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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