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Westhoughton — UK General Election Results

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

Westhoughton was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 5,291 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Westhoughton from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Frank Hardcastle (Conservative) 6,011 61.6% Edward Cross (Liberal) 2,270 (23.3 pts) 91.8%
1886 Frank Hardcastle (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Edward George Villiers Stanley (Conservative) 6,711 57.9% Lewis Haslam (Liberal) 1,840 (15.9 pts) 89.2%
1895 Edward George Villiers Stanley (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Edward George Villiers Stanley (Conservative) 7,989 61.7% Franklin Thomasson (Liberal) 3,040 (23.5 pts) 81.7%
1906 William Tyson Wilson (Labour) 9,262 60.2% Edward George Villiers Stanley (Conservative) 3,128 (20.3 pts) 85.6%
Jan 1910 William Tyson Wilson (Labour) 10,141 56.8% H Morgan Byrne (Conservative) 2,432 (13.6 pts) 90.4%
Dec 1910 William Tyson Wilson (Labour) 9,064 53.2% George Fewkes Clarke (Conservative) 1,090 (6.4 pts) 86.3%
1918 William Tyson Wilson (Labour) 11,849 63.9% James Tonge (Independent Liberal) 5,152 (27.8 pts) 61.6%
1922 Rhys John Davies (Labour) 14,846 55.4% James Tonge (National Liberal) 2,909 (10.9 pts) 85.4%
1923 Rhys John Davies (Labour) 15,347 60.3% John Haslam (Unionist) 5,244 (20.6 pts) 79.3%
1924 Rhys John Davies (Labour) 16,033 55.8% John Haslam (Unionist) 3,349 (11.7 pts) 88.1%
1929 Rhys John Davies (Labour) 22,305 61.5% James Wain Lomax (Unionist) 12,450 (34.3 pts) 87.1%
1931 Rhys John Davies (Labour) 19,301 53.5% Peter Higson (Conservative) 2,500 (6.9 pts) 85.5%
1935 Rhys John Davies (Labour) 21,093 60.4% Harry Oliver Dixon (Conservative) 7,242 (20.7 pts) 83.2%
1945 Rhys John Davies (Labour) 20,990 64.9% Stanley Bell (Conservative) 9,644 (29.8 pts) 77.3%
1950 Rhys John Davies (Labour) 30,117 62.3% Joan Crowther (Conservative) 11,858 (24.5 pts) 88.2%
1951 Joseph Thomas Price (Labour) 29,319 61.1% Frank Land (Conservative) 10,675 (22.3 pts) 86.6%
1955 Joseph Thomas Price (Labour) 27,900 61.0% Eric Dunnett (Conservative) 10,052 (22.0 pts) 83.0%
1959 Joseph Thomas Price (Labour) 29,359 61.2% John E Gouldbourn (Conservative) 10,725 (22.4 pts) 84.3%
1964 Joseph Thomas Price (Labour) 30,249 61.7% John I Hanrahan (Conservative) 11,511 (23.5 pts) 81.9%
1966 Tom Price (Labour) 31,387 65.0% John Hanrahan (Conservative) 14,460 (29.9 pts) 78.8%
1970 Tom Price (Labour) 29,674 55.4% Cyril Unsworth (Conservative) 5,827 (10.9 pts) 76.9%
Feb 1974 Roger Stott (Labour) 30,574 51.5% Brian Tetlow (Conservative) 12,665 (21.3 pts) 83.2%
Oct 1974 Roger Stott (Labour) 30,373 54.1% Brian Tetlow (Conservative) 13,575 (24.2 pts) 77.9%
1979 Roger Stott (Labour) 29,689 48.2% Carolyn Johnson (Conservative) 5,291 (8.6 pts) 80.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Hardcastle Conservative 6,01161.6% Yes
Edward Cross Liberal 3,74138.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Hardcastle Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward George Villiers Stanley Conservative 6,71157.9% Yes
Lewis Haslam Liberal 4,87142.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward George Villiers Stanley Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward George Villiers Stanley Conservative 7,98961.7% Yes
Franklin Thomasson Liberal 4,94938.3% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Tyson Wilson Labour 9,26260.2% Yes
Edward George Villiers Stanley Conservative 6,13439.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Tyson Wilson Labour 10,14156.8% Yes
H Morgan Byrne Conservative 7,70943.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Tyson Wilson Labour 9,06453.2% Yes
George Fewkes Clarke Conservative 7,97446.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Tyson Wilson Labour 11,84963.9% Yes
James Tonge Independent Liberal 6,69736.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rhys John Davies Labour 14,84655.4% Yes
James Tonge National Liberal 11,93744.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rhys John Davies Labour 15,34760.3% Yes
John Haslam Unionist 10,10339.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rhys John Davies Labour 16,03355.8% Yes
John Haslam Unionist 12,68444.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rhys John Davies Labour 22,30561.5% Yes
James Wain Lomax Unionist 9,85527.2% No
Ernest Everett Canney Liberal 4,13211.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rhys John Davies Labour 19,30153.5% Yes
Peter Higson Conservative 16,80146.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rhys John Davies Labour 21,09360.4% Yes
Harry Oliver Dixon Conservative 13,85139.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rhys John Davies Labour 20,99064.9% Yes
Stanley Bell Conservative 11,34635.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rhys John Davies Labour 30,11762.3% Yes
Joan Crowther Conservative 18,25937.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Thomas Price Labour 29,31961.1% Yes
Frank Land Conservative 18,64438.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Thomas Price Labour 27,90061.0% Yes
Eric Dunnett Conservative 17,84839.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Thomas Price Labour 29,35961.2% Yes
John E Gouldbourn Conservative 18,63438.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Thomas Price Labour 30,24961.7% Yes
John I Hanrahan Conservative 18,73838.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Price Labour 31,38765.0% Yes
John Hanrahan Conservative 16,92735.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Price Labour 29,67455.4% Yes
Cyril Unsworth Conservative 23,84744.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Stott Labour 30,57451.5% Yes
Brian Tetlow Conservative 17,90930.1% No
Richard Scofield Hale Liberal 10,93918.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Stott Labour 30,37354.1% Yes
Brian Tetlow Conservative 16,79829.9% No
Richard Scofield Hale Liberal 8,92615.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Stott Labour 29,68948.2% Yes
Carolyn Johnson Conservative 24,39839.6% No
John Pigott Liberal 7,54412.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 23.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 15.9 pts 1900: Conservative margin 23.5 pts 1906: Labour margin 20.3 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 13.6 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 6.4 pts 1918: Labour margin 27.8 pts 1922: Labour margin 10.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 20.6 pts 1924: Labour margin 11.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 34.3 pts 1931: Labour margin 6.9 pts 1935: Labour margin 20.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 29.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 24.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 22.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 22.0 pts 1959: Labour margin 22.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 23.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 29.9 pts 1970: Labour margin 10.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 21.3 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 24.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 8.6 pts 1885 1892 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Westhoughton in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Westhoughton in 1979 with 29,689 votes (48.2%), a majority of 5,291 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Westhoughton since 1885?

Since 1885, Westhoughton has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Westhoughton?

The closest result on record for Westhoughton was Dec 1910, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,090 votes (6.4 percentage points).

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