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

Dulwich — Eccles

Eddisbury — Evesham

Dulwich
[E] Labour gain

W Vernon	Labour	10,266	43.49%
B Smith	Conservative	10,055	42.59%
J Ellis	Liberal	3,287	13.92%

Electorate: 32,988; {Civ: 28,888; Bus: 103; Serv: 3,997};
Turnout: 71.57%; Majority: 211 (0.89%)

Dumbarton
[S] Labour hold

D Kirkwood	Labour	16,262	65.21%
J Richardson	Conservative	8,675	34.79%

Electorate: 34,013; {Civ: 31,833; Bus: 50; Serv: 2,130};
Turnout: 73.32%; Majority: 7,587 (30.42%)

Dumbartonshire
[S] Labour hold

AS McKinlay	Labour	28,383	50.67%
R Allan	Conservative	27,636	49.33%

Electorate: 78,068; {Civ: 71,916; Bus: 20; Serv: 6,132};
Turnout: 71.76%; Majority: 747 (1.33%)

Dumfries
[S] Liberal National hold

N Macpherson	Liberal National	16,465	47.45%
D Dunwoodie	Labour	12,388	35.70%
I McColl	Liberal	5,850	16.86%

Electorate: 47,983; {Civ: 44,090; Bus: 86; Serv: 3,807};
Turnout: 72.32%; Majority: 4,077 (11.75%)

Dundee (2)
[S] Labour gains

TF Cook	Labour	48,804	28.62%
J Strachey	Labour	48,393	28.38%
DM Foot	Liberal	33,230	19.49%
F Horsbrugh	Conservative	32,309	18.95%
A Donaldson	Scottish Nationalist	7,775	4.56%

Electorate: 110,176; {Civ: 97,185; Bus: 146; Serv: 12,845};
Turnout: 77.38%; Majority: 15,163 (9.43%)

Dunfermline
[S] Labour hold

WM Watson	Labour	22,021	64.67%
J Henderson	Liberal National	12,028	35.33%

Electorate: 46,573; {Civ: 42,574; Bus: 13; Serv: 3,986};
Turnout: 73.11%; Majority: 9,993 (29.35%)

Durham
[E] Labour hold

CF Grey	Labour	24,135	66.18%
J Bunyan	Liberal National	12,331	33.82%

Electorate: 45,684; {Civ: 41,970; Bus: 4; Serv: 3,710};
Turnout: 79.82%; Majority: 11,804 (32.37%)

Ealing East
[E] Conservative hold

F Sanderson	Conservative	22,916	47.83%
DJ Johnston	Labour	18,619	38.86%
HW Foster	Liberal	6,377	13.31%

Electorate: 65,485; {Civ: 59,291; Bus: 40; Serv: 6,154};
Turnout: 73.16%; Majority: 4,297 (8.97%)

Ealing West
[E] Labour win (new constituency)

JH Hudson	Labour	29,115	60.34%
B Sunley	Conservative	12,880	26.69%
HM Lewis	Liberal	6,258	12.97%

Electorate: 64,866; {Civ: 58,202; Bus: 6; Serv: 6,658};
Turnout: 74.39%; Majority: 16,235 (33.65%)

Eastbourne
[E] Conservative hold

CS Taylor	Conservative	18,173	53.24%
DN Smith	Labour	12,637	37.02%
JS Gowland	Liberal	2,797	8.19%
WR Hipwell	Ind	524	1.54%

Electorate: 44,124; {Civ: 39,763; Bus: 29; Serv: 4,332};
Turnout: 77.35%; Majority: 5,536 (16.22%)

East Grinstead
[E] Conservative hold

RS Clarke	Conservative	28,273	57.11%
DG Packham	Labour	12,519	25.29%
JC McLaughlin	Liberal	8,711	17.60%

Electorate: 69,663; {Civ: 63,278; Bus: 12; Serv: 6,373};
Turnout: 71.06%; Majority: 15,754 (31.82%)

East Ham North
[E] Labour gain

P Daines	Labour	18,373	70.16%
J Mayhew	Conservative	7,814	29.84%

Electorate: 36,692; {Civ: 32,281; Bus: 30; Serv: 4,381};
Turnout: 71.37%; Majority: 10,559 (40.32%)

East Ham South
[E] Labour hold

AJ Barnes	Labour	19,168	74.00%
MG Munthe	Conservative	6,734	26.00%

Electorate: 36,937; {Civ: 32,334; Bus: 21; Serv: 4,582};
Turnout: 70.12%; Majority: 12,434 (48.00%)

Ebbw Vale
[W] Labour hold

A Bevan	Labour	27,209	80.10%
SC Parker	Conservative	6,758	19.90%

Electorate: 41,146; {Civ: 38,156; Bus: 1; Serv: 2,989};
Turnout: 82.55%; Majority: 20,451 (60.21%)

Eccles
[E] Labour gain

WT Proctor	Labour	23,008	51.13%
RA Cary	Conservative	15,562	34.59%
AG Pollitt	Liberal	6,215	13.81%
AB Brocklehurst	Ind	211	0.47%

Electorate: 56,948; {Civ: 52,496; Bus: 18; Serv: 4,434};
Turnout: 79.01%; Majority: 7,446 (16.55%)

