Rhondda East
[W] Labour hold
| WH Mainwaring | Labour | 22,088 | 61.80% |
| H Pollitt | Communist | 13,655 | 38.20% |
Electorate: 44,243; Total vote: 35,743; Turnout: 80.79%;
Majority: 8,433 (23.59%)
Rhondda West
[W] Labour hold
Electorate: 41,032; Turnout: —%;
Majority: — (—%)
Richmond (Surrey)
[E] Conservative hold
| Sir W Ray | Conservative | 30,433 | 73.53% |
| L Gassman | Labour | 10,953 | 26.47% |
Electorate: 59,322; Total vote: 41,386; Turnout: 69.77%;
Majority: 19,480 (47.07%)
Richmond (Yorks)
[E] Conservative hold
| Maj TL Dugdale | Conservative | 25,088 | 77.30% |
| AJ Best | Labour | 7,369 | 22.70% |
Electorate: 47,658; Total vote: 32,457; Turnout: 68.10%;
Majority: 17,719 (54.59%)
Ripon
[E] Conservative hold
| Maj JW Hills | Conservative | 30,804 | 77.16% |
| RJ Hall | Labour | 9,116 | 22.84% |
Electorate: 58,159; Total vote: 39,920; Turnout: 68.64%;
Majority: 21,688 (54.33%)
Rochdale
[E] Labour gain
| WT Kelly | Labour | 22,281 | 41.20% |
| WG Murray | Conservative | 20,486 | 37.88% |
| GE Dodds | Liberal | 11,311 | 20.92% |
Electorate: 63,854; Total vote: 54,078; Turnout: 84.69%;
Majority: 1,795 (3.32%)
Romford
[E] Labour gain
| HJ Parker | Labour | 55,723 | 54.03% |
| WG Hutchison | Conservative | 47,416 | 45.97% |
Electorate: 167,939; Total vote: 103,139; Turnout: 61.41%;
Majority: 8,307 (8.05%)
Ross & Cromarty
[S] Liberal National hold
| Sir I Macpherson | Liberal National | 10,810 | 76.70% |
| JM MacDiarmid | Labour | 3,284 | 23.30% |
Electorate: 27,754; Total vote: 14,094; Turnout: 50.78%;
Majority: 7,526 (53.40%)
Rossendale
[E] Conservative hold
| RH Cross | Conservative | 15,650 | 39.36% |
| E Walkden | Labour | 14,769 | 37.14% |
| A Holgate | Liberal | 9,343 | 23.50% |
Electorate: 46,228; Total vote: 39,762; Turnout: 86.01%;
Majority: 881 (2.22%)
Rotherham
[E] Labour hold
| W Dobbie | Labour | 29,725 | 67.52% |
| TW Casey | Liberal National | 14,298 | 32.48% |
Electorate: 57,382; Total vote: 44,023; Turnout: 76.72%;
Majority: 15,427 (35.04%)
Rotherhithe
[E] Labour gain
| B Smith | Labour | 14,416 | 59.65% |
| Mrs N Runge | Conservative | 9,751 | 40.35% |
Electorate: 33,899; Total vote: 24,167; Turnout: 71.29%;
Majority: 4,665 (19.30%)
Rother Valley
[E] Labour hold
| E Dunn | Labour | 33,271 | 72.05% |
| Cdr AG Olliver | Conservative | 12,907 | 27.95% |
Electorate: 62,530; Total vote: 46,178; Turnout: 73.85%;
Majority: 20,364 (44.10%)
Rothwell
[E] Labour hold
| W Lunn | Labour | 31,472 | 64.46% |
| Mrs G Beaumont | Conservative | 17,352 | 35.54% |
Electorate: 64,730; Total vote: 48,824; Turnout: 75.43%;
Majority: 14,120 (28.92%)
Roxburgh & Selkirk
[S] Conservative hold
| Lord W Scott | Conservative | 18,342 | 49.97% |
| Capt AR McDougal | Liberal | 12,264 | 33.41% |
| JAC Thomson | Labour | 6,099 | 16.62% |
Electorate: 47,037; Total vote: 36,705; Turnout: 78.03%;
Majority: 6,078 (16.56%)
Royton
[E] Conservative hold
| H Sutcliffe | Conservative | 20,510 | 52.23% |
| RF Walker | Liberal | 9,910 | 25.24% |
| L Oakes | Labour | 8,845 | 22.53% |
Electorate: 48,061; Total vote: 39,265; Turnout: 81.70%;
Majority: 10,600 (27.00%)
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Rugby
[E] Conservative hold
| Capt HD Margesson | Conservative | 20,905 | 61.55% |
