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    Houghton-le-Spring, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Tom Urwin (The Labour Party) won Houghton-le-Spring, with a majority of 21,076 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    43
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Tom UrwinThe Labour Party30,18168.5%Yes
    Philip Watson StrawConservative Party9,10520.7%No
    James EllisLiberal Democrats4,47910.2%No
    David TempleWorkers Revolutionary3260.7%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 72.5%, electorate 59,889
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Tom UrwinThe Labour Party29,69968.4%Yes
    William Armstrong RobsonLiberal Democrats9,29821.4%No
    Richard Charles RitchieConservative Party4,39910.1%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Tom UrwinThe Labour Party23,26354.3%Yes
    Richard Charles RitchieConservative Party10,30024%No
    William Armstrong RobsonLiberal Democrats9,29821.7%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Tom UrwinThe Labour Party32,88873.4%Yes
    Frederick Howard Michael Craig-CooperConservative Party11,91426.6%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Tom UrwinThe Labour Party32,06777.5%Yes
    Michael Craig-CooperConservative Party9,30422.5%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Thomas UrwinThe Labour Party32,91474.8%Yes
    Peter Coles PriceConservative Party11,07625.2%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Reid BlytonThe Labour Party35,96075.9%Yes
    Andrew Robert Coghill ArbuthnotConservative Party11,39824.1%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Reid BlytonThe Labour Party33,37576.1%Yes
    Thomas Edward Sydney EgertonConservative Party10,47623.9%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Reid BlytonThe Labour Party37,71875.8%Yes
    Beatrice BolamConservative Party12,04224.2%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Reid BlytonThe Labour Party36,04477.1%Yes
    Beatrice BolamConservative Party10,68222.9%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Reid BlytonThe Labour Party43,73066.7%Yes
    Thomas Ballantyne MartinConservative Party21,86433.3%No
    Houghton-le-Spring: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Joseph StewartThe Labour Party30,66557.9%Yes
    Robert ChapmanConservative Party22,29042.1%No

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