Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament Constituency) - Elections in The 1970s

Elections in The 1970s

General Election 1979: Bishop Auckland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Foster 27,200 48.8 −4.0
Conservative M.F. Irvine 21,160 38.0 +6.7
Liberal J.D. Frise 7,439 13.3 −2.6
Majority 6,040 10.8
Turnout 55,799 74.7 +3.8
Labour hold Swing −5.4
General Election October 1974: Bishop Auckland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Boyden 27,181 52.8 +4.7
Conservative D.W. Etheridge 16,086 31.3 −2.8
Liberal D. Lytton-Cobbold 8,168 15.9 −1.9
Majority 11,095 21.6
Turnout 51,435 70.9 −7.5
Labour hold Swing +3.8
General Election February 1974: Bishop Auckland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Boyden 27,101 48.1 −12.6
Conservative D.W. Etheridge 19,226 34.1 −5.2
Liberal J.D. Frise 10,044 17.8 N/A
Majority 7,875 14.0
Turnout 56,371 78.4 +7.4
Labour hold Swing −3.7
General Election 1970: Bishop Auckland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Boyden 21,257 60.7 −4.1
Conservative T.J. Wiseman 13,769 39.3 +4.1
Majority 7,488 21.4
Turnout 35,026 71.0 −2.4
Labour hold Swing −4.1

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