| HW Fenner | Labour | 13,061 | 38.45% |
Electorate: 46,028; Total vote: 33,966; Turnout: 73.79%;
Majority: 7,844 (23.09%)
Rushcliffe
[E] Conservative hold
| R Assheton | Conservative | 32,320 | 62.55% |
| HJ Cadogan | Labour | 19,349 | 37.45% |
Electorate: 76,077; Total vote: 51,669; Turnout: 67.92%;
Majority: 12,971 (25.10%)
Rutherglen
[S] Conservative hold
| A Chapman | Conservative | 20,712 | 50.71% |
| D Hardie | Labour | 20,131 | 49.29% |
Electorate: 51,063; Total vote: 40,843; Turnout: 79.99%;
Majority: 581 (1.42%)
Rutland & Stamford
[E] Conservative hold
| Lord Willoughby de Eresby | Conservative | 16,799 | 59.92% |
| AW Gray | Labour | 11,238 | 40.08% |
Electorate: 35,770; Total vote: 28,037; Turnout: 78.38%;
Majority: 5,561 (19.83%)
Rye
[E] Conservative hold
| Sir G Courthope | Conservative | 22,604 | 71.16% |
| Miss D Osborn | Liberal | 9,162 | 28.84% |
Electorate: 49,498; Total vote: 31,766; Turnout: 64.18%;
Majority: 13,442 (42.32%)
Saffron Walden
[E] Conservative hold
| RA Butler | Conservative | 19,669 | 67.13% |
| Mrs CD Rackham | Labour | 9,633 | 32.87% |
Electorate: 42,748; Total vote: 29,302; Turnout: 68.55%;
Majority: 10,036 (34.25%)
Salford North
[E] Conservative hold
| JP Morris | Conservative | 19,904 | 56.58% |
| W McAdam | Labour | 15,272 | 43.42% |
Electorate: 47,557; Total vote: 35,176; Turnout: 73.97%;
Majority: 4,632 (13.17%)
Salford South
[E] Conservative hold
| JJ Stourton | Conservative | 16,236 | 50.47% |
| J Toole | Labour | 15,932 | 49.53% |
Electorate: 43,835; Total vote: 32,168; Turnout: 73.38%;
Majority: 304 (0.95%)
Salford West
[E] Conservative hold
| JF Emery | Conservative | 19,245 | 52.77% |
| AW Haycock | Labour | 14,732 | 40.40% |
| F Kenyon | Liberal | 2,492 | 6.83% |
Electorate: 45,787; Total vote: 36,469; Turnout: 79.65%;
Majority: 4,513 (12.37%)
Salisbury
[E] Conservative hold
| Maj JA Despencer-Robertson | Conservative | 20,707 | 71.49% |
| EJ Plaistow | Labour | 8,259 | 28.51% |
Electorate: 43,781; Total vote: 28,966; Turnout: 66.16%;
Majority: 12,448 (42.97%)
Scarborough & Whitby
[E] Conservative hold
| Sir P Latham | Conservative | 23,210 | 53.89% |
| J Ramsay Muir | Liberal | 16,668 | 38.70% |
| TW Coates | Labour | 3,195 | 7.42% |
Electorate: 57,631; Total vote: 43,073; Turnout: 74.74%;
Majority: 6,542 (15.19%)
Scottish Combined Universities (STV:3)
[S] 2 Conservative holds, 1 Liberal National hold
| JG Kerr | Conservative | 8,252 | % |
| GA Morrison | Liberal National | 7,529 | % |
| AN Skelton | Conservative | 7,479 | % |
| AD Gibb | Independent | 3,865 | % |
Electorate: 52,981;
Seaham
[E] Labour gain
| E Shinwell | Labour | 38,380 | 68.22% |
| J Ramsay MacDonald | National Labour | 17,882 | 31.78% |
Electorate: 65,178; Total vote: 56,262; Turnout: 86.32%;
Majority: 20,498 (36.43%)
Sedgefield
[E] Labour gain
| JR Leslie | Labour | 20,375 | 52.27% |
| R Jennings | Conservative | 18,604 | 47.73% |
Electorate: 47,910; Total vote: 38,979; Turnout: 81.36%;
Majority: 1,771 (4.54%)
Sevenoaks
[E] Conservative hold
| Lt-Col CE Ponsonby | Conservative | 21,405 | 67.52% |
| J Horridge | Liberal | 10,297 | 32.48% |
Electorate: 48,559; Total vote: 31,702; Turnout: 65.29%;
Majority: 11,108 (35.04%)
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