Macclesfield
[E] Conservative hold
| AV Harvey | Conservative | 24,736 | 46.84% |
| AG Read | Labour | 20,533 | 38.88% |
| DF Burden | Liberal | 7,545 | 14.29% |
Electorate: 64,639; Turnout: 81.71%;
Majority: 4,203 (7.96%)
Maidstone
[E] Conservative hold
| JJ Wells | Conservative | 29,208 | 54.67% |
| MJ O'Flaherty | Labour | 24,214 | 45.33% |
Electorate: 71,882; Turnout: 74.32%;
Majority: 4,994 (9.35%)
Maldon
[E] Conservative hold
| ABC Harrison | Conservative | 22,572 | 45.46% |
| BLH Douglas-Mann | Labour | 22,066 | 44.44% |
| WH Jacks | Liberal | 5,015 | 10.10% |
Electorate: 59,616; Turnout: 83.29%;
Majority: 506 (1.02%)
Manchester Ardwick
[E] Labour hold
| LM Lever | Labour | 17,274 | 63.23% |
| JG Cluff | Conservative | 9,251 | 33.86% |
| FT Hamley | Union Movement | 796 | 2.91% |
Electorate: 46,208; Turnout: 59.13%;
Majority: 8,023 (29.37%)
Manchester Blackley
[E] Labour hold
| PB Rose | Labour | 21,571 | 52.43% |
| DC Stanley | Conservative | 15,271 | 37.12% |
| LG Bailey | Liberal | 4,297 | 10.45% |
Electorate: 54,498; Turnout: 75.49%;
Majority: 6,300 (15.31%)
Manchester Cheetham
[E] Labour hold
| NH Lever | Labour | 14,206 | 70.85% |
| AA O'Connor | Conservative | 5,844 | 29.15% |
Electorate: 35,201; Turnout: 56.96%;
Majority: 8,362 (41.71%)
Manchester Exchange
[E] Labour hold
| WD Griffiths | Labour | 10,425 | 73.49% |
| J Stuart-Mills | Conservative | 3,761 | 26.51% |
Electorate: 26,400; Turnout: 53.73%;
Majority: 6,664 (46.98%)
Manchester Gorton
[E] Labour hold
| K Zilliacus | Labour | 24,726 | 60.10% |
| IK Paley | Conservative | 16,418 | 39.90% |
Electorate: 56,706; Turnout: 72.56%;
Majority: 8,308 (20.19%)
Manchester Moss Side
[E] Conservative hold
| FH Taylor | Conservative | 13,436 | 45.41% |
| GR Church | Labour | 12,353 | 41.75% |
| DF Prusmann | Liberal | 3,801 | 12.85% |
Electorate: 45,243; Turnout: 65.40%;
Majority: 1,083 (3.66%)
Manchester Openshaw
[E] Labour hold
| CR Morris | Labour | 22,103 | 64.92% |
| RJ Chronnell | Conservative | 10,465 | 30.74% |
| E Marsden | Communist | 1,479 | 4.34% |
Electorate: 51,682; Turnout: 65.88%;
Majority: 11,638 (34.18%)
Manchester Withington
[E] Conservative hold
| RA Cary | Conservative | 16,676 | 42.92% |
| DG Clark | Labour | 16,029 | 41.25% |
| GV Davies | Liberal | 6,150 | 15.83% |
Electorate: 54,585; Turnout: 71.18%;
Majority: 647 (1.67%)
Manchester Wythenshawe
[E] Labour hold
| A Morris | Labour | 27,485 | 53.11% |
| F Lofthouse | Conservative | 18,548 | 35.84% |
| TN Armstrong | Liberal | 5,717 | 11.05% |
Electorate: 69,229; Turnout: 74.75%;
Majority: 8,937 (17.27%)
Mansfield
[E] Labour hold
| JD Concannon | Labour | 28,849 | 64.24% |
| KH Clarke | Conservative | 9,987 | 22.24% |
| R Strauther | Liberal | 5,483 | 12.21% |
| FC Westacott | Communist | 590 | 1.31% |
Electorate: 60,024; Turnout: 74.82%;
Majority: 18,862 (42.00%)
Melton
[E] Conservative hold
| M Pike | Conservative | 30,776 | 48.04% |
| JR Frears | Labour | 23,181 | 36.18% |
| GVJ Pratt | Liberal | 10,108 | 15.78% |
Electorate: 79,616; Turnout: 80.47%;
Majority: 7,595 (11.86%)
Meriden
[E] Labour hold
| CJS Rowland | Labour | 33,831 | 53.63% |
| JWP Aitken | Conservative | 29,250 | 46.37% |
Electorate: 73,621; Turnout: 85.68%;
Majority: 4,581 (7.26%)
Merioneth
[W] Labour hold
| WH Edwards | Labour | 9,628 | 44.17% |
| EG Jones | Liberal | 7,733 | 35.47% |
| IL Jenkins | Plaid Cymru | 2,490 | 11.42% |
| AECL Jones-Lloyd | Conservative | 1,948 | 8.94% |
Electorate: 25,395; Turnout: 85.84%;
Majority: 1,895 (8.69%)
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Merthyr Tydfil
[W] Labour hold
| SO Davies | Labour | 21,737 | 74.49% |
