Macclesfield
[E] new constituency boundaries
| NR Winterton | Conservative | 32,638 | 48.77% |
| BH Silverman | Labour | 18,352 | 27.43% |
| AJ Berry | Liberal | 15,926 | 23.80% |
Electorate: 79,481; Turnout: 84.19%;
Majority: 14,286 (21.35%)
Maidstone
[E] Conservative hold
| JJ Wells | Conservative | 31,334 | 44.12% |
| E Harrison | Liberal | 23,678 | 33.34% |
| R Arndell | Labour | 16,006 | 22.54% |
Electorate: 87,338; Turnout: 81.31%;
Majority: 7,656 (10.78%)
Maldon
[E] new constituency boundaries
| J Wakeham | Conservative | 22,088 | 43.89% |
| R Beale | Liberal | 14,866 | 29.54% |
| V Morris | Labour | 13,368 | 26.56% |
Electorate: 61,248; Turnout: 82.16%;
Majority: 7,222 (14.35%)
Manchester Ardwick
[E] new constituency boundaries
| GB Kaufman | Labour | 16,110 | 50.48% |
| RH Hargreaves | Conservative | 11,215 | 35.14% |
| A Maffia | Liberal | 4,590 | 14.38% |
Electorate: 47,553; Turnout: 67.11%;
Majority: 4,895 (15.34%)
Manchester Blackley
[E] Labour hold
| PB Rose | Labour | 19,369 | 46.80% |
| H Samuel | Conservative | 13,863 | 33.50% |
| H Roche | Liberal | 8,155 | 19.70% |
Electorate: 54,338; Turnout: 76.17%;
Majority: 5,506 (13.30%)
Manchester Central
[E] new constituency boundaries
| NH Lever | Labour | 15,075 | 61.71% |
| C Horne | Conservative | 5,071 | 20.76% |
| M Steed | Liberal | 4,281 | 17.53% |
Electorate: 39,498; Turnout: 61.84%;
Majority: 10,004 (40.95%)
Manchester Gorton
[E] Labour hold
| K Marks | Labour | 22,276 | 51.23% |
| S Waley-Cohen | Conservative | 13,300 | 30.59% |
| R Brooks | Liberal | 7,906 | 18.18% |
Electorate: 55,500; Turnout: 78.35%;
Majority: 8,976 (20.64%)
Manchester Moss Side
[E] new constituency boundaries
| F Hatton | Labour | 14,715 | 41.78% |
| FH Taylor | Conservative | 12,323 | 34.99% |
| W Wallace | Liberal | 7,979 | 22.65% |
| R Pushkin | Marxist-Leninist | 206 | 0.58% |
Electorate: 50,993; Turnout: 69.07%;
Majority: 2,392 (6.79%)
Manchester Openshaw
[E] Labour hold
| CR Morris | Labour | 16,478 | 53.47% |
| A Rosen | Conservative | 9,021 | 29.27% |
| A Wood | Liberal | 4,467 | 14.49% |
| J Hulse | National Front | 541 | 1.76% |
| P Widdall | Communist | 312 | 1.01% |
Electorate: 42,201; Turnout: 73.03%;
Majority: 7,457 (24.20%)
Manchester Withington
[E] new constituency boundaries
| F Silvester | Conservative | 17,997 | 42.39% |
| SNM Moxley | Labour | 13,584 | 31.99% |
| I McWilliam-Fowler | Liberal | 10,877 | 25.62% |
Electorate: 57,709; Turnout: 73.57%;
Majority: 4,413 (10.39%)
Manchester Wythenshawe
[E] new constituency boundaries
| A Morris | Labour | 26,900 | 55.73% |
| J Hill | Conservative | 14,462 | 29.96% |
| A Blond | Liberal | 6,905 | 14.31% |
Electorate: 64,354; Turnout: 75.00%;
Majority: 12,438 (25.77%)
Mansfield
[E] Labour hold
| JD Concannon | Labