Blackpool South (UK Parliament Constituency) - Elections in The 1970s

Elections in The 1970s

General Election 1979: Blackpool South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Blaker 21,762 51.5 +6.5
Labour P. Carrington 12,914 30.6 −1.4
Liberal E.E. Wynne 7,057 16.7 −6.3
National Front A. Machin 524 1.2 N/A
Majority 8,848 21.0
Turnout 42,257 72.1 +
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
General Election October 1974: Blackpool South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Blaker 18,188 45.0 −0.6
Labour M. Atkins 12,967 32.0 +5.4
Liberal E.E. Wynne 9,327 23.0 −4.3
Majority 5,221 12.9
Turnout 40,487 69.9
Conservative hold Swing −3.0
General Election February 1974: Blackpool South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Blaker 20,107 45.6 −7.2
Liberal E.E. Wynne 12,016 27.3 +13.1
Labour M. Atkins 11,739 26.6 −6.4
National Independence E. Mills 229 0.5 N/A
Majority 8,091 18.4
Turnout 4,091 76.6
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: Blackpool South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Blaker 21,273 52.8 −1.5
Labour P.P. Hall 13,267 33.0 −12.7
Liberal D. Chadwick 5,730 14.2 N/A
Majority 8,006 19.9
Turnout 40,270 68.3
Conservative hold Swing

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