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    Leith, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (5 July 1945), Baron Hoy James Hoy (The Labour Party) won Leith, with a majority of 9,455 votes.

    Area type
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    8
    Recorded results
    19
    Leith: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Hoy James HoyThe Labour Party19,57160.8%Yes
    Ernest BrownLiberal National10,11631.4%No
    John CormackProtestant Action Society2,4937.7%No
    Leith: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alfred Ernest BrownLiberal National18,88857.8%Yes
    David ThomsonThe Labour Party13,81842.2%No
    Leith: UK General Election 27 Oct 1931
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alfred Ernest BrownLiberal National24,84765%Yes
    Arthur WoodburnThe Labour Party13,40035%No
    Leith: UK General Election 30 May 1929
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alfred Ernest BrownLiberal Democrats20,61356.7%Yes
    Alan PatonThe Labour Party15,71543.3%No
    Leith: UK General Election 29 Oct 1924
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Wedgwood BennLiberal Democrats16,56959.6%Yes
    Richard WilsonThe Labour Party11,25040.4%No
    Leith: UK General Election 06 Dec 1923
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Wedgwood BennLiberal Democrats15,00464.5%Yes
    Richard WilsonThe Labour Party8,26735.5%No
    Leith: UK General Election 15 Nov 1922
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Wedgwood BennLiberal Democrats13,97150.1%Yes
    Alexander Munro MacRobertScottish Unionist7,37226.4%No
    Richard WilsonThe Labour Party6,56723.5%No
    Leith: UK General Election 14 Dec 1918
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Wedgwood BennLiberal Democrats10,33846.6%Yes
    George Welsh CurrieScottish Unionist with Coalition Coupon7,61334.3%No
    Stanley BurgessThe Labour Party4,25119.1%No

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