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

Leeds Central — Lewisham East

Lewisham West — Liverpool Walton

Leeds Central
[E] Labour gain

G Porter	Labour	13,370	57.14%
CS Denman	Conservative	8,011	34.24%
B Sandelson	Liberal	2,017	8.62%

Electorate: 36,889; {Civ: 32,066; Bus: 1,770; Serv: 3,053};
Turnout: 63.43%; Majority: 5,359 (22.90%)

Leeds North
[E] Conservative hold

O Peake	Conservative	22,848	42.01%
R Hodgson	Labour	22,720	41.77%
JA MacCallum Scott	Liberal	8,824	16.22%

Electorate: 75,491; {Civ: 67,746; Bus: 12; Serv: 7,733};
Turnout: 72.05%; Majority: 128 (0.24%)

Leeds North East
[E] Labour gain

A Bacon	Labour	28,870	53.10%
JJ Craik Henderson	Conservative	20,406	37.53%
FC Wilson	Liberal	5,097	9.37%

Electorate: 75,746; {Civ: 67,970; Bus: 11; Serv: 7,765};
Turnout: 71.78%; Majority: 8,464 (15.57%)

Leeds South
[E] Labour hold

HTN Gaitskell	Labour	17,899	61.03%
AE Ramsden	Conservative	7,497	25.56%
W Barford	Liberal	3,933	13.41%

Electorate: 38,616; {Civ: 34,928; Bus: 17; Serv: 3,671};
Turnout: 75.95%; Majority: 10,402 (35.47%)

Leeds South East
[E] Labour hold

J Milner	Labour	20,363	71.83%
S Beevers	Conservative	4,518	15.94%
CH Tyers	Liberal	3,466	12.23%

Electorate: 39,574; {Civ: 35,754; Bus: 21; Serv: 3,799};
Turnout: 71.63%; Majority: 15,845 (55.90%)

Leeds West
[E] Labour gain

W Stamford	Labour	26,593	59.02%
V Adams	Conservative	12,457	27.65%
J Booth	Liberal	6,008	13.33%

Electorate: 59,175; {Civ: 52,996; Bus: 14; Serv: 6,165};
Turnout: 76.14%; Majority: 14,136 (31.37%)

Leek
[E] Labour hold

H Davies	Labour	32,567	67.19%
TW Grimson	Conservative	15,904	32.81%

Electorate: 63,163; {Civ: 57,976; Bus: 6; Serv: 5,181};
Turnout: 76.74%; Majority: 16,663 (34.38%)

Leicester East
[E] Labour gain

T Donovan	Labour	28,414	56.94%
AM Lyons	Conservative	15,182	30.42%
DG Galloway	Liberal	6,306	12.64%

Electorate: 65,621; {Civ: 59,897; Bus: 80; Serv: 5,644};
Turnout: 76.05%; Majority: 13,232 (26.52%)

Leicester South
[E] Labour gain

HW Bowden	Labour	19,541	45.00%
C Waterhouse	Conservative	18,373	42.31%
TA Pratt	Liberal	5,509	12.69%

Electorate: 57,504; {Civ: 52,295; Bus: 359; Serv: 4,850};
Turnout: 75.51%; Majority: 1,168 (2.69%)

Leicester West
[E] Labour gain

B Janner	Labour	20,563	53.34%
HG Nicolson	National	13,348	34.63%
JA Kirby	Liberal	4,639	12.03%

Electorate: 50,193; {Civ: 45,515; Bus: 208; Serv: 4,470};
Turnout: 76.80%; Majority: 7,215 (18.72%)

Leigh
[E] Labour hold

H Boardman	Labour	32,447	69.81%
EHH Hill	Conservative	14,029	30.19%

Electorate: 57,388; {Civ: 53,296; Bus: 14; Serv: 4,078};
Turnout: 80.99%; Majority: 18,418 (39.63%)

Leith
[S] Labour gain

J Hoy	Labour	19,571	60.82%
E Brown	Liberal National	10,116	31.44%
J Cormack	Ind	2,493	7.75%

Electorate: 46,450; {Civ: 41,020; Bus: 129; Serv: 5,301};
Turnout: 69.28%; Majority: 9,455 (29.38%)

Leominster
[E] Conservative hold

AE Baldwin	Conservative	14,224	51.15%
AE Farr	Liberal	13,586	48.85%

Electorate: 37,389; {Civ: 34,944; Bus: 4; Serv: 2,441};
Turnout: 74.38%; Majority: 638 (2.29%)

Lewes
[E] Conservative hold

TVH Beamish	Conservative	26,176	51.26%
AE Oram	Labour	18,511	36.25%
P Cadogan	Liberal	6,374	12.48%

Electorate: 71,049; {Civ: 63,558; Bus: 30; Serv: 7,461};
Turnout: 71.87%; Majority: 7,665 (15.01%)

Lewisham East
[E] Labour gain

H Morrison	Labour	37,361	61.82%
A Pownall	Conservative	22,142	36.64%
F Russell	Ind	931	1.54%

