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    Leek, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), David Knox (Conservative Party) won Leek, with a majority of 10,571 votes.

    Area type
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    43
    Leek: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David KnoxConservative Party36,50851.9%Yes
    Mark FisherThe Labour Party25,93736.9%No
    Megan ConwayLiberal Democrats6,4749.2%No
    Charles Ivan BaileyRatepayer1,4512.1%No
    Leek: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 78.5%, electorate 83,910
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David KnoxConservative Party30,79646.7%Yes
    Brian WhittamThe Labour Party26,47240.2%No
    Michael John HoldenLiberal Democrats8,61513.1%No
    Leek: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David KnoxConservative Party31,52630.2%Yes
    Brian WhittamThe Labour Party26,47225.4%No
    Roy Delville ByersThe Labour Party25,79424.7%No
    Richard BurmanLiberal Democrats11,86011.4%No
    Michael John HoldenLiberal Democrats8,6158.3%No
    Leek: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David KnoxConservative Party27,89946.1%Yes
    Baron Davies of Leek Harold DaviesThe Labour Party26,35943.6%No
    Richard BurmanLiberal Democrats6,21910.3%No
    Leek: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Davies of Leek Harold DaviesThe Labour Party35,33456.2%Yes
    Frank SwinnertonConservative Party27,57343.8%No
    Leek: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Davies of Leek Harold DaviesThe Labour Party33,55853.3%Yes
    Harry GoodwinConservative Party29,40946.7%No
    Leek: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Davies of Leek Harold DaviesThe Labour Party31,09650.9%Yes
    Sir John Hamilton WedgwoodConservative Party29,94749.1%No
    Leek: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Davies of Leek Harold DaviesThe Labour Party28,27351%Yes
    Irene Mervyn Parnicott PikeConservative Party27,21449%No
    Leek: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Davies of Leek Harold DaviesThe Labour Party29,50251.7%Yes
    Richard BodyConservative Party27,59248.3%No
    Leek: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Davies of Leek Harold DaviesThe Labour Party30,44454.1%Yes
    Rupert SpeirConservative Party25,82045.9%No
    Leek: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Davies of Leek Harold DaviesThe Labour Party32,56767.2%Yes
    Thomson William GrimsonConservative Party15,90432.8%No
    Leek: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William BromfieldThe Labour Party23,43257.4%Yes
    Leslie Montagu ThomasNational Labour17,41942.6%No

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