Orkney & Zetland
[S] Liberal gain:
| J Grimond | Liberal | 9,237 | 46.85% |
| B Neven-Spence | Conservative | 6,281 | 31.86% |
| HR Leslie | Labour | 4,198 | 21.29% |
Electorate: 29,131; Turnout: 67.68%;
Majority: 2,956 (14.99%)
Ormskirk
[E] Conservative win
| R Cross | Conservative | 28,654 | 66.27% |
| LC Edwards | Labour | 14,583 | 33.73% |
Electorate: 51,535; Turnout: 83.90%;
Majority: 14,071 (32.54%)
Orpington
[E] Conservative win
| W Smithers | Conservative | 24,450 | 56.68% |
| GHC Vaughan | Labour | 14,161 | 32.83% |
| Lady Abrahams | Liberal | 4,523 | 10.49% |
Electorate: 50,704; Turnout: 85.07%;
Majority: 10,289 (23.85%)
Oswestry
[E] Conservative win
| WD Ormsby-Gore | Conservative | 23,562 | 61.81% |
| AG Wait | Labour | 14,556 | 38.19% |
Electorate: 48,700; Turnout: 78.27%;
Majority: 9,006 (23.63%)
Oxford
[E] Conservative win
| Q Hogg | Conservative | 27,508 | 46.85% |
| Lady Pakenham | Labour | 23,902 | 40.71% |
| D Tweddle | Liberal | 6,807 | 11.59% |
| E Keeling | Communist | 494 | 0.84% |
Electorate: 69,161; Turnout: 84.89%;
Majority: 3,606 (6.14%)
Paddington North
[E] unchanged:
| WJ Field | Labour | 18,619 | 51.52% |
| L Turner | Conservative | 14,829 | 41.03% |
| JA Seabrook | Liberal | 2,081 | 5.76% |
| D Cohen | Communist | 417 | 1.15% |
| G McClatchie | Socialist Party of GB | 192 | 0.53% |
Electorate: 44,486; Turnout: 81.23%;
Majority: 3,790 (10.49%)
Paddington South
[E] unchanged:
| S de Chair | Conservative | 19,964 | 55.93% |
| CFH Wegg-Prosser | Labour | 13,141 | 36.82% |
| S Myer | Liberal | 2,589 | 7.25% |
Electorate: 48,210; Turnout: 74.04%;
Majority: 6,823 (19.12%)
Paisley
[S] Labour win
| DH Johnston | Labour | 29,204 | 56.12% |
| H Black | Conservative | 19,001 | 36.52% |
| VM Shaw | Liberal | 3,830 | 7.36% |
Electorate: 61,874; Turnout: 84.10%;
Majority: 10,203 (19.61%)
Peckham
[E] Labour win
| F Corbett | Labour | 32,623 | 66.44% |
| EH Lee | Conservative | 13,323 | 27.13% |
| KGP Gunnell | Liberal | 2,267 | 4.62% |
| T Gibson | Communist | 886 | 1.80% |
Electorate: 63,283; Turnout: 77.59%;
Majority: 19,300 (39.31%)
Pembroke
[W] Labour gain
| D Donnelly | Labour | 25,550 | 50.13% |
| G Lloyd-George | Lib & Conservative | 25,421 | 49.87% |
Electorate: 61,253; Turnout: 83.21%;
Majority: 129 (0.25%)
Penistone
[E] Labour win
| HG McGhee | Labour | 34,979 | 61.99% |
| D Hinchcliffe | Conservative | 16,128 | 28.58% |
| AF Smith | Liberal | 5,316 | 9.42% |
Electorate: 64,333; Turnout: 87.70%;
Majority: 18,851 (33.41%)
Penrith & the Border
[E] Conservative win
| RD Scott | Conservative | 21,214 | 48.23% |
| W Roberts | Liberal | 12,333 | 28.04% |
| CJ Taylor | Labour | 10,441 | 23.74% |
Electorate: 51,594; Turnout: 85.26%;
Majority: 8,881 (20.19%)
Perth & East Perthshire
[S] unchanged:
| A Gomme-Duncan | Conservative | 24,850 | 56.10% |
| W Hughes | Labour | 11,706 | 26.43% |
| D Stewart | Scottish Nationalist | 4,118 | 9.30% |
| JL Wilson | Liberal | 3,623 | 8.18% |
Electorate: 54,296; Turnout: 81.58%;
Majority: 13,144 (29.67%)
Peterborough
[E] Conservative win
| H Nicholls | Conservative | 22,815 | 45.94% |
| S Tiffany | Labour | 22,671 | 45.65% |
| WI Akst | Liberal | 4,180 | 8.42% |
Electorate: 57,502; Turnout: 86.37%;
Majority: 144 (0.29%)
Petersfield
[E] Conservative win
| G Jeffreys | Conservative | 27,401 | 55.15% |
| I Candy | Labour | 15,472 | 31.14% |
| HHL Dickson | Liberal | 6,813 | 13.71% |
Electorate: 63,409; Turnout: 78.36%;
Majority: 11,929 (24.01%)
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Plymouth Devonport
