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    Harrogate, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (9 April 1992), Robert Banks (Conservative Party) won Harrogate, with a majority of 12,589 votes.

    At the Local Elections 1979 (3 May 1979), 11 seats on Harrogate were filled: Conservative Party 7, Independent 3 and The Labour Party 1. Conservative Party won a majority of the seats contested.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    13
    Wards / divisions
    42
    Harrogate: seats won by party at each election
    ElectionDateSeats won by party
    Local by-elections 13 Jul 199513 July 1995Liberal Democrats 1
    Local by-elections 02 Dec 19932 December 1993Conservative Party 1
    Local Elections 19885 May 1988Conservative Party 1
    Local Elections 19843 May 1984Conservative Party 2
    Local Elections 19835 May 1983Conservative Party 1, Independent 1
    Local Elections 19793 May 1979Conservative Party 7, Independent 3, The Labour Party 1
    Local Elections 19766 May 1976Conservative Party 9, Independent 5, The Labour Party 1
    Local Elections 19737 June 1973Conservative Party 3, Independent 3
    Harrogate: UK General Election 09 Apr 1992
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert BanksConservative Party32,02353.9%Yes
    Timothy John HurrenLiberal Democrats19,43432.7%No
    Andrew John WrightThe Labour Party7,23012.2%No
    Arnold Francis WarnekenGreens7801.3%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 11 Jun 1987
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert BanksConservative Party31,16755.6%Yes
    Jonathan Ramsden LeachSocial Democratic19,26534.3%No
    Andrew John WrightThe Labour Party5,67110.1%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 09 Jun 1983
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert BanksConservative Party30,26960.2%Yes
    John BurneySocial Democratic14,38128.6%No
    John Stephen DixonThe Labour Party5,12810.2%No
    David Carter KelleyReintroduction of Hanging and Corporal Punishment3160.6%No
    Paul VesseyNational Front1630.3%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert BanksConservative Party30,55159.5%Yes
    Rodney Derrick KentLiberal Democrats12,02123.4%No
    Angela FlemingThe Labour Party8,22116%No
    Dorothy WaiteNational Front5851.1%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 70.49%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert BanksConservative Party24,58353.9%Yes
    Ian DeCourcey BayleyThe Liberal Party11,26924.7%No
    Barry SealThe Labour Party8,04717.6%No
    Andrew BronsNational Front1,0302.3%No
    Cecil MargolisWhig7191.6%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert BanksConservative Party27,51745.7%Yes
    Ian BayleyLiberal Democrats15,72826.1%No
    Barry SealThe Labour Party8,04713.4%No
    Michael WheatonThe Labour Party6,08410.1%No
    Andrew BronsNational Front1,1862%No
    James Edwin StringfellowDemocratic Christian8751.5%No
    Cecil MargolisWhig7191.2%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James RamsdenConservative Party26,16759.8%Yes
    Walter GreavesLiberal Democrats8,82520.2%No
    Brian HellowellThe Labour Party8,79720.1%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James RamsdenConservative Party22,93255%Yes
    Walter GreavesLiberal Democrats9,51822.8%No
    Reginald HolmesThe Labour Party9,26722.2%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James RamsdenConservative Party24,47457.6%Yes
    Barrington Malcolm BlackLiberal Democrats9,33222%No
    Edward LyonsThe Labour Party8,65520.4%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James RamsdenConservative Party29,46674.3%Yes
    Frederick Bernard SingletonThe Labour Party10,19625.7%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James RamsdenConservative Party26,79972.3%Yes
    Thomas EversThe Labour Party10,25827.7%No
    Harrogate: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Christopher YorkConservative Party28,80670.6%Yes
    Christopher William SewellThe Labour Party12,02129.4%No

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