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    Darwen, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Charles Fletcher-Cooke (Conservative Party) won Darwen, with a majority of 13,026 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    52
    Darwen: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles Fletcher-CookeConservative Party30,78952.6%Yes
    Louise EllmanThe Labour Party17,76330.4%No
    Alan CooperLiberal Democrats9,92817%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 76.6%, electorate 70,593
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles Fletcher-CookeConservative Party23,57743.6%Yes
    Dale Campbell-SavoursThe Labour Party17,92633.2%No
    Alan CooperLiberal Democrats12,57223.2%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles Fletcher-CookeConservative Party25,49544.9%Yes
    Dale Campbell-SavoursThe Labour Party16,18528.5%No
    Alan CooperLiberal Democrats15,06026.5%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles Fletcher-CookeConservative Party26,72852.4%Yes
    Brian WhittamThe Labour Party17,63434.6%No
    Alan CooperLiberal Democrats6,66313.1%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles Fletcher-CookeConservative Party20,59842.2%Yes
    Brian WhittamThe Labour Party18,86338.7%No
    Stephen HoltLiberal Democrats9,33919.1%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles Fletcher-CookeConservative Party20,34341.9%Yes
    George Robert CryerThe Labour Party15,55932.1%No
    Stephen HoltLiberal Democrats12,64126%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles Fletcher-CookeConservative Party27,48358.9%Yes
    Joseph Trevor ParkThe Labour Party19,14141.1%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles Fletcher-CookeConservative Party26,72958.7%Yes
    Ronald HainesThe Labour Party18,81341.3%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles Fletcher-CookeConservative Party17,78548.6%Yes
    Ronald HainesThe Labour Party14,60539.9%No
    Roy Francis LeslieLiberal Democrats4,23611.6%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Robert Stanley PrescottConservative Party17,90348.5%Yes
    Ronald HainesThe Labour Party13,33436.1%No
    James BoothLiberal Democrats5,65615.3%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Robert Stanley PrescottConservative Party13,62341.4%Yes
    Ronald HainesThe Labour Party11,28234.3%No
    Honor Catherine Mary BalfourLiberal Democrats7,97924.3%No
    Darwen: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Stuart RussellConservative Party15,29941.1%Yes
    Herbert Louis SamuelLiberal Democrats14,13538%No
    Frances KerbyThe Labour Party7,77820.9%No

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