Elections
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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General election, May 2010 Turnout: 54,008 (68.5%) +6.5 |
Conservative gain from Labour Majority: 1,526 (2.8%) −9.2 Swing: 7.8% from Lab to Con |
Simon Reevell | Conservative | 18,898 | 35.0 | +6.0 | ||
Shahid Malik | Labour | 17,372 | 32.2 | −9.5 | ||||
Andrew Hutchinson | Liberal Democrat | 9,150 | 16.9 | +3.3 | ||||
Khizar Iqbal | Independent | 3,813 | 7.1 | N/A | ||||
Roger Roberts | BNP | 3,265 | 6.0 | −7.1 | ||||
Adrian Cruden | Green | 849 | 1.6 | +0.1 | ||||
Michael Felse | English Democrats | 661 | 1.2 | N/A | ||||
General election, May 2005 Electorate: 62,245 Turnout: 38,595 (62.0%) +3.2 |
Labour hold Majority: 3,615 (12%) −8.3 Swing: 4.2% from Lab to Con |
Shahid Malik | Labour | 15,807 | 41.0 | −9.5 | ||
Sayeeda Warsi | Conservative | 11,192 | 29.0 | −1.2 | ||||
Kingsley Hill | Liberal Democrat | 5,624 | 14.6 | +2.6 | ||||
David Exley | BNP | 5,066 | 13.1 | +8.6 | ||||
Brenda Smithson | Green | 593 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||||
Alan Girvan | Independent | 313 | 0.8 | N/A | ||||
General election, June 2001 Turnout: 36,651 (58.8%) −11.2 |
Labour hold Majority: 7,449 (20.3%) +1.0 Swing: 0.5% from Con to Lab |
Ann Taylor | Labour | 18,524 | 50.5 | +1.1 | ||
Robert Cole | Conservative | 11,075 | 30.2 | +0.1 | ||||
Ian Cuthbertson | Liberal Democrat | 4,382 | 12.0 | +1.7 | ||||
Russell Smith | BNP | 1,632 | 4.5 | −0.7 | ||||
Brenda Smithson | Green | 560 | 1.5 | +0.6 | ||||
David Peace | UKIP | 478 | 1.3 | N/A | ||||
General election, May 1997 Turnout: 43,975 (70.0%) −10.2 |
Labour hold Majority: 8,323 (19.3%) +18.2 Swing: 9.2% from Con to Lab |
Ann Taylor | Labour | 21,286 | 49.4 | +5.6 | ||
Paul McCormick | Conservative | 12,963 | 30.1 | −12.7 | ||||
Kingsley Hill | Liberal Democrat | 4,422 | 10.3 | −1.0 | ||||
Frances Taylor | BNP | 2,232 | 5.2 | +4.1 | ||||
Wendy Goff | Referendum Party | 1,019 | 2.4 | N/A | ||||
David Daniel | Independent Labour | 770 | 1.8 | N/A | ||||
Ian McCourtie | Green | 383 | 0.9 | +0.1 | ||||
General election, April 1992 Electorate: 72,839 Turnout: 58,402 (80.2%) +2.4 |
Labour hold Majority: 634 (1.1%) +0.3 Swing: 0.2% from Con to Lab |
Ann Taylor | Labour | 25,596 | 43.8 | +1.4 | ||
John Whitfield | Conservative | 24,962 | 42.7 | +1.1 | ||||
Robert Meadowcroft | Liberal Democrat | 6,570 | 11.3 | N/A | ||||
Jane Birdwood | BNP | 660 | 1.1 | N/A | ||||
Neil Denby | Green | 471 | 0.8 | N/A | ||||
Janet Marsden | Natural Law | 146 | 0.3 | N/A | ||||
General election, June 1987 Electorate: 70,836 Turnout: 55,798 (78.8%) +7.9 |
Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 445 (0.8%) −4.1 Swing: 2.4% from Con to Lab |
Ann Taylor | Labour | 23,668 | 42.4 | +7.1 | ||
John Whitfield | Conservative | 23,223 | 41.6 | +2.3 | ||||
Alan Mills | Social Democrat | 8,907 | 16.0 | −9.3 | ||||
General election, June 1983 Electorate: 70,623 Turnout: 51,573 (70.8%) −6.3 |
Conservative gain from Social Democrat Majority: 2,086 (4.0%) −4.9 Swing: 6.5% from Lab to Con |
John Whitfield | Conservative | 20,297 | 39.4 | +1.6 | ||
D Ripley | Labour | 18,211 | 35.3 | −11.4 | ||||
David Ginsburg | Social Democrat | 13,065 | 25.3 | N/A | ||||
General election, May 1979 Electorate: 63,379 Turnout: 48,857 (77.1%) +4.2 |
