UK General Election results July 1945

5th July 1945

The region in which each constituency is situated is indicated in square brackets
A number in parentheses immediately after the constituency name indicates that the seat returns that number of MPs
Where known, the electorate figures are broken down into those on the Civilian Residence Register, those on the Business Premises Register and those on the Service Register, and these are given after the total electorate

Abbey — Anglesey

Antrim — Barnet

Abbey (Westminster)
[E] Conservative hold

H Webbe	Conservative	9,160	54.34%
J Hutchinson	Labour	4,408	26.15%
G Carrit	Communist	2,964	17.58%
N Leith-Hay-Clark	Democratic Party	326	1.93%

Electorate: 28,744; {Civ: 23,753; Bus: 2,453; Serv: 2,538};
Turnout: 58.65%; Majority: 4,752 (28.19%)

Aberavon
[W] Labour hold

WG Cove	Labour	31,286	72.51%
DT Llewellyn	Conservative	11,860	27.49%

Electorate: 54,323; {Civ: 50,095; Bus: 5; Serv: 4,223};
Turnout: 79.42%; Majority: 19,426 (45.02%)

Aberdare
[W] Labour hold

GH Hall	Labour	34,398	84.25%
CG Clover	Conservative	6,429	15.75%

Electorate: 53,544; {Civ: 49,669; Bus: 2; Serv: 3,873};
Turnout: 76.25%; Majority: 27,969 (68.51%)

Aberdeen North
[S] Labour hold

H Hughes	Labour	26,753	69.67%
Lady Grant of Monymusk	Conservative	9,623	25.06%
A Walker	Scottish Nationalist	2,021	5.26%

Electorate: 56,904; {Civ: 49,303; Bus: 50; Serv: 7,551};
Turnout: 67.48%; Majority: 17,130 (44.61%)

Aberdeenshire Central
[S] Conservative hold

HR Spence	Conservative	15,702	52.26%
DS Hay	Labour	7,997	26.61%
IRM Davies	Liberal	6,348	21.13%

Electorate: 43,772; {Civ: 40,247; Bus: 4; Serv: 3,521};
Turnout: 68.64%; Majority: 7,705 (25.64%)

Aberdeenshire Eastern
[S] Conservative hold

R Boothby	Conservative	13,290	54.90%
JR Allen	Labour	10,918	45.10%

Electorate: 36,670; {Civ: 33,688; Bus: 2; Serv: 2,980};
Turnout: 66.02%; Majority: 2,372 (9.80%)

Aberdeenshire Western & Kincardine
[S] Conservative hold

CN Thornton-Kemsley	Conservative	10,932	51.51%
JDB Junor	Liberal	10,290	48.49%

Electorate: 30,830; {Civ: 28,427; Bus: 4; Serv: 2,399};
Turnout: 68.84%; Majority: 642 (3.03%)

Aberdeen South
[S] Conservative hold

D Thomson	Conservative	19,214	46.73%
W McLaine	Labour	17,398	42.32%
JL Milne	Liberal	4,501	10.95%

Electorate: 56,943; {Civ: 50,779; Bus: 46; Serv: 6,118};
Turnout: 72.20%; Majority: 1,816 (4.42%)

Abertillery
[W] Labour hold

G Daggar	Labour	28,615	86.62%
JJ Hayward	National	4,422	13.38%

Electorate: 40,689; {Civ: 38,028; Bus: 2; Serv: 2,659};
Turnout: 81.19%; Majority: 24,193 (73.23%)

Abingdon
[E] Conservative hold

R Glyn	Conservative	16,968	44.58%
DH Parkinson	Labour	11,980	31.47%
JHC Miller	Liberal	7,031	18.47%
J Dunman	Communist	1,668	4.38%
CAM Freake	Ind	419	1.10%

Electorate: 59,343; {Civ: 54,417; Bus: 27; Serv: 4,899};
Turnout: 64.15%; Majority: 4,988 (13.10%)

Accrington
[E] Labour gain

WS Elliot	Labour	21,102	48.65%
HA Procter	Conservative	16,025	36.95%
GV Mortimer	Liberal	6,247	14.40%

Electorate: 52,089; {Civ: 48,529; Bus: 33; Serv: 3,527};
Turnout: 83.27%; Majority: 5,077 (11.71%)

Acton
[E] Labour gain

JA Sparkes	Labour	19,590	56.14%
HC Longhurst	Conservative	12,134	34.77%
FJ Halpin	Liberal	3,172	9.09%

Electorate: 44,861; {Civ: 40,466; Bus: 97; Serv: 4,298};
Turnout: 77.79%; Majority: 7,456 (21.37%)

Aldershot
[E] Conservative hold

O Lyttleton	Conservative	19,456	57.41%
T Wintringham	Common Wealth	14,435	42.59%

Electorate: 48,987; {Civ: 43,843; Bus: 8; Serv: 5,136};
Turnout: 69.18%; Majority: 5,021 (14.82%)

Altrincham & Sale
[E] Conservative hold

FJ Erroll	Conservative	26,656	55.61%
MC Joseph	Labour	21,275	44.39%

Electorate: 59,709; {Civ: 54,972; Bus: 29; Serv: 4,708};
Turnout: 80.27%; Majority: 5,381 (11.23%)