Eddisbury
[E] Liberal National gain

J Barlow	Liberal National	15,294	57.73%
J Loverseed	Labour	7,392	27.90%
D Curtis	Liberal	3,808	14.37%

Electorate: 35,173; {Civ: 32,962; Bus: 21; Serv: 2,190};
Turnout: 75.32%; Majority: 7,902 (29.83%)

Edinburgh Central
[S] Labour gain

A Gilzean	Labour	10,921	54.29%
FC Watt	Conservative	6,701	33.31%
N Donald	Liberal	2,262	11.24%
H Sleigh	National	232	1.15%

Electorate: 33,682; {Civ: 29,709; Bus: 439; Serv: 3,534};
Turnout: 59.72%; Majority: 4,220 (20.98%)

Edinburgh East
[S] Labour hold

FW Pethick-Lawrence	Labour	19,300	56.40%
WA Sinclair	Conservative	12,771	37.32%
FC Yeaman	Scottish Nationalist	2,149	6.28%

Electorate: 49,163; {Civ: 43,567; Bus: 69; Serv: 5,527};
Turnout: 69.61%; Majority: 6,529 (19.08%)

Edinburgh North
[S] Labour gain

E Willis	Labour	12,825	45.10%
AG Erskine-Hill	Conservative	12,270	43.14%
CH Johnston	Liberal	3,344	11.76%

Electorate: 43,921; {Civ: 38,225; Bus: 864; Serv: 4,832};
Turnout: 64.75%; Majority: 555 (1.95%)

Edinburgh South
[S] Conservative hold

WY Darling	Conservative	23,652	70.77%
WP Earsman	Labour	9,767	29.23%

Electorate: 50,251; {Civ: 45,621; Bus: 37; Serv: 4,593};
Turnout: 66.50%; Majority: 13,885 (41.55%)

Edinburgh West
[S] Conservative hold

GIC Hutchison	Conservative	19,894	47.38%
G Stott	Labour	18,840	44.87%
JG Thomson	Liberal	3,256	7.75%

Electorate: 62,042; {Civ: 54,421; Bus: 458; Serv: 7,163};
Turnout: 67.68%; Majority: 1,054 (2.51%)

Edmonton
[E] Labour win

EFM Durbin	Labour	33,163	68.18%
G Sparrow	Conservative	14,094	28.98%
JA Ward	Ind	1,382	2.84%

Electorate: 70,470; {Civ: 62,343; Bus: 36; Serv: 8,091};
Turnout: 69.02%; Majority: 19,069 (39.21%)

Elland
[E] Labour gain

FA Cobb	Labour	19,632	50.33%
T Levy	Conservative	11,570	29.66%
J Wilson	Liberal	7,805	20.01%

Electorate: 48,745; {Civ: 44,811; Bus: 16; Serv: 3,918};
Turnout: 80.02%; Majority: 8,062 (20.67%)

Enfield
[E] Labour gain

E Davies	Labour	32,625	52.06%
B Bull	Conservative	20,935	33.41%
J Danny	Liberal	9,104	14.53%

Electorate: 84,165; {Civ: 75,340; Bus: 78; Serv: 8,747};
Turnout: 74.45%; Majority: 11,690 (18.66%)

English Combined Universities (STV: 2)
[E]

E Rathbone	Ind	elected on the first count
K Lindsay	Ind	elected on the fifth count

See universities page for details

Epping
[E] Labour gain

L Manning	Labour	15,993	44.04%
AR Wise	Conservative	15,006	41.32%
S Robinson	Liberal	5,314	14.63%

Electorate: 50,760; {Civ: 45,265; Bus: 15; Serv: 5,480};
Turnout: 71.54%; Majority: 987 (2.72%)

Epsom
[E] Conservative hold

A Southby	Conservative	27,081	49.91%
EAM Shackleton	Labour	20,533	37.84%
JM Fowler	Liberal	6,643	12.24%

Electorate: 72,466; {Civ: 65,223; Bus: 9; Serv: 7,234};
Turnout: 74.87%; Majority: 6,548 (12.07%)

Essex South Eastern
[E] Labour gain

RJ Gunter	Labour	25,581	53.77%
A Jones	Conservative	21,990	46.23%

Electorate: 72,292; {Civ: 65,225; Bus: 9; Serv: 7,058};
Turnout: 65.80%; Majority: 3,591 (7.55%)

Eton & Slough
[E] Labour win (new constituency)

BW Levy	Labour	25,711	45.52%
EC Cobb	Conservative	23,287	41.23%
A Ward	Liberal	7,487	13.25%

Electorate: 78,512; {Civ: 71,995; Bus: 10; Serv: 6,507};
Turnout: 71.94%; Majority: 2,424 (4.29%)

Evesham
[E] Conservative hold

R de la Bère	Conservative	17,835	53.38%
D McGuffie	Liberal	7,849	23.49%
D Donnelly	Common Wealth	7,727	23.13%

Electorate: 52,764; {Civ: 49,546; Bus: 4; Serv: 3,214};
Turnout: 63.32%; Majority: 9,986 (29.89%)

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