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    Blackpool, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (14 November 1935), John Robinson (Conservative Party) won Blackpool, with a majority of 34,916 votes.

    At the Local Elections 1987 (7 May 1987), 14 seats on Blackpool were filled: Conservative Party 6, The Labour Party 4, Lib/Sdp 3 and Ind Con 1. Conservative Party won the most seats contested.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    7
    Wards / divisions
    22
    Blackpool: seats won by party at each election
    ElectionDateSeats won by party
    Local by-elections 28 Jul 199428 July 1994Conservative Party 1
    Local by-elections 17 Mar 199417 March 1994Conservative Party 1
    Local Elections 19877 May 1987Conservative Party 6, The Labour Party 4, Lib/Sdp 3, Ind Con 1
    Local by-elections 04 Sep 19864 September 1986The Labour Party 1
    Local by-elections 03 Jul 19863 July 1986SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
    Local Elections 19835 May 1983Conservative Party 2
    Local Elections 19766 May 1976Conservative Party 8
    Blackpool: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John RobinsonConservative Party48,51465.2%Yes
    Harvey ThorneycroftThe Labour Party13,59818.3%No
    Henry George PurchaseLiberal Democrats12,24516.5%No
    Blackpool: UK General Election 27 Oct 1931
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Clifford Charles Alan Lawrence Erskine-BolstConservative Party53,01073.1%Yes
    Richard Horatio Edgar WallaceLiberal Democrats19,52426.9%No
    Blackpool: UK General Election 30 May 1929
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Abraham Walter de FreceUnionist32,91246.8%Yes
    Miles Ewart MitchellLiberal Democrats25,37436.1%No
    Ernest Alfred MachinThe Labour Party12,04917.1%No
    Blackpool: UK General Election 29 Oct 1924
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Abraham Walter de FreceUnionist25,83958%Yes
    Hugh Mowbray MeylerLiberal Democrats18,71242%No
    Blackpool: UK General Election 06 Dec 1923
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Hugh Mowbray MeylerLiberal Democrats22,26453.7%Yes
    Victor Albert StanleyUnionist19,19246.3%No
    Blackpool: UK General Election 15 Nov 1922
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Leonard Greenham Star MolloyUnionist18,20650.2%Yes
    Hugh Mowbray MeylerLiberal Democrats18,04049.8%No
    Blackpool: UK General Election 14 Dec 1918
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Albert Lindsay ParkinsonUnionist with Coalition Coupon15,81855.9%Yes
    Clive CritchleyIndependent Progressive Coalition9,86234.9%No
    Allan GeeThe Labour Party2,6089.2%No

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