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    Accrington, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Arthur Davidson (The Labour Party) won Accrington, with a majority of 3,294 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    49
    Accrington: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Arthur DavidsonThe Labour Party19,57648.9%Yes
    Anne CheethamConservative Party16,28240.7%No
    Richard Berkley Anthony HoldenLiberal Democrats3,6469.1%No
    David RileyNational Front5081.3%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 79.4%, electorate 50,808
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Arthur DavidsonThe Labour Party19,83850.7%Yes
    John McLaughlinConservative Party13,61834.8%No
    William Ivor CooperLiberal Democrats5,70414.6%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Arthur DavidsonThe Labour Party20,05035.1%Yes
    Alan FearnConservative Party15,01826.3%No
    John McLaughlinConservative Party13,61823.9%No
    William Ivor CooperLiberal Democrats7,19112.6%No
    David RileyNational Front1,1762.1%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Arthur DavidsonThe Labour Party20,82850.7%Yes
    Dr Reginald WebsterConservative Party20,23449.3%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Arthur DavidsonThe Labour Party21,33053%Yes
    David MaxwellConservative Party14,50836.1%No
    Julian GouldLiberal Democrats4,37510.9%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry HyndThe Labour Party20,56149.7%Yes
    Alexander Victor Edward Paulet MontaguConservative Party15,14336.6%No
    Terence Anthony MaherLiberal Democrats5,66313.7%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry HyndThe Labour Party22,24250.7%Yes
    Martin HenryConservative Party21,64249.3%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry HyndThe Labour Party22,50251.5%Yes
    Dennis WallsConservative Party21,15748.5%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry HyndThe Labour Party24,80252.3%Yes
    Francis Henry Gerard Heron GoodhartConservative Party22,61147.7%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry HyndThe Labour Party23,29548.8%Yes
    Henry Adam ProcterConservative Party19,02239.9%No
    Arthur Kenneth BlakemanLiberal Democrats5,40311.3%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Walter Scott-ElliotThe Labour Party21,10248.7%Yes
    Henry Adam ProcterConservative Party16,02536.9%No
    Gerald Vernon MortimerLiberal Democrats6,24714.4%No
    Accrington: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Henry Adam ProcterConservative Party25,27354.4%Yes
    Frederick George BurgessThe Labour Party21,20345.6%No

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