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    Nelson and Colne, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Baron Lee of Trafford John Lee (Conservative Party) won Nelson and Colne, with a majority of 436 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    43
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Lee of Trafford John LeeConservative Party17,52245%Yes
    Eric Douglas Harvey HoyleThe Labour Party17,08643.9%No
    David HewittLiberal Democrats4,32211.1%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 81.1%, electorate 48,344
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Eric Douglas Harvey HoyleThe Labour Party17,50544.7%Yes
    Baron Waddington David WaddingtonConservative Party16,83643%No
    Anthony GreavesLiberal Democrats4,85012.4%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Waddington David WaddingtonConservative Party15,69438.9%Yes
    Eric Douglas Harvey HoyleThe Labour Party15,51538.4%No
    Anthony GreavesLiberal Democrats9,16622.7%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Waddington David WaddingtonConservative Party19,88151.5%Yes
    Eric Douglas Harvey HoyleThe Labour Party18,74148.5%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Samuel Sydney SilvermanThe Labour Party18,40649.3%Yes
    Peter DaviesConservative Party13,82937%No
    Patrick DowneyIndependent5,11713.7%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Samuel Sydney SilvermanThe Labour Party20,20553.5%Yes
    Baron Waddington David WaddingtonConservative Party17,56146.5%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Samuel Sydney SilvermanThe Labour Party20,40749.2%Yes
    John CrabtreeConservative Party19,14346.2%No
    Thomas Clifford EmmottLancastrian Party1,8894.6%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Samuel Sydney SilvermanThe Labour Party22,13552.7%Yes
    Mary Elaine KellettConservative Party19,84447.3%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Samuel Sydney SilvermanThe Labour Party25,61154.7%Yes
    Alan GreenConservative Party21,21145.3%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Samuel Sydney SilvermanThe Labour Party25,35854.6%Yes
    Alan GreenConservative Party21,11645.4%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Samuel Sydney SilvermanThe Labour Party25,61059.4%Yes
    Harmar NichollsConservative Party17,48440.6%No
    Nelson and Colne: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Samuel Sydney SilvermanThe Labour Party26,01154.5%Yes
    Linton Theodore ThorpIndependent Conservative21,69645.5%No

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