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    Clitheroe, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Baron Waddington David Waddington (Conservative Party) won Clitheroe, with a majority of 11,579 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    47
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Waddington David WaddingtonConservative Party25,08157.1%Yes
    Lindsay SuttonThe Labour Party13,50230.7%No
    Frank WilsonLiberal Democrats5,36212.2%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 78.6%, electorate 52,072
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alan David WalderConservative Party19,64348%Yes
    Barry McColganThe Labour Party12,77531.2%No
    C William RobertsLiberal Democrats8,50320.8%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alan David WalderConservative Party20,61336.9%Yes
    Barry McColganThe Labour Party12,77522.8%No
    Michael WalshThe Labour Party12,08521.6%No
    C William RobertsLiberal Democrats10,43818.7%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alan David WalderConservative Party20,43051.7%Yes
    Kenneth BodfishThe Labour Party14,15835.8%No
    Vera MacmillanLiberal Democrats4,96512.6%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir Francis PearsonConservative Party17,24446.1%Yes
    Robert HodgeThe Labour Party15,01440.1%No
    Vera MacmillanLiberal Democrats5,16813.8%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Francis PearsonConservative Party18,55948.8%Yes
    Eric Douglas Harvey HoyleThe Labour Party14,27837.5%No
    Martin StrangeLiberal Democrats5,20913.7%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Francis PearsonConservative Party22,31458.1%Yes
    William RutterThe Labour Party16,10341.9%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Richard FortConservative Party21,61556.5%Yes
    William RutterThe Labour Party16,67143.5%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Richard FortConservative Party23,00755.3%Yes
    Harold BradleyThe Labour Party18,58244.7%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Richard FortConservative Party20,81449.6%Yes
    Harry RandallThe Labour Party18,35943.8%No
    James Willie WytersLiberal Democrats2,7656.6%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Harry RandallThe Labour Party19,44353.7%Yes
    Richard FortConservative Party16,79646.3%No
    Clitheroe: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William BrassConservative Party21,16354.9%Yes
    Stanley Stephen AwberyThe Labour Party17,41145.1%No

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