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    Chester-le-Street, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Baron Radice Giles Radice (The Labour Party) won Chester-le-Street, with a majority of 22,560 votes.

    At the Local Elections 1983 (5 May 1983), 6 seats on Chester-le-Street were filled: The Labour Party 6. The Labour Party won a majority of the seats contested.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Wards / divisions
    26
    Chester-le-Street: seats won by party at each election
    ElectionDateSeats won by party
    Local by-elections 09 Aug 19909 August 1990The Labour Party 2
    Local by-elections 08 Mar 19908 March 1990The Labour Party 1
    Local by-elections 09 Feb 19899 February 1989The Labour Party 1
    Local Elections 19835 May 1983The Labour Party 6
    Local Elections 19793 May 1979The Labour Party 6
    Local Elections 19766 May 1976The Labour Party 7
    Local Elections 19737 June 1973The Labour Party 5
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Radice Giles RadiceThe Labour Party38,67260.4%Yes
    James CouchmanConservative Party16,11225.2%No
    Douglas McCourtLiberal Democrats9,24714.4%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 74.7%, electorate 68,335
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Radice Giles RadiceThe Labour Party33,51165.7%Yes
    Douglas McCourtLiberal Democrats9,23318.1%No
    Richard Love DitchburnConservative Party8,26816.2%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Radice Giles RadiceThe Labour Party33,53445.2%Yes
    David James HerdLiberal Democrats14,80820%No
    Douglas McCourtLiberal Democrats9,23312.5%No
    Neil BalfourConservative Party8,29111.2%No
    Richard Love DitchburnConservative Party8,26811.2%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Norman PentlandThe Labour Party33,69471.6%Yes
    Dennis RamshawConservative Party13,36328.4%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Norman PentlandThe Labour Party32,46777%Yes
    Charles TaylorConservative Party9,72023%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Norman PentlandThe Labour Party32,89575.2%Yes
    John Michael GorstConservative Party10,85124.8%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Norman PentlandThe Labour Party33,90175.8%Yes
    William Rees-MoggConservative Party10,83824.2%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Patrick BartleyThe Labour Party32,32376.3%Yes
    D WrightConservative Party10,04723.7%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Patrick BartleyThe Labour Party35,51177%Yes
    Harry John Martin MillicanConservative Party10,63223%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Patrick BartleyThe Labour Party35,34877.3%Yes
    Harry John Martin MillicanConservative Party10,37922.7%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John James LawsonThe Labour Party33,78876.8%Yes
    Antony LambtonConservative Party10,22823.2%No
    Chester-le-Street: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John James LawsonThe Labour Party29,11171%Yes
    Charles Robert Ingram BesleyConservative Party11,90129%No

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