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Salford East — UK General Election Results

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

Salford East was won by Labour at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 11,235 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Salford East from 1950 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1950–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Edward Arthur Hardy (Labour) 26,783 54.1% William George Sinclair (Conservative) 8,158 (16.5 pts) 81.3%
1951 Edward Arthur Hardy (Labour) 27,729 57.0% John Parkinson (Conservative) 6,778 (13.9 pts) 79.7%
1955 Frank Julian Allaun (Labour) 20,351 52.2% John Whiteley (Conservative) 1,728 (4.4 pts) 69.8%
1959 Frank Julian Allaun (Labour) 20,639 54.6% John H Franks (Conservative) 3,468 (9.2 pts) 73.8%
1964 Frank Julian Allaun (Labour) 19,641 61.1% John Higham Franks (Conservative) 7,143 (22.2 pts) 66.8%
1966 Frank Allaun (Labour) 18,409 67.2% Gerald Fitzsimons (Conservative) 9,409 (34.3 pts) 61.1%
1970 Frank Allaun (Labour) 15,853 55.7% John Bryan Lack (Conservative) 6,270 (22.1 pts) 62.2%
Feb 1974 Frank Allaun (Labour) 14,426 54.5% Betty Knightly (Conservative) 6,931 (26.2 pts) 66.4%
Oct 1974 Frank Allaun (Labour) 14,276 59.8% Stephen Latimer (Conservative) 7,836 (32.8 pts) 59.5%
1979 Frank Allaun (Labour) 13,453 63.9% Stephen Latimer (Conservative) 5,856 (27.8 pts) 64.3%
1983 Stanley Orme (Labour) 21,373 53.7% Simon Cole (Conservative) 9,541 (24.0 pts) 62.3%
1987 Stanley Orme (Labour) 22,555 58.8% Charles McFall (Conservative) 12,056 (31.4 pts) 66.0%
1992 Stanley Orme (Labour) 20,327 60.0% David Berens (Conservative) 11,235 (33.2 pts) 64.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Arthur Hardy Labour 26,78354.1% Yes
William George Sinclair Conservative 18,62537.7% No
Sydney Needoff Liberal 4,0578.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Arthur Hardy Labour 27,72957.0% Yes
John Parkinson Conservative 20,95143.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Julian Allaun Labour 20,35152.2% Yes
John Whiteley Conservative 18,62347.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Julian Allaun Labour 20,63954.6% Yes
John H Franks Conservative 17,17145.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Julian Allaun Labour 19,64161.1% Yes
John Higham Franks Conservative 12,49838.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Allaun Labour 18,40967.2% Yes
Gerald Fitzsimons Conservative 9,00032.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Allaun Labour 15,85355.7% Yes
John Bryan Lack Conservative 9,58333.7% No
Allan Bell Liberal 3,00010.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Allaun Labour 14,42654.5% Yes
Betty Knightly Conservative 7,49528.3% No
Howard Watkin Liberal 4,53617.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Allaun Labour 14,27659.8% Yes
Stephen Latimer Conservative 6,44027.0% No
Allan Bell Liberal 3,16013.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Allaun Labour 13,45363.9% Yes
Stephen Latimer Conservative 7,59736.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Orme Labour 21,37353.7% Yes
Simon Cole Conservative 11,83229.7% No
Adrian Williams Social Democratic Party 6,19015.5% No
Stuart Michael Carter Workers Revolutionary 4171.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Orme Labour 22,55558.8% Yes
Charles McFall Conservative 10,49927.4% No
Patrick Keaveney Social Democratic Party 5,10513.3% No
Stephen Murray Workers Revolutionary 2010.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Orme Labour 20,32760.0% Yes
David Berens Conservative 9,09226.8% No
Norman Owen Liberal Democrat 3,83611.3% No
Mark Stanley Green 4631.4% No
Christopher Craig Natural Law 1500.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Labour margin 16.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 13.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 4.4 pts 1959: Labour margin 9.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 22.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 34.3 pts 1970: Labour margin 22.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 26.2 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 32.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 27.8 pts 1983: Labour margin 24.0 pts 1987: Labour margin 31.4 pts 1992: Labour margin 33.2 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Salford East has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Salford East in the 1992 general election?

Labour won Salford East in 1992 with 20,327 votes (60.0%), a majority of 11,235 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Salford East since 1950?

Since 1950, Salford East has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Salford East?

The closest result on record for Salford East was 1955, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,728 votes (4.4 percentage points).

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