Liverpool Edge Hill, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Baron Alton of Liverpool David Alton (Liberal Democrats) won Liverpool Edge Hill, with a majority of 4,248 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 18
- Recorded results
- 42
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Alton of Liverpool David Alton | Liberal Democrats | 12,701 | 52% | Yes |
| Bob Wareing | The Labour Party | 8,453 | 34.6% | No |
| Charles John Nicholas Ward | Conservative Party | 3,098 | 12.7% | No |
| Howard Hawksley | National Front | 152 | 0.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Irvine | The Labour Party | 13,023 | 51.9% | Yes |
| Baron Alton of Liverpool David Alton | Liberal Democrats | 6,852 | 27.3% | No |
| Simon Perry | Conservative Party | 5,208 | 20.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Irvine | The Labour Party | 12,979 | 47.9% | Yes |
| Baron Alton of Liverpool David Alton | Liberal Democrats | 7,229 | 26.7% | No |
| Simon Perry | Conservative Party | 6,871 | 25.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Irvine | The Labour Party | 14,752 | 57.7% | Yes |
| Michael Howard | Conservative Party | 10,804 | 42.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Irvine | The Labour Party | 18,203 | 63.1% | Yes |
| Michael Howard | Conservative Party | 10,662 | 36.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Irvine | The Labour Party | 19,221 | 59% | Yes |
| Neil S Jamieson | Conservative Party | 13,335 | 41% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Irvine | The Labour Party | 19,725 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Joseph Norton | Conservative Party | 19,026 | 49.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Irvine | The Labour Party | 20,060 | 51.4% | Yes |
| Harry Sibson Leslie Rigg | Conservative Party | 18,940 | 48.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Irvine | The Labour Party | 22,906 | 53.9% | Yes |
| Harold Macdonald Steward | Conservative Party | 19,569 | 46.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Irvine | The Labour Party | 21,834 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Eric Errington | Conservative Party | 18,830 | 43.9% | No |
| Justin Bowen | Liberal Democrats | 2,247 | 5.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Clitherow | The Labour Party | 13,150 | 64.9% | Yes |
| Wilfrid Clothier | Conservative Party | 7,111 | 35.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Critchley | Conservative Party | 13,882 | 50.5% | Yes |
| Jack Henry Hayes | The Labour Party | 13,581 | 49.5% | No |