[E] Labour win
| M Foot | Labour | 30,812 | 50.59% |
| R Churchill | Conservative & Nat Lib | 27,329 | 44.87% |
| AC Cann | Liberal | 2,766 | 4.54% |
Electorate: 69,881; Turnout: 87.16%;
Majority: 3,483 (5.72%)
Plymouth Sutton
[E] Labour win
| L Middleton | Labour | 27,512 | 47.73% |
| JJ Astor | Conservative | 26,588 | 46.13% |
| KHB Major | Liberal | 3,541 | 6.14% |
Electorate: 66,711; Turnout: 86.40%;
Majority: 924 (1.60%)
Pontefract
[E] Labour win
| GO Sylvester | Labour | 35,432 | 75.61% |
| M Grant | Lib & Conservative | 11,431 | 24.39% |
Electorate: 53,682; Turnout: 87.30%;
Majority: 24,001 (51.22%)
Pontypool
[W] Labour win
| DG West | Labour | 28,267 | 72.25% |
| A Russell | Conservative | 6,616 | 16.91% |
| EAR Mathias | Liberal | 4,240 | 10.84% |
Electorate: 46,147; Turnout: 84.78%;
Majority: 21,651 (55.34%)
Pontypridd
[W] unchanged:
| A Pearson | Labour | 30,945 | 68.94% |
| TE Rhys-Roberts | Conservative | 9,049 | 20.16% |
| DIC Lewis | Liberal | 4,895 | 10.90% |
Electorate: 53,275; Turnout: 84.26%;
Majority: 21,896 (48.78%)
Poole
[E] Conservative win
| MJ Wheatley | Conservative | 24,344 | 49.37% |
| EM King | Labour | 17,831 | 36.16% |
| W Ridgway | Liberal | 7,130 | 14.46% |
Electorate: 56,606; Turnout: 87.10%;
Majority: 6,513 (13.21%)
Poplar
[E] Labour win
| C Key | Labour | 30,756 | 78.23% |
| RTH Lonsdale | Conservative | 6,088 | 15.48% |
| JF Purkis | Liberal | 1,933 | 4.92% |
| H Watson | Communist | 540 | 1.37% |
Electorate: 50,154; Turnout: 78.39%;
Majority: 24,668 (62.74%)
Portsmouth Langstone
[E] Conservative win
| GP Stevens | Conservative | 29,477 | 58.97% |
| P Knight | Labour | 17,691 | 35.39% |
| AE Jones | Liberal | 2,821 | 5.64% |
Electorate: 59,711; Turnout: 83.72%;
Majority: 11,786 (23.58%)
Portsmouth South
[E] Conservative win
| J Lucas | Conservative | 31,124 | 63.95% |
| LC Merrion | Labour | 17,545 | 36.05% |
Electorate: 58,288; Turnout: 83.50%;
Majority: 13,579 (27.90%)
Portsmouth West
[E] Conservative win
| TH Clarke | Conservative | 24,924 | 50.71% |
| DWT Bruce | Labour | 23,979 | 48.78% |
| G Swanton | Communist | 251 | 0.51% |
Electorate: 58,892; Turnout: 83.46%;
Majority: 945 (1.92%)
Preston North
[E] Conservative win
| J Amery | Conservative | 21,888 | 48.41% |
| S Segal | Labour | 20,950 | 46.33% |
| CJ Hemelryk | Liberal | 2,012 | 4.45% |
| PJ Devine | Communist | 366 | 0.81% |
Electorate: 52,086; Turnout: 86.81%;
Majority: 938 (2.07%)
Preston South
[E] Labour win
| EAA Shackleton | Labour | 22,716 | 50.16% |
| NLD McLean | Conservative | 22,567 | 49.84% |
Electorate: 53,072; Turnout: 85.32%;
Majority: 149 (0.33%)
Pudsey
[E] Conservative win
| C Banks | Conservative | 18,269 | 41.33% |
| AG Collings | Labour | 18,205 | 41.18% |
| WS Wainwright | Liberal | 7,731 | 17.49% |
Electorate: 49,729; Turnout: 88.89%;
Majority: 64 (0.14%)
Putney
[E] Conservative win
| H Linstead | Conservative | 28,007 | 51.76% |
| I Chaplin | Labour | 22,315 | 41.24% |
| B Alton | Liberal | 3,785 | 7.00% |
Electorate: 66,158; Turnout: 81.78%;
Majority: 5,692 (10.52%)
Reading North
[E] Labour win
| RWG Mackay | Labour | 15,681 | 46.02% |
| JSV Marling | Conservative | 15,154 | 44.48% |
| M Derrick | Liberal | 3,238 | 9.50% |
Electorate: 39,261; Turnout: 86.79%;
Majority: 527 (1.55%)
Reading South
[E] Labour win
| I Mikardo | Labour | 17,704 | 48.67% |
| DC Rissik | Conservative | 15,450 | 42.47% |
| GL Opperman | Liberal | 3,225 | 8.87% |
Electorate: 41,307; Turnout: 88.07%;
Majority: 2,254 (6.20%)
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