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    Brighouse and Spenborough, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Gary Waller (Conservative Party) won Brighouse and Spenborough, with a majority of 1,734 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    10
    Recorded results
    27
    Brighouse and Spenborough: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Gary WallerConservative Party23,44844.7%Yes
    Michael McGowanThe Labour Party21,71441.4%No
    Roger Martin ThomasLiberal Democrats7,27813.9%No
    Brighouse and Spenborough: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 78.6%, electorate 63,631
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    George Colin JacksonThe Labour Party21,96443.9%Yes
    George Wilfred ProudfootConservative Party19,78739.6%No
    John SmithsonLiberal Democrats8,26516.5%No
    Brighouse and Spenborough: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    George Colin JacksonThe Labour Party22,10735.6%Yes
    George Wilfred ProudfootConservative Party20,56133.1%No
    Patrick RobertshawLiberal Democrats11,02917.8%No
    John SmithsonLiberal Democrats8,26513.3%No
    Shirley MilnerIndependent Democratic Alliance1690.3%No
    Brighouse and Spenborough: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    George Wilfred ProudfootConservative Party22,95346.3%Yes
    George Colin JacksonThe Labour Party22,89446.1%No
    George ManleyLiberal Democrats3,7817.6%No
    Brighouse and Spenborough: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    George Colin JacksonThe Labour Party25,74054.8%Yes
    Cyril Donald ChapmanConservative Party21,21645.2%No
    Brighouse and Spenborough: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    George Colin JacksonThe Labour Party20,73444.2%Yes
    Michael Norman ShawConservative and National Liberal19,81242.2%No
    James PicklesLiberal Democrats6,41113.7%No
    Brighouse and Spenborough: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Lewis John EdwardsThe Labour Party23,29050.1%Yes
    Michael Norman ShawConservative and National Liberal23,24349.9%No
    Brighouse and Spenborough: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Lewis John EdwardsThe Labour Party23,67451.8%Yes
    Frederick William Howard CookConservative and National Liberal22,04848.2%No
    Brighouse and Spenborough: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Lewis John EdwardsThe Labour Party26,10552.3%Yes
    William Edward WoolleyNational Liberal and Conservative23,82847.7%No
    Brighouse and Spenborough: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Frederick Arthur CobbThe Labour Party25,58852.2%Yes
    William Edward WoolleyNational Liberal23,45647.8%No

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