Blackpool South (UK Parliament Constituency) - Elections in The 1950s

Elections in The 1950s

General Election 1959: Blackpool South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Robinson 25,767 65.9 −0.5
Labour P.P. Hall 13,373 34.1 +0.5
Majority 12,430 31.8
Turnout 39,140 73.9
Conservative hold Swing −0.5
General Election 1955: Blackpool South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Robinson 24,773 66.4 −0.8
Labour A. Davidson 12,548 33.6 +0.8
Majority 12,225 32.8
Turnout 37,321 67.7
Conservative hold Swing −0.8
General Election 1951: Blackpool South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Robinson 28,171 67.2 +9.3
Labour K. Lomas 13,750 32.8 +2.1
Majority 14,421 34.4
Turnout 41,921 75.0
Conservative hold Swing +3.6
General Election 1950: Blackpool South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roland Robinson 26,800 57.9 +1.1
Labour E.A. Machin 14,190 30.7 +6.5
Liberal M.H. Woodward 5,295 11.4 −7.6
Majority 12,610 27.2 N/A
Turnout 46,285 82.1 N/A
Conservative hold Swing −

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