Labour hold Majority: 4,381 (9.0%) −6.4 Swing: 3.2% from Lab to Con |
David Ginsburg | Labour | 22,829 | 46.7 | +1.3 | ||
R Galley | Conservative | 18,448 | 37.8 | +7.7 | ||||
N Derbyshire | Liberal | 7,580 | 15.5 | −9.0 | ||||
General election, October 1974 Electorate: 61,493 Turnout: 44,846 (72.9%) −8.4 |
Labour hold Majority: 6,901 (15.4%) +4.5 Swing: 2.3% from Con to Lab |
David Ginsburg | Labour | 20,378 | 45.4 | +3.0 | ||
M Wood | Conservative | 13,477 | 30.1 | −1.6 | ||||
A Allsop | Liberal | 10,991 | 24.5 | −1.4 | ||||
General election, February 1974 Electorate: 61,000 Turnout: 49,859 (81.8%) +7.2 |
Labour hold Majority: 5,412 (10.9%) +0.8 Swing: 0.4% from Con to Lab |
David Ginsburg | Labour | 21,186 | 42.5 | −6.3 | ||
I J Humphrey | Conservative | 15,774 | 31.6 | −7.0 | ||||
A Allsop | Liberal | 12,889 | 25.9 | +13.2 | ||||
General election, June 1970 Electorate: 60,544 Turnout: 45,171 (74.5%) −3.4 |
Labour hold Majority: 4,547 (10.1%) −14.8 Swing: 7.4% from Lab to Con |
David Ginsburg | Labour | 22,015 | 48.7 | −4.8 | ||
J M Stanfield | Conservative | 17,468 | 38.7 | +9.9 | ||||
A Allsop | Liberal | 5,688 | 12.6 | −5.1 | ||||
General election, March 1966 Electorate: 55,180 Turnout: 42,981 (77.9%) −1.6 |
Labour hold Majority: 10,666 (24.8%) +10.7 Swing: 5.3% from Con to Lab |
David Ginsburg | Labour | 23,027 | 53.6 | +5.2 | ||
D H Haynes | Conservative | 12,361 | 28.8 | −5.4 | ||||
A Allsop | Liberal | 7,593 | 17.7 | +0.2 | ||||
General election, October 1964 Electorate: 55,341 Turnout: 44,009 (79.5%) −3.2 |
Labour hold Majority: 6,238 (14.2%) +6.1 Swing: 3.1% from Con to Lab |
David Ginsburg | Labour | 21,284 | 48.4 | +2.4 | ||
B M Garden | Conservative | 15,046 | 34.2 | −3.7 | ||||
A Allsop | Liberal | 7,679 | 17.5 | +1.2 | ||||
General election, October 1959 Electorate: 54,894 Turnout: 45,392 (82.7%) +1.9 |
Labour hold Majority: 3,669 (8.1%) −8.5 Swing: 4.3% from Lab to Con |
David Ginsburg | Labour | 20,870 | 46.0 | −6.2 | ||
Marcus Fox | Conservative | 17,201 | 37.9 | +2.4 | ||||
J M McLusky | Liberal | 7,321 | 16.1 | +3.8 | ||||
General election, May 1955 Electorate: 55,257 Turnout: 44,671 (80.8%) −5 |
Labour hold Majority: 7,417 (16.6%) −0.2 Swing: 0.1% from Lab to Con |
Will Paling | Labour | 23,286 | 52.1 | −1.1 | ||
Michael Norman Shaw | Conservative | 15,869 | 35.5 | −0.9 | ||||
Joseph Stanley Snowden | Liberal | 5,516 | 12.4 | +2.0 | ||||
General election, October 1951 Electorate: 62,680 Turnout: 53,796 (85.8%) −2.1 |
Labour hold Majority: 9,088 (16.9%) −3.7 Swing: 1.9% from Lab to Con |
Will Paling | Labour | 28,650 | 53.3 | −0.4 | ||
J Ramsden | Conservative | 19,562 | 36.4 | +3.4 | ||||
Joseph Stanley Snowden | Liberal | 5,584 | 10.4 | −3 | ||||
General election, February 1950 Electorate: 62,259 Turnout: 54,740 (87.9%) +7.6 |
Labour hold Majority: 11,265 (20.6%) −5.8 Swing: 2.9% from Lab to Con |
Will Paling | Labour | 29,341 | 53.6 | −2.7 | ||
J Ramsden | Conservative | 18,076 | 33.0 | +3.1 | ||||
Granville Slack | Liberal | 7,323 | 13.4 | −0.5 | ||||
General election, July 1945 Electorate: 36,217 Turnout: 29,027 (80.3%) −0.5 |
Labour hold Majority: 7,656 (26,4%) +8.7 |
Will Paling | Labour | 16,330 | 56.3 | +9.1 | ||
E Kilner | Liberal National | 8,674 | 29.9 | N/A | ||||
T Banks | Liberal | 4,023 | 13.4 | −9.4 |
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