Clapham, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (18 June 1970), William Shelton (Conservative Party) won Clapham, with a majority of 3,120 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 15
- Recorded results
- 45
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Shelton | Conservative Party | 16,593 | 49.8% | Yes |
| David Thomas Pitt | The Labour Party | 13,473 | 40.4% | No |
| Eric G Thwaites | Liberal Democrats | 2,982 | 8.9% | No |
| Francis William Simpkins | Socialist (GB) | 220 | 0.7% | No |
| William George Boaks | Independent | 80 | 0.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret McKay | The Labour Party | 19,555 | 51.6% | Yes |
| Ian Gow | Conservative Party | 15,379 | 40.6% | No |
| Michael Minter | Liberal Democrats | 2,968 | 7.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret McKay | The Labour Party | 17,657 | 46.2% | Yes |
| Alan Glyn | Conservative Party | 17,101 | 44.7% | No |
| Peter Lyden-Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 2,611 | 6.8% | No |
| David G Russell | Radical Liberal | 847 | 2.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Glyn | Conservative Party | 22,266 | 52.2% | Yes |
| Charles Gibson | The Labour Party | 20,390 | 47.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Gibson | The Labour Party | 22,398 | 50.3% | Yes |
| William van Straubenzee | Conservative Party | 22,173 | 49.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Gibson | The Labour Party | 25,053 | 51.3% | Yes |
| Roy Lowndes | Conservative Party | 23,745 | 48.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Gibson | The Labour Party | 23,300 | 47.5% | Yes |
| Roy Lowndes | Conservative Party | 22,094 | 45% | No |
| Beatrice Curtis | Liberal Democrats | 3,071 | 6.3% | No |
| Gladys Mary Draper | Communist | 619 | 1.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Battley | The Labour Party | 15,205 | 54.2% | Yes |
| Roy Lowndes | Conservative Party | 10,014 | 35.7% | No |
| Charles Erik Paterson | Liberal Democrats | 2,850 | 10.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Leigh | Conservative Party | 17,458 | 60.6% | Yes |
| Mary Monica Whately | The Labour Party | 11,368 | 39.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Leigh | Conservative Party | 21,648 | 68% | Yes |
| Hilda Alice Browning | Independent Labour Party | 7,317 | 23% | No |
| John Henry Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 2,869 | 9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Leigh | Unionist | 13,507 | 41.7% | Yes |
| James Allen Skinner | The Labour Party | 9,871 | 30.5% | No |
| Owen Davies | Liberal Democrats | 8,991 | 27.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Leigh | Unionist | 16,404 | 64.1% | Yes |
| Charles Diamond | The Labour Party | 9,204 | 35.9% | No |
