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Newton — UK General Election Results

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

Newton was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 11,341 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Newton from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Richard Assheton Cross (Conservative) 4,414 52.3% George McCorquodale (Liberal) 383 (4.5 pts) 90.4%
1886 Richard Assheton Cross (Conservative) 4,302 55.2% George Errington (Liberal) 816 (10.5 pts) 83.3%
1892 Thomas Wodehouse Legh (Conservative) 4,713 55.2% William Neill (Liberal) 894 (10.5 pts) 85.4%
1895 Thomas Wodehouse Legh (Conservative) 5,358 58.2% James Moon (Liberal) 1,504 (16.3 pts) 83.2%
1900 Richard Pilkington (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 James Andrew Seddon (Labour) 6,434 52.2% Richard Pilkington (Conservative) 541 (4.4 pts) 89.1%
Jan 1910 James Andrew Seddon (Labour) 7,256 52.7% Roundell Cecil Palmer (Liberal Unionist) 752 (5.5 pts) 93.0%
Dec 1910 Roundell Cecil Palmer (Conservative) 6,706 50.5% James Andrew Seddon (Labour) 144 (1.1 pts) 89.6%
1918 Robert Young (Labour) 9,808 55.0% Henry Lygon (Unionist) 1,794 (10.1 pts) 73.0%
1922 Robert Young (Labour) 12,312 55.6% Henry Baker Bates (Unionist) 4,098 (18.5 pts) 86.1%
1923 Robert Young (Labour) 12,492 59.9% Henry Baker Bates (Unionist) 4,117 (19.7 pts) 78.5%
1924 Robert Young (Labour) 12,875 56.1% James Alexander Wood Watts (Unionist) 2,809 (12.2 pts) 84.6%
1929 Robert Young (Labour) 18,176 60.5% Reginald Clare Essenhigh (Unionist) 6,289 (20.9 pts) 84.6%
1931 Reginald Clare Essenhigh (Conservative) 16,064 50.6% Robert Young (Labour) 381 (1.2 pts) 85.9%
1935 Robert Young (Labour) 19,992 58.5% Reginald Clare Essenhigh (Conservative) 5,791 (16.9 pts) 84.8%
1945 Robert Young (Labour) 25,197 62.0% Kenneth Lewis (Conservative) 9,732 (23.9 pts) 76.2%
1950 Frederick Lee (Labour) 31,832 59.1% Kenneth Lewis (Conservative) 9,764 (18.1 pts) 88.0%
1951 Frederick Lee (Labour) 31,374 58.3% Herbert Jones (Conservative) 8,898 (16.5 pts) 87.2%
1955 Frederick Lee (Labour) 29,299 57.9% Norman Alexander Miscampbell (Conservative) 7,955 (15.7 pts) 81.8%
1959 Frederick Lee (Labour) 31,041 57.4% Norman Alexander Miscampbell (Conservative) 7,976 (14.7 pts) 83.1%
1964 Frederick Lee (Labour) 32,932 56.0% David C Stanley (Conservative) 14,952 (25.4 pts) 82.0%
1966 Frederick Lee (Labour) 36,901 62.8% Peter Craig (Conservative) 15,056 (25.6 pts) 78.0%
1970 Frederick Lee (Labour) 34,873 52.5% John Stanley (Conservative) 9,010 (13.6 pts) 74.3%
Feb 1974 John Evans (Labour) 38,369 49.2% George Porter (Conservative) 14,770 (19.0 pts) 82.4%
Oct 1974 John Evans (Labour) 38,956 53.2% Roger Baldwin (Conservative) 16,472 (22.5 pts) 76.8%
1979 John Evans (Labour) 41,466 51.4% Thomas Naisbitt Huntley (Conservative) 11,341 (14.1 pts) 78.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Assheton Cross Conservative 4,41452.3% Yes
George McCorquodale Liberal 4,03147.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Assheton Cross Conservative 4,30255.2% Yes
George Errington Liberal 3,48644.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wodehouse Legh Conservative 4,71355.2% Yes
William Neill Liberal 3,81944.8% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wodehouse Legh Conservative 5,35858.2% Yes
James Moon Liberal 3,85441.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Pilkington Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Andrew Seddon Labour 6,43452.2% Yes
Richard Pilkington Conservative 5,89347.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Andrew Seddon Labour 7,25652.7% Yes
Roundell Cecil Palmer Liberal Unionist 6,50447.3% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roundell Cecil Palmer Conservative 6,70650.5% Yes
James Andrew Seddon Labour 6,56249.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Young Labour 9,80855.0% Yes
Henry Lygon Unionist 8,01445.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Young Labour 12,31255.6% Yes
Henry Baker Bates Unionist 8,21437.1% No
George Fewkes Clarke Independent 1,6187.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Young Labour 12,49259.9% Yes
Henry Baker Bates Unionist 8,37540.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Young Labour 12,87556.1% Yes
James Alexander Wood Watts Unionist 10,06643.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Young Labour 18,17660.5% Yes
Reginald Clare Essenhigh Unionist 11,88739.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Clare Essenhigh Conservative 16,06450.6% Yes
Robert Young Labour 15,68349.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Young Labour 19,99258.5% Yes
Reginald Clare Essenhigh Conservative 14,20141.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Young Labour 25,19762.0% Yes
Kenneth Lewis Conservative 15,46538.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Lee Labour 31,83259.1% Yes
Kenneth Lewis Conservative 22,06840.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Lee Labour 31,37458.3% Yes
Herbert Jones Conservative 22,47641.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Lee Labour 29,29957.9% Yes
Norman Alexander Miscampbell Conservative 21,34442.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Lee Labour 31,04157.4% Yes
Norman Alexander Miscampbell Conservative 23,06542.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Lee Labour 32,93256.0% Yes
David C Stanley Conservative 17,98030.6% No
Clifford L Jones Liberal 7,91913.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Lee Labour 36,90162.8% Yes
Peter Craig Conservative 21,84537.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Lee Labour 34,87352.5% Yes
John Stanley Conservative 25,86338.9% No
Robert Magee Liberal 5,6788.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Evans Labour 38,36949.2% Yes
George Porter Conservative 23,59930.3% No
Neveille Leather Liberal 15,93920.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Evans Labour 38,95653.2% Yes
Roger Baldwin Conservative 22,48430.7% No
Neveille Leather Liberal 11,73816.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Evans Labour 41,46651.4% Yes
Thomas Naisbitt Huntley Conservative 30,12537.3% No
Rodney Anthony Marshall Smith Liberal 8,47010.5% No
Audrey Fishwick National Front 6410.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1886: Conservative margin 10.5 pts 1892: Conservative margin 10.5 pts 1895: Conservative margin 16.3 pts 1906: Labour margin 4.4 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 5.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 1.1 pts 1918: Labour margin 10.1 pts 1922: Labour margin 18.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 19.7 pts 1924: Labour margin 12.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 20.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 1.2 pts 1935: Labour margin 16.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 23.9 pts 1950: Labour margin 18.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 16.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 15.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 14.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 25.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 25.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 13.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 19.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 22.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 14.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Newton in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Newton in 1979 with 41,466 votes (51.4%), a majority of 11,341 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Newton since 1885?

Since 1885, Newton has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Newton?

The closest result on record for Newton was Dec 1910, when Conservative beat Labour by just 144 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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