Rossendale, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), David Trippier (Conservative Party) won Rossendale, with a majority of 1,873 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 18
- Recorded results
- 50
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Trippier | Conservative Party | 20,370 | 48% | Yes |
| Michael Noble | The Labour Party | 18,497 | 43.6% | No |
| Peter John Arnold | Liberal Democrats | 3,534 | 8.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Noble | The Labour Party | 16,156 | 39.6% | Yes |
| Ronald Bray | Conservative Party | 15,953 | 39.1% | No |
| John Albert Hamilton | Liberal Democrats | 8,693 | 21.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Bray | Conservative Party | 16,040 | 38.4% | Yes |
| Michael Noble | The Labour Party | 15,243 | 36.5% | No |
| John Albert Hamilton | Liberal Democrats | 10,478 | 25.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Bray | Conservative Party | 20,448 | 52.4% | Yes |
| Betty Boothroyd | The Labour Party | 18,568 | 47.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Greenwood | The Labour Party | 21,093 | 55.4% | Yes |
| Colin Clive Baillieu | Conservative Party | 16,984 | 44.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Greenwood | The Labour Party | 21,371 | 54% | Yes |
| Colin Clive Baillieu | Conservative Party | 18,230 | 46% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Greenwood | The Labour Party | 20,743 | 47.5% | Yes |
| James Richard Trist Holt | Conservative Party | 18,152 | 41.6% | No |
| Alan Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 4,752 | 10.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Greenwood | The Labour Party | 23,472 | 53.3% | Yes |
| John Parkinson | Conservative Party | 20,561 | 46.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Greenwood of Rossendale Anthony Greenwood | The Labour Party | 24,814 | 51.7% | Yes |
| Thomas Mercer Backhouse | Conservative Party | 23,144 | 48.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Greenwood of Rossendale Anthony Greenwood | The Labour Party | 21,596 | 45.1% | Yes |
| Thomas Mercer Backhouse | Conservative Party | 19,483 | 40.7% | No |
| Lillian May Tomlinson | Liberal Democrats | 6,757 | 14.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Henry Walker | The Labour Party | 15,741 | 43.6% | Yes |
| Ronald Hibbert Cross | Conservative Party | 10,153 | 28.1% | No |
| Arthur Ward Jones | Liberal Democrats | 8,542 | 23.7% | No |
| William Whittaker | Communist | 1,663 | 4.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Hibbert Cross | Conservative Party | 15,650 | 39.4% | Yes |
| Evelyn Walkden | The Labour Party | 14,769 | 37.1% | No |
| Arthur Holgate | Liberal Democrats | 9,343 | 23.5% | No |