyn Ian Fraser (Conservative)
31,211
69.4%
Ernest Gardner (Labour)
17,479 (38.9 pts)
80.4%
1955
Sir William Jocelyn Ian Fraser (Conservative)
29,706
71.2%
Wilfred Fielding (Labour)
17,701 (42.4 pts)
74.4%
1959
Basil Reginald Vincent Ziani de Ferranti (Conservative)
30,228
67.5%
Frank R McManus (Labour)
15,975 (35.7 pts)
77.2%
1964
Alfred George Fletcher Hall-Davis (Conservative)
24,756
53.9%
Frank R McManus (Labour)
12,364 (26.9 pts)
77.1%
1966
Alfred Hall-Davis (Conservative)
24,138
51.9%
Ivan Limmer (Labour)
10,300 (22.1 pts)
76.5%
1970
Alfred Hall-Davis (Conservative)
27,442
57.0%
Eric Garbutt (Labour)
13,526 (28.1 pts)
72.6%
Feb 1974
Alfred Hall-Davis (Conservative)
27,704
51.8%
Bernard Wates (Liberal)
14,756 (27.6 pts)
78.5%
Oct 1974
Alfred Hall-Davis (Conservative)
24,877
49.8%
Eric Garbutt (Labour)
12,244 (24.5 pts)
72.9%
1979
Mark Lennox-Boyd (Conservative)
29,068
55.4%
Gerard Collier (Labour)
15,815 (30.1 pts)
76.5%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Jocelyn Ian Fraser
Conservative
28,041
60.3%
Yes
Albert Gaskell
Labour
12,768
27.4%
No
Gerard de Pfyffer Leeming
Liberal
5,723
12.3%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Jocelyn Ian Fraser
Conservative
31,211
69.4%
Yes
Ernest Gardner
Labour
13,732
30.6%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sir William Jocelyn Ian Fraser
Conservative
29,706
71.2%
Yes
Wilfred Fielding
Labour
12,005
28.8%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Basil Reginald Vincent Ziani de Ferranti
Conservative
30,228
67.5%
Yes
Frank R McManus
Labour
14,253
31.8%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Alfred George Fletcher Hall-Davis
Conservative
24,756
53.9%
Yes
Frank R McManus
Labour
12,392
27.0%
No
James Rafton Smallwood
Independent Liberal
8,818
19.2%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Alfred Hall-Davis
Conservative
24,138
51.9%
Yes
Ivan Limmer
Labour
13,838
29.8%
No
David Clark
Liberal
8,526
18.3%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Alfred Hall-Davis
Conservative
27,442
57.0%
Yes
Eric Garbutt
Labour
13,916
28.9%
No
Anthony Drury
Liberal
6,792
14.1%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Alfred Hall-Davis
Conservative
27,704
51.8%
Yes
Bernard Wates
Liberal
12,948
24.2%
No
Terry Carron
Labour
12,782
23.9%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Alfred Hall-Davis
Conservative
24,877
49.8%
Yes
Eric Garbutt
Labour
12,633
25.3%
No
Arthur Rupert Davies Stuttard
Liberal
12,404
24.9%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Mark Lennox-Boyd
Conservative
29,068
55.4%
Yes
Gerard Collier
Labour
13,253
25.3%
No
Hugh Russell Tinker
Liberal
10,150
19.3%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Morecambe and Lonsdale has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Morecambe and Lonsdale in the 1979 general election?
Conservative won Morecambe and Lonsdale in 1979 with 29,068 votes (55.4%), a majority of 15,815 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Morecambe and Lonsdale since 1950?
Since 1950, Morecambe and Lonsdale has been won by: Conservative.
What was the closest result in Morecambe and Lonsdale?
The closest result on record for Morecambe and Lonsdale was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 10,300 votes (22.1 percentage points).