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    Preston South, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Stanley George Thorne (The Labour Party) won Preston South, with a majority of 621 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    9
    Recorded results
    24
    Preston South: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Stanley George ThorneThe Labour Party17,81044.5%Yes
    Brian TetlowConservative Party17,18943%No
    Ronald MarshallLiberal Democrats4,62511.6%No
    Michael Sydney Carl GibsonNational Front2580.6%No
    Victor Anthony StephensWorkers Revolutionary1160.3%No
    Preston South: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Stanley George ThorneThe Labour Party17,35441.8%Yes
    Alan GreenConservative Party15,46737.2%No
    Ronald MarshallLiberal Democrats7,97419.2%No
    Edward Victor HarrisonNational Front6631.6%No
    Harold SmithCampaign for a More Prosperous Britain870.2%No
    Preston South: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alan GreenConservative Party20,48051.7%Yes
    Peter MahonThe Labour Party19,14948.3%No
    Preston South: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Peter MahonThe Labour Party20,72053.6%Yes
    Alan GreenConservative Party17,93146.4%No
    Preston South: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Peter MahonThe Labour Party19,35250.5%Yes
    Alan GreenConservative Party19,00449.5%No
    Preston South: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alan GreenConservative Party21,95453.7%Yes
    Tom BradleyThe Labour Party18,93546.3%No
    Preston South: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alan GreenConservative Party21,49750.6%Yes
    Baron Shackleton Edward ShackletonThe Labour Party21,02349.4%No
    Preston South: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Shackleton Edward ShackletonThe Labour Party22,76050%Yes
    Neil Loudon Desmond McLeanConservative Party22,74450%No
    Preston South: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Shackleton Edward ShackletonThe Labour Party22,71650.2%Yes
    Neil Loudon Desmond McLeanConservative Party22,56749.8%No

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