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    Farnworth, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Baron Roper John Roper (The Labour Party) won Farnworth, with a majority of 8,107 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    46
    Farnworth: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Roper John RoperThe Labour Party27,96550.1%Yes
    Stanley WindleConservative Party19,85835.5%No
    Margaret RothwellLiberal Democrats8,04314.4%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 74.7%, electorate 70,545
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Roper John RoperThe Labour Party28,18453.4%Yes
    Richard Henry ShepherdConservative Party13,48925.6%No
    Margaret RothwellLiberal Democrats11,05921%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Roper John RoperThe Labour Party28,06840.2%Yes
    Albert Samuel RoyseConservative Party15,43122.1%No
    Richard Henry ShepherdConservative Party13,48919.3%No
    Margaret RothwellLiberal Democrats12,91818.5%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Roper John RoperThe Labour Party29,39258.5%Yes
    Ivan Andrew JohnstonConservative Party20,86741.5%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ernest ThorntonThe Labour Party30,01566.2%Yes
    Mark AndrewConservative Party15,32933.8%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ernest ThorntonThe Labour Party28,49362.1%Yes
    Albert Samuel RoyseConservative Party17,42137.9%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ernest ThorntonThe Labour Party27,39358.6%Yes
    Albert Samuel RoyseConservative Party19,35641.4%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ernest ThorntonThe Labour Party24,82957.7%Yes
    Baron Waddington David WaddingtonConservative Party18,23142.3%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    George TomlinsonThe Labour Party26,29759.2%Yes
    Jesse SeddonConservative Party18,11240.8%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    George TomlinsonThe Labour Party25,37556.6%Yes
    Frank KayConservative Party14,26631.8%No
    Abraham LomaxLiberal Democrats5,18911.6%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    George TomlinsonThe Labour Party28,46266.1%Yes
    Fred HowardConservative Party14,57033.9%No
    Farnworth: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Guy RowsonThe Labour Party22,04051.7%Yes
    Edgar Godfrey UnsworthConservative Party16,83939.5%No
    James Monteith ErskinePeople's Peace3,7638.8%No

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