Batley and Morley, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Baron Woolmer of Leeds Kenneth Woolmer (The Labour Party) won Batley and Morley, with a majority of 5,352 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 18
- Recorded results
- 47
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Woolmer of Leeds Kenneth Woolmer | The Labour Party | 22,984 | 49% | Yes |
| George Crone | Conservative Party | 17,632 | 37.6% | No |
| Christopher Julian Cawood | Liberal Democrats | 4,943 | 10.5% | No |
| Douglas Parkin | Independent Labour | 848 | 1.8% | No |
| Clive Lord | Ecology | 460 | 1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Broughton | The Labour Party | 21,179 | 70.3% | Yes |
| Ivan H Lester | Liberal Democrats | 8,928 | 29.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Broughton | The Labour Party | 21,495 | 37.6% | Yes |
| George Crone | Conservative Party | 14,404 | 25.2% | No |
| Peter Wrigley | Liberal Democrats | 11,470 | 20.1% | No |
| Ivan H Lester | Liberal Democrats | 8,928 | 15.6% | No |
| Gerald Jarratt | Independent Democratic Alliance | 828 | 1.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Broughton | The Labour Party | 23,024 | 50.4% | Yes |
| Donald Thompson | Conservative Party | 15,753 | 34.5% | No |
| Peter Wrigley | Liberal Democrats | 6,893 | 15.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Broughton | The Labour Party | 24,086 | 56.2% | Yes |
| Peter JD Marshall | Conservative Party | 12,435 | 29% | No |
| Edward Anthony Berry | Liberal Democrats | 6,366 | 14.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Broughton | The Labour Party | 23,362 | 52.6% | Yes |
| Peter JD Marshall | Conservative Party | 13,477 | 30.4% | No |
| Ivan H Lester | Liberal Democrats | 7,564 | 17% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Broughton | The Labour Party | 26,781 | 58.4% | Yes |
| Barbara M Garden | Conservative Party | 19,115 | 41.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Broughton | The Labour Party | 27,178 | 60.2% | Yes |
| Harry Watson | Conservative Party | 17,970 | 39.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Broughton | The Labour Party | 29,326 | 59.7% | Yes |
| Reginald Northam | Conservative Party | 19,811 | 40.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Broughton | The Labour Party | 29,776 | 60% | Yes |
| Winefriede Carmen Glynne Bremner | Conservative Party | 19,891 | 40% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Beaumont | The Labour Party | 22,682 | 58.1% | Yes |
| George Wilson Hirst | Conservative Party | 11,090 | 28.4% | No |
| Ashley Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 5,256 | 13.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Brooke | The Labour Party | 21,182 | 53.6% | Yes |
| Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills | Conservative Party | 18,354 | 46.4% | No |
