Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Southall was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 11,278 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Southall from 1945 to 1979.
Full Election History, 1945–1979
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1945
Walter Henry Ayles (Labour)
37,404
64.1%
George Gillespie Baker (Conservative)
24,057 (41.2 pts)
74.2%
1950
George Albert Pargiter (Labour)
27,107
53.9%
Norman John Cole (Conservative)
8,715 (17.3 pts)
82.7%
1951
George Albert Pargiter (Labour)
29,123
57.9%
Humphry John Berkeley (Conservative)
7,954 (15.8 pts)
84.0%
1955
George Albert Pargiter (Labour)
25,207
57.2%
Arthur Tickler (Conservative)
6,335 (14.4 pts)
76.5%
1959
George Albert Pargiter (Labour)
22,285
52.7%
Michael TB Underhill (Conservative)
2,319 (5.5 pts)
76.4%
1964
George Albert Pargiter (Labour)
18,041
48.0%
Barbara Maddin (Conservative)
1,897 (5.1 pts)
70.2%
1966
Sydney Bidwell (Labour)
19,989
53.4%
Barbara Maddin (Conservative)
5,347 (14.3 pts)
70.8%
1970
Sydney Bidwell (Labour)
19,389
53.7%
Kenneth Reeves (Conservative)
4,223 (11.7 pts)
64.5%
Feb 1974
Sydney Bidwell (Labour)
25,726
49.9%
Walter Anthony Gilbey (Conservative)
8,812 (17.1 pts)
73.3%
Oct 1974
Sydney Bidwell (Labour)
24,218
53.8%
Robert Charles Patten (Conservative)
9,983 (22.2 pts)
63.6%
1979
Sydney Bidwell (Labour)
28,498
54.4%
Robert Charles Patten (Conservative)
11,278 (21.5 pts)
71.7%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1945
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Walter Henry Ayles
Labour
37,404
64.1%
Yes
George Gillespie Baker
Conservative
13,347
22.9%
No
Wilfred Ashlin Wakefield
Liberal
7,598
13.0%
No
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Albert Pargiter
Labour
27,107
53.9%
Yes
Norman John Cole
Conservative
18,392
36.6%
No
Walter Andrews
Liberal
3,917
7.8%
No
John Anthony Purton
Communist
839
1.7%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Albert Pargiter
Labour
29,123
57.9%
Yes
Humphry John Berkeley
Conservative
21,169
42.1%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Albert Pargiter
Labour
25,207
57.2%
Yes
Arthur Tickler
Conservative
18,872
42.8%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Albert Pargiter
Labour
22,285
52.7%
Yes
Michael TB Underhill
Conservative
19,966
47.3%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Albert Pargiter
Labour
18,041
48.0%
Yes
Barbara Maddin
Conservative
16,144
42.9%
No
John Edward Bean
British National
3,410
9.1%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Bidwell
Labour
19,989
53.4%
Yes
Barbara Maddin
Conservative
14,642
39.2%
No
John Bean
British National
2,768
7.4%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Bidwell
Labour
19,389
53.7%
Yes
Kenneth Reeves
Conservative
15,166
42.0%
No
James Shaw
National Front
1,572
4.4%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Bidwell
Labour
25,726
49.9%
Yes
Walter Anthony Gilbey
Conservative
16,914
32.8%
No
Claude Ian Morris Arnold
Liberal
8,640
16.7%
No
Baldev Singh Chahal
Anti-Helmet
310
0.6%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Bidwell
Labour
24,218
53.8%
Yes
Robert Charles Patten
Conservative
14,235
31.6%
No
Claude Ian Morris Arnold
Liberal
6,557
14.6%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sydney Bidwell
Labour
28,498
54.4%
Yes
Robert Charles Patten
Conservative
17,220
32.9%
No
Dick Hains
Liberal
3,920
7.5%
No
John Stanley Fairhurst
National Front
1,545
2.9%
No
Shambhu Dayal Gupta
Independent
637
1.2%
No
Tariq Ali
Socialist Unity
477
0.9%
No
Sohan Singh Paul
Independent Businessman
115
0.2%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Southall has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Southall in the 1979 general election?
Labour won Southall in 1979 with 28,498 votes (54.4%), a majority of 11,278 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Southall since 1945?
Since 1945, Southall has been won by: Labour.
What was the closest result in Southall?
The closest result on record for Southall was 1964, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,897 votes (5.1 percentage points).