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Ormskirk — UK General Election Results

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

Ormskirk was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 858 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Ormskirk from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative) 5,133 68.7% John Prince Sheldon (Liberal) 2,790 (37.3 pts) 85.8%
1886 Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative) 4,618 68.7% James Middlehurst (Liberal) 2,517 (37.5 pts) 70.3%
1895 Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative) 4,780 71.7% Thomas Stoner (Liberal) 2,895 (43.4 pts) 65.9%
1900 Arthur Stanley (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Arthur Stanley (Conservative) 6,207 61.5% Climenson Yelverton Charles Dawbarn (Liberal) 2,316 (22.9 pts) 80.0%
Jan 1910 Arthur Stanley (Conservative) 6,919 59.7% William Hesketh Lever (Liberal) 2,240 (19.3 pts) 85.8%
Dec 1910 Arthur Stanley (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 James Bell (Labour) 6,545 37.2% Thomas Fermor-Hesketh (Unionist) 465 (2.6 pts) 61.0%
1922 Francis Nicholas Blundell (Unionist) 11,921 58.7% James Bell (Labour) 3,547 (17.5 pts) 67.8%
1923 Francis Nicholas Blundell (Unionist) 10,598 53.0% Robert Barrie Walker (Labour) 1,210 (6.0 pts) 65.7%
1924 Francis Nicholas Blundell (Unionist) 13,392 56.3% Robert Barrie Walker (Labour) 2,990 (12.6 pts) 75.9%
1929 Samuel Thomas Rosbotham (Labour) 20,350 53.4% Francis Nicholas Blundell (Unionist) 2,589 (6.8 pts) 74.8%
1931 Samuel Thomas Rosbotham (National Labour) 30,368 75.0% Francis Victor King (Labour) 20,253 (50.0 pts) 71.7%
1935 Samuel Thomas Rosbotham (National Labour) 27,624 58.5% Francis Victor King (Labour) 8,045 (17.0 pts) 65.8%
1945 James Harold Wilson (Labour) 30,126 46.3% Alexander Carlton Greg (Conservative) 7,022 (10.8 pts) 69.3%
1950 Ronald Hibbert Cross (Conservative) 28,654 66.3% Lewis Charles Edwards (Labour) 14,071 (32.5 pts) 83.9%
1951 James Arthur Salter (Conservative) 26,729 67.4% Ernest Kavanagh (Labour) 13,821 (34.9 pts) 78.7%
1955 Douglas Glover (Conservative) 27,066 68.4% Thomas W Henry (Labour) 14,539 (36.7 pts) 73.1%
1959 Douglas Glover (Conservative) 32,952 69.1% Gwilym Edffrwd Roberts (Labour) 18,251 (38.3 pts) 77.6%
1964 Douglas Glover (Conservative) 33,704 62.5% James Harold (Labour) 13,548 (25.1 pts) 75.8%
1966 Douglas Glover (Conservative) 32,763 58.8% William Quinn (Labour) 9,780 (17.5 pts) 73.9%
1970 Harold Soref (Conservative) 40,517 61.4% Robert Kilroy-Silk (Labour) 15,031 (22.8 pts) 72.5%
Feb 1974 Robert Kilroy-Silk (Labour) 34,807 47.2% Harold Soref (Conservative) 7,803 (10.6 pts) 77.3%
Oct 1974 Robert Kilroy-Silk (Labour) 35,392 50.3% Brian Keefe (Conservative) 8,851 (12.6 pts) 72.8%
1979 Robert Kilroy-Silk (Labour) 37,222 50.0% Brian Keefe (Conservative) 858 (1.1 pts) 76.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Bower Forwood Conservative 5,13368.7% Yes
John Prince Sheldon Liberal 2,34331.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Bower Forwood Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Bower Forwood Conservative 4,61868.7% Yes
James Middlehurst Liberal 2,10131.3% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Bower Forwood Conservative 4,78071.7% Yes
Thomas Stoner Liberal 1,88528.3% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stanley Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stanley Conservative 6,20761.5% Yes
Climenson Yelverton Charles Dawbarn Liberal 3,89138.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stanley Conservative 6,91959.7% Yes
William Hesketh Lever Liberal 4,67940.3% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stanley Conservative Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Bell Labour 6,54537.2% Yes
Thomas Fermor-Hesketh Unionist 6,08034.5% No
Stephen Hirst National Farmers Union 4,98928.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Nicholas Blundell Unionist 11,92158.7% Yes
James Bell Labour 8,37441.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Nicholas Blundell Unionist 10,59853.0% Yes
Robert Barrie Walker Labour 9,38847.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Nicholas Blundell Unionist 13,39256.3% Yes
Robert Barrie Walker Labour 10,40243.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Thomas Rosbotham Labour 20,35053.4% Yes
Francis Nicholas Blundell Unionist 17,76146.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Thomas Rosbotham National Labour 30,36875.0% Yes
Francis Victor King Labour 10,11525.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Thomas Rosbotham National Labour 27,62458.5% Yes
Francis Victor King Labour 19,57941.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Harold Wilson Labour 30,12646.3% Yes
Alexander Carlton Greg Conservative 23,10435.5% No
William Stephen Richard King-Hall National Independent 11,84818.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ronald Hibbert Cross Conservative 28,65466.3% Yes
Lewis Charles Edwards Labour 14,58333.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Arthur Salter Conservative 26,72967.4% Yes
Ernest Kavanagh Labour 12,90832.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Glover Conservative 27,06668.4% Yes
Thomas W Henry Labour 12,52731.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Glover Conservative 32,95269.1% Yes
Gwilym Edffrwd Roberts Labour 14,70130.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Glover Conservative 33,70462.5% Yes
James Harold Labour 20,15637.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Glover Conservative 32,76358.8% Yes
William Quinn Labour 22,98341.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Soref Conservative 40,51761.4% Yes
Robert Kilroy-Silk Labour 25,48638.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Kilroy-Silk Labour 34,80747.2% Yes
Harold Soref Conservative 27,00436.6% No
David Parry Liberal 11,94916.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Kilroy-Silk Labour 35,39250.3% Yes
Brian Keefe Conservative 26,54137.7% No
David Parry Liberal 8,38711.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Kilroy-Silk Labour 37,22250.0% Yes
Brian Keefe Conservative 36,36448.9% No
Simon Pirani Workers Revolutionary 8201.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 37.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 37.5 pts 1895: Conservative margin 43.4 pts 1906: Conservative margin 22.9 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 19.3 pts 1918: Labour margin 2.6 pts 1922: Unionist margin 17.5 pts 1923: Unionist margin 6.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 12.6 pts 1929: Labour margin 6.8 pts 1931: National Labour margin 50.0 pts 1935: National Labour margin 17.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 10.8 pts 1950: Conservative margin 32.5 pts 1951: Conservative margin 34.9 pts 1955: Conservative margin 36.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 38.3 pts 1964: Conservative margin 25.1 pts 1966: Conservative margin 17.5 pts 1970: Conservative margin 22.8 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 10.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 12.6 pts 1979: Labour margin 1.1 pts 1885 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ormskirk in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Ormskirk in 1979 with 37,222 votes (50.0%), a majority of 858 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Ormskirk since 1885?

Since 1885, Ormskirk has been won by: Conservative, Labour, National Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Ormskirk?

The closest result on record for Ormskirk was 1979, when Labour beat Conservative by just 858 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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