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West Middlesbrough — UK General Election Results

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

West Middlesbrough was won by Conservative at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 388 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in West Middlesbrough from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Walter Trevelyan Thomson (Liberal) 10,958 67.2% Concemore Thomas Thwaites Cramp (Labour) 5,608 (34.4 pts) 50.5%
1922 Walter Trevelyan Thomson (Liberal) 16,811 69.4% Harry Driffield Levick (National Liberal) 9,389 (38.7 pts) 68.4%
1923 Walter Trevelyan Thomson (Liberal) 16,837 69.4% James Dundas White (Labour) 9,424 (38.9 pts) 68.6%
1924 Walter Trevelyan Thomson (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1929 Frank Kingsley Griffith (Liberal) 14,674 40.6% Alonzo Ralph Ellis (Labour) 1,346 (3.7 pts) 82.3%
1931 Frank Kingsley Griffith (Liberal) 26,011 66.6% Henry Kegie (Labour) 12,971 (33.2 pts) 85.0%
1935 Frank Kingsley Griffith (Liberal) 13,689 36.2% Henry Kegie (Labour) 925 (2.4 pts) 79.4%
1945 Geoffrey Cooper (Labour) 20,071 53.5% Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett (Liberal) 2,613 (7.0 pts) 77.2%
1950 Geoffrey Cooper (Labour) 21,593 46.3% Leslie Francis Wright (Conservative) 3,833 (8.2 pts) 86.4%
1951 Jocelyn Edward Salis Simon (Conservative) 24,622 52.2% David Dunwoodie (Labour) 2,097 (4.5 pts) 86.3%
1955 Jocelyn Edward Salis Simon (Conservative) 25,495 58.4% Rita Alison Smythe (Labour) 7,361 (16.9 pts) 82.4%
1959 Jocelyn Edward Salis Simon (Conservative) 24,602 54.9% Edward Joseph Fletcher (Labour) 8,710 (19.4 pts) 84.5%
1964 Jeremy William Bray (Labour) 19,904 44.7% Anthony James Chadwick Sumption (Conservative) 1,145 (2.6 pts) 84.1%
1966 Jeremy Bray (Labour) 23,649 54.5% John Sutcliffe (Conservative) 3,893 (9.0 pts) 81.5%
1970 John Sutcliffe (Conservative) 22,374 50.4% Jeremy Bray (Labour) 388 (0.9 pts) 75.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Trevelyan Thomson Liberal 10,95867.2% Yes
Concemore Thomas Thwaites Cramp Labour 5,35032.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Trevelyan Thomson Liberal 16,81169.4% Yes
Harry Driffield Levick National Liberal 7,42230.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Trevelyan Thomson Liberal 16,83769.4% Yes
James Dundas White Labour 7,41330.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Trevelyan Thomson Liberal Unopposed Yes

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Kingsley Griffith Liberal 14,67440.6% Yes
Alonzo Ralph Ellis Labour 13,32836.9% No
Albert Baucher Unionist 8,13722.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Kingsley Griffith Liberal 26,01166.6% Yes
Henry Kegie Labour 13,04033.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Kingsley Griffith Liberal 13,68936.2% Yes
Henry Kegie Labour 12,76433.7% No
William Arthur Spofforth National Labour 11,38730.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Cooper Labour 20,07153.5% Yes
Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett Liberal 17,45846.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Cooper Labour 21,59346.3% Yes
Leslie Francis Wright Conservative 17,76038.1% No
Charles Philip Fothergill Liberal 7,27315.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jocelyn Edward Salis Simon Conservative 24,62252.2% Yes
David Dunwoodie Labour 22,52547.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jocelyn Edward Salis Simon Conservative 25,49558.4% Yes
Rita Alison Smythe Labour 18,13441.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jocelyn Edward Salis Simon Conservative 24,60254.9% Yes
Edward Joseph Fletcher Labour 15,89235.4% No
George Wharton Ian Hodgson Liberal 4,3369.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeremy William Bray Labour 19,90444.7% Yes
Anthony James Chadwick Sumption Conservative 18,75942.2% No
Cartmell John Alexander Rettie Liberal 5,81613.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeremy Bray Labour 23,64954.5% Yes
John Sutcliffe Conservative 19,75645.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sutcliffe Conservative 22,37450.4% Yes
Jeremy Bray Labour 21,98649.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 34.4 pts 1922: Liberal margin 38.7 pts 1923: Liberal margin 38.9 pts 1929: Liberal margin 3.7 pts 1931: Liberal margin 33.2 pts 1935: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 7.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 8.2 pts 1951: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 16.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 19.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 2.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 9.0 pts 1970: Conservative margin 0.9 pts 1918 1922 1923 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

West Middlesbrough has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Middlesbrough in the 1970 general election?

Conservative won West Middlesbrough in 1970 with 22,374 votes (50.4%), a majority of 388 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won West Middlesbrough since 1918?

Since 1918, West Middlesbrough has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in West Middlesbrough?

The closest result on record for West Middlesbrough was 1970, when Conservative beat Labour by just 388 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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