Electorate: 79,318; {Civ: 69,069; Bus: 47; Serv: 10,202};
Turnout: 76.19%; Majority: 15,219 (25.18%)

Lewisham West
[E] Labour gain

AM Skeffington	Labour	20,008	53.35%
H Brooke	Conservative	17,492	46.65%

Electorate: 50,918; {Civ: 44,423; Bus: 30; Serv: 6,465};
Turnout: 73.65%; Majority: 2,516 (6.71%)

Leyton East
[E] Labour gain

AE Bechervaise	Labour	13,048	65.73%
BR Braine	Conservative	6,802	34.27%

Electorate: 29,093; {Civ: 25,609; Bus: 54; Serv: 3,430};
Turnout: 68.23%; Majority: 6,246 (31.47%)

Leyton West
[E] Labour hold

RW Sorensen	Labour	17,236	58.52%
TFD Rose	Conservative	8,507	28.89%
B Guyster	Liberal	3,708	12.59%

Electorate: 40,503; {Civ: 35,416; Bus: 35; Serv: 5,052};
Turnout: 72.71%; Majority: 8,729 (29.64%)

Lichfield
[E] Labour hold

CC Poole	Labour	42,806	55.18%
GB Craddock	National	26,235	33.82%
R Lamb	Liberal	8,533	11.00%

Electorate: 108,471; {Civ: 100,066; Bus: 7; Serv: 8,398};
Turnout: 71.52%; Majority: 16,571 (21.36%)

Limehouse
[E] Labour hold

CR Atlee	Labour	8,398	83.85%
ANP Woodard	Conservative	1,618	16.15%

Electorate: 16,301; {Civ: 14,193; Bus: 75; Serv: 2,033};
Turnout: 61.44%; Majority: 6,780 (67.69%)

Lincoln
[E] Labour gain

G Deer	Labour	14,052	41.22%
W Liddall	Conservative	10,414	30.55%
FC Truman	Liberal	9,625	28.23%

Electorate: 42,501; {Civ: 39,227; Bus: 36; Serv: 3,238};
Turnout: 80.21%; Majority: 3,638 (10.67%)

Linlithgow
[S] Labour hold

G Mathers	Labour	24,762	64.10%
R Speir	Conservative	13,871	35.90%

Electorate: 52,609; {Civ: 48,085; Bus: 5; Serv: 4,519};
Turnout: 73.43%; Majority: 10,891 (28.19%)

Liverpool East Toxteth
[E] Conservative hold

PEG Buchan-Hepburn	Conservative	18,145	49.30%
VHE Baker	Labour	12,376	33.62%
WL Blease	Liberal	6,286	17.08%

Electorate: 52,383; {Civ: 47,038; Bus: 19; Serv: 5,326};
Turnout: 70.27%; Majority: 5,769 (15.67%)

Liverpool Edge Hill
[E] Labour gain

R Clitherow	Labour	13,150	64.90%
W Clothier	Conservative	7,111	35.10%

Electorate: 30,559; {Civ: 27,003; Bus: 50; Serv: 3,506};
Turnout: 66.30%; Majority: 6,039 (29.81%)

Liverpool Everton
[E] Labour hold

BV Kirby	Labour	9,088	65.41%
HW Hill	Conservative	4,806	34.59%

Electorate: 22,010; {Civ: 19,387; Bus: 28; Serv: 2,595};
Turnout: 63.13%; Majority: 4,282 (30.82%)

Liverpool Exchange
[E] Labour gain

EM Braddock	Labour	8,494	52.04%
JJ Shute	Conservative	7,829	47.96%

Electorate: 26,732; {Civ: 22,289; Bus: 2,292; Serv: 2,151};
Turnout: 61.06%; Majority: 665 (4.07%)

Liverpool Fairfield
[E] Labour gain

AS Moody	Labour	14,475	45.78%
E Brocklebank	Conservative	13,328	42.15%
WH Ledsom	Liberal	3,816	12.07%

Electorate: 47,905; {Civ: 42,809; Bus: 40; Serv: 5,056};
Turnout: 66.00%; Majority: 1,147 (3.63%)

Liverpool Kirkdale
[E] Labour gain

W Keenan	Labour	10,640	54.13%
AO Roberts	Conservative	6,414	32.63%
HD Longbottom	Ind	2,601	13.23%

Electorate: 30,559; {Civ: 27,087; Bus: 48; Serv: 3,424};
Turnout: 64.32%; Majority: 4,226 (21.50%)

Liverpool Scotland
[E] Labour hold

DG Logan

Labour

Unopposed

—%

Electorate: 21,325; {Civ: 19,015; Bus: 86; Serv: 2,224};
Turnout: —%; Majority: — (—%)

Liverpool Walton
[E] Labour gain

J Haworth	Labour	18,385	43.61%
R Purbrick	Conservative	15,749	37.35%
ER Webster	Liberal	8,028	19.04%

Electorate: 60,623; {Civ: 53,647; Bus: 26; Serv: 6,950};
Turnout: 69.55%; Majority: 2,636 (6.25%)

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