Anglesey
[W] Liberal hold

M Lloyd-George	Liberal	12,610	52.24%
C Hughes	Labour	11,529	47.76%

Electorate: 34,210; {Civ: 31,834; Bus: 3; Serv: 2,373};
Turnout: 70.56%; Majority: 1,081 (4.48%)

Antrim (2)
[N] Ulster Unionist hold

H O'Neill	Ulster Unionist	57,259	43.09%
SG Haughton	Ulster Unionist	57,232	43.07%
H Holmes	Labour	18,403	13.85%

Electorate: 137,793; {Civ: 133,032; Bus: 478; Serv: 4,283};
Turnout: 48.22%; Majority: 38,829 (43.07%)

Argyll
[S] Conservative hold

D McCallum	Conservative	15,791	56.58%
AM Weir	Labour	8,889	31.85%
JM Bannerman	Liberal	3,228	11.57%

Electorate: 43,646; {Civ: 40,389; Bus: 4; Serv: 3,253};
Turnout: 63.94%; Majority: 6,902 (24.73%)

Armagh
[N] Ulster Unionist hold

W Allen

Ulster Unionist

Unopposed

—%

Electorate: 68,883; {Civ: 66,996; Bus: 303; Serv: 1,584};
Turnout: —%; Majority: — (—%)

Ashford
[E] Conservative hold

EP Smith	Conservative	18,800	51.96%
HW Lee	Labour	12,575	34.76%
HV Strong	Liberal	4,804	13.28%

Electorate: 50,760; {Civ: 46,350; Bus: 28; Serv: 4,382};
Turnout: 71.27%; Majority: 6,225 (17.21%)

Ashton-under-Lyne
[E] Labour hold

W Jowitt	Labour	14,998	56.38%
FH Goodhart	Conservative	11,604	43.62%

Electorate: 33,790; {Civ: 31,200; Bus: 46; Serv: 2,544};
Turnout: 78.73%; Majority: 3,394 (12.76%)

Aylesbury
[E] Conservative hold

S Reed	Conservative	24,537	47.85%
R Groves	Labour	16,445	32.07%
G Naylor	Liberal	10,302	20.09%

Electorate: 73,737; {Civ: 67,379; Bus: 12; Serv: 6,346};
Turnout: 69.55%; Majority: 8,092 (15.78%)

Ayr
[S] Conservative hold

T Moore	Conservative	22,593	50.82%
W Ross	Labour	21,865	49.18%

Electorate: 62,065; {Civ: 56,610; Bus: 24; Serv: 5,431};
Turnout: 71.63%; Majority: 728 (1.64%)

Ayshire South
[S] Labour hold

A Sloan	Labour	21,235	61.34%
R Mathew	Conservative	13,382	38.66%

Electorate: 46,054; {Civ: 42,952; Bus: 1; Serv: 3,101};
Turnout: 75.17%; Majority: 7,853 (22.69%)

Balham & Tooting
[E] Labour gain

HR Adams	Labour	19,782	57.62%
WS Edgson	Conservative	14,552	42.38%

Electorate: 48,445; {Civ: 43,139; Bus: 47; Serv: 5,259};
Turnout: 70.87%; Majority: 5,230 (15.23%)

Banbury
[E] Conservative hold

AD Dodds-Parker	Conservative	23,777	52.00%
RB Roach	Labour	21,951	48.00%

Electorate: 64,816; {Civ: 59,683; Bus: 21; Serv: 5,112};
Turnout: 70.55%; Majority: 1,826 (3.99%)

Banff
[S] Conservative hold

WS Duthie	Conservative	10,689	49.45%
AD Miller	Liberal	6,401	29.62%
D Macpherson	Labour	4,524	20.93%

Electorate: 32,463; {Civ: 29,334; Bus: 12; Serv: 3,117};
Turnout: 66.58%; Majority: 4,288 (19.84%)

Barking
[E] Labour win (new constituency)

S Hastings	Labour	24,504	70.47%
KEB Glenny	Conservative	5,593	16.09%
CH Willcock	Liberal	4,674	13.44%

Electorate: 47,770; {Civ: 41,712; Bus: 32; Serv: 6,026};
Turnout: 72.79%; Majority: 18,911 (54.39%)

Barkston Ash
[E] Conservative hold

L Ropner	Conservative	24,438	50.12%
B Hazell	Labour	24,322	49.88%

Electorate: 64,533; {Civ: 59,660; Bus: 6; Serv: 4,867};
Turnout: 75.56%; Majority: 116 (0.24%)

Barnard Castle
[E] Labour hold

S Lavers	Labour	12,024	58.30%
G Le Q Martel	Conservative	8,600	41.70%

Electorate: 27,327; {Civ: 25,467; Bus: 4; Serv: 1,856};
Turnout: 75.47%; Majority: 3,424 (16.60%)

Barnet
[E] Labour win (new constituency)

S Taylor	Labour	17,764	45.15%
AEJ Clarke	Conservative	17,082	43.42%
JM Henderson	Liberal	4,495	11.43%

Electorate: 53,338; {Civ: 47,980; Bus: 23; Serv: 5,335};
Turnout: 73.76%; Majority: 682 (1.73%)

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