| GL Preece | Conservative | 4,082 | 13.99% |
| M Stephens | Plaid Cymru | 3,361 | 11.52% |
Electorate: 39,474; Turnout: 73.92%;
Majority: 17,655 (60.50%)
Merton & Mordern
[E] Conservative hold
| HE Atkins | Conservative | 20,028 | 50.53% |
| KW May | Labour | 19,608 | 49.47% |
Electorate: 48,807; Turnout: 81.21%;
Majority: 420 (1.06%)
Middlesbrough East
[E] Labour hold
| A Bottomley | Labour | 28,404 | 75.10% |
| P Darby | Conservative | 9,420 | 24.90% |
Electorate: 55,407; Turnout: 68.27%;
Majority: 18,984 (50.19%)
Middlesbrough West
[E] Labour hold
| JW Bray | Labour | 23,649 | 54.48% |
| JHV Sutcliffe | Conservative | 19,756 | 45.52% |
Electorate: 53,276; Turnout: 81.47%;
Majority: 3,893 (8.97%)
Middleton & Prestwich
[E] Labour gain
| DW Coe | Labour | 23,938 | 44.73% |
| JD Barlow | Conservative | 20,121 | 37.60% |
| S Crilly | Liberal | 9,457 | 17.67% |
Electorate: 68,602; Turnout: 78.01%;
Majority: 3,817 (7.13%)
Midlothian
[S] Labour hold
| A Eadie | Labour | 27,608 | 56.60% |
| JLG Lamotte | Conservative | 13,192 | 27.05% |
| AWS Rae | Scottish National | 7,974 | 16.35% |
Electorate: 62,940; Turnout: 77.49%;
Majority: 14,416 (29.56%)
Mitcham
[E] Conservative hold
| LR Carr | Conservative | 24,234 | 45.73% |
| TJ Higgs | Labour | 23,706 | 44.74% |
| RC Burgess | Liberal | 4,470 | 8.44% |
| SE French | Communist | 580 | 1.09% |
Electorate: 66,709; Turnout: 79.43%;
Majority: 528 (1.00%)
Monmouth
[W] Labour gain
| D Anderson | Labour | 28,619 | 52.73% |
| GEP Thorneycroft | Conservative | 25,654 | 47.27% |
Electorate: 64,356; Turnout: 84.33%;
Majority: 2,965 (5.46%)
Montgomery
[W] Liberal hold
| HE Hooson | Liberal | 10,278 | 41.45% |
| AW Wiggin | Conservative | 6,784 | 27.36% |
| GM Evans | Labour | 5,891 | 23.76% |
| T Edwards | Plaid Cymru | 1,841 | 7.43% |
Electorate: 29,951; Turnout: 82.78%;
Majority: 3,494 (14.09%)
Moray & Nairn
[S] Conservative hold
| GTC Campbell | Conservative | 11,842 | 48.15% |
| D MacKenzie | Labour | 8,384 | 34.09% |
| TA McNair | Liberal | 4,368 | 17.76% |
Electorate: 36,154; Turnout: 68.03%;
Majority: 3,458 (14.06%)
Morcambe & Lonsdale
[E] Conservative hold
| AGF Hall-Davis | Conservative | 24,138 | 51.91% |
| I Limmer | Labour | 13,838 | 29.76% |
| DM Clark | Liberal | 8,526 | 18.33% |
Electorate: 60,764; Turnout: 76.53%;
Majority: 10,300 (22.15%)
Morpeth
[E] Labour hold
| WJ Owen | Labour | 25,223 | 74.36% |
| N Porter | Conservative | 8,698 | 25.64% |
Electorate: 44,096; Turnout: 76.93%;
Majority: 16,525 (48.72%)
Motherwell
[S] Labour hold
| GM Lawson | Labour | 22,658 | 60.80% |
| JJ Young | Conservative | 13,100 | 35.15% |
| JW Sneddon | Communist | 1,508 | 4.05% |
Electorate: 50,070; Turnout: 74.43%;
Majority: 9,558 (25.65%)
Nantwich
[E] Conservative hold
| R Grant-Ferris | Conservative | 16,543 | 43.76% |
| DA Kean | Labour | 14,310 | 37.85% |
| DAR Green | Liberal | 6,950 | 18.38% |
Electorate: 47,685; Turnout: 79.28%;
Majority: 2,233 (5.91%)
Neath
[W] Labour hold
| DR Coleman | Labour | 31,183 | 79.70% |
| PH Valerio | Conservative | 6,312 | 16.13% |
| JJ David | Communist | 1,632 | 4.17% |
Electorate: 49,694; Turnout: 78.74%;
Majority: 24,871 (63.56%)
Nelson & Colne
[E] Labour hold
| SS Silverman | Labour | 18,406 | 49.28% |
| P Davies | Conservative | 13,829 | 37.02% |
| P Downey | Ind | 5,117 | 13.70% |
Electorate: 46,144; Turnout: 80.95%;
Majority: 4,577 (12.25%)
Newark
[E] Labour hold
| ES Bishop | Labour | 27,402 | 56.72% |
| P Jenkin-Jones | Conservative | 20,913 | 43.28% |
Electorate: 59,584; Turnout: 81.09%;
Majority: 6,489 (13.43%)
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