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    Middleton and Prestwich, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), James Callaghan (The Labour Party) won Middleton and Prestwich, with a majority of 1,098 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    52
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James CallaghanThe Labour Party27,91845.8%Yes
    James ParkConservative Party26,82044%No
    David WhatmoughLiberal Democrats5,8889.7%No
    Stanley AndrewsNational Front3500.6%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 75.8%, electorate 76,715
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James CallaghanThe Labour Party26,63945.8%Yes
    Alan FearnConservative Party22,92539.4%No
    James ClarneyLiberal Democrats8,34014.3%No
    Harold SmithCampaign for a More Prosperous Britain2340.4%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James CallaghanThe Labour Party24,35726.3%Yes
    Alan HaselhurstConservative Party23,84025.7%No
    Alan FearnConservative Party22,92524.7%No
    Philip HarrisonLiberal Democrats12,94614%No
    James ClarneyLiberal Democrats8,3409%No
    Harold SmithCampaign for a More Prosperous Britain2340.3%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alan HaselhurstConservative Party25,03043.8%Yes
    Denis CoeThe Labour Party23,98841.9%No
    Samuel CrillyLiberal Democrats8,17514.3%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Denis CoeThe Labour Party23,93844.7%Yes
    2nd Baronet Sir John BarlowConservative Party20,12137.6%No
    Samuel CrillyLiberal Democrats9,45717.7%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    2nd Baronet Sir John BarlowConservative Party22,19240.1%Yes
    Ronald LeightonThe Labour Party20,06636.3%No
    Samuel CrillyLiberal Democrats13,06423.6%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    2nd Baronet Sir John BarlowConservative Party31,41659.7%Yes
    Frederick BartonThe Labour Party21,24840.3%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    2nd Baronet Sir John BarlowConservative Party27,09661.5%Yes
    Edmund DellThe Labour Party16,98938.5%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John Charles BarlowConservative Party26,07354.1%Yes
    Albert KnightThe Labour Party16,32333.9%No
    Ernest HarrisonLiberal Democrats5,75712%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ernest GatesConservative Party24,52150.2%Yes
    Charles Stanley HilditchThe Labour Party16,71634.3%No
    Ernest HarrisonLiberal Democrats7,56415.5%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ernest GatesConservative Party26,66950.7%Yes
    Mabel TylecoteThe Labour Party25,90849.3%No
    Middleton and Prestwich: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alexander Nairne Stewart SandemanConservative Party27,36961.1%Yes
    Joseph NuttallThe Labour Party17,39838.9%No

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