Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
South Fylde was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 32,247 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in South Fylde from 1950 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1950–1979
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1950
Claude Granville Lancaster (Conservative)
33,619
66.8%
James Brian O'Hara (Labour)
22,278 (44.2 pts)
83.6%
1951
Claude Granville Lancaster (Conservative)
35,726
74.2%
Lewis Holden Burgess (Labour)
23,318 (48.4 pts)
79.9%
1955
Claude Granville Lancaster (Conservative)
33,204
75.4%
Reuben Christopher Jelley (Labour)
22,395 (50.9 pts)
72.6%
1959
Claude Granville Lancaster (Conservative)
36,988
74.7%
Norman Holding (Labour)
24,467 (49.4 pts)
75.8%
1964
Claude Granville Lancaster (Conservative)
31,824
58.2%
John D Lees (Liberal)
19,939 (36.5 pts)
77.0%
1966
Claude Lancaster (Conservative)
29,779
54.4%
David Owen (Labour)
16,324 (29.8 pts)
74.6%
1970
Edward Gardner (Conservative)
39,459
63.6%
David Mahon (Labour)
26,105 (42.1 pts)
72.8%
Feb 1974
Edward Gardner (Conservative)
41,028
58.5%
Alan Lawson (Liberal)
25,379 (36.2 pts)
77.9%
Oct 1974
Edward Gardner (Conservative)
37,193
56.8%
Alan Lawson (Liberal)
22,666 (34.6 pts)
72.0%
1979
Edward Gardner (Conservative)
45,883
63.4%
Graham Chadwick (Labour)
32,247 (44.5 pts)
76.7%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Claude Granville Lancaster
Conservative
33,619
66.8%
Yes
James Brian O'Hara
Labour
11,341
22.5%
No
John Edward Gouldbourn
Liberal
5,402
10.7%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Claude Granville Lancaster
Conservative
35,726
74.2%
Yes
Lewis Holden Burgess
Labour
12,408
25.8%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Claude Granville Lancaster
Conservative
33,204
75.4%
Yes
Reuben Christopher Jelley
Labour
10,809
24.6%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Claude Granville Lancaster
Conservative
36,988
74.7%
Yes
Norman Holding
Labour
12,521
25.3%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Claude Granville Lancaster
Conservative
31,824
58.2%
Yes
John D Lees
Liberal
11,885
21.7%
No
Brian Stevenson
Labour
10,971
20.1%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Claude Lancaster
Conservative
29,779
54.4%
Yes
David Owen
Labour
13,455
24.6%
No
John Lees
Liberal
11,532
21.1%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Gardner
Conservative
39,459
63.6%
Yes
David Mahon
Labour
13,354
21.5%
No
Andrew Thomson
Liberal
9,214
14.9%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Gardner
Conservative
41,028
58.5%
Yes
Alan Lawson
Liberal
15,649
22.3%
No
Katheleen Ellen Knight
Labour
13,474
19.2%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Gardner
Conservative
37,193
56.8%
Yes
Alan Lawson
Liberal
14,527
22.2%
No
Terence Dillon
Labour
13,724
21.0%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Gardner
Conservative
45,883
63.4%
Yes
Graham Chadwick
Labour
13,636
18.8%
No
John Stevens
Liberal
11,938
16.5%
No
Mike Roberts
National Front
941
1.3%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
South Fylde 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 South Fylde in the 1979 general election?
Conservative won South Fylde in 1979 with 45,883 votes (63.4%), a majority of 32,247 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won South Fylde since 1950?
Since 1950, South Fylde has been won by: Conservative.
What was the closest result in South Fylde?
The closest result on record for South Fylde was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 16,324 votes (29.8 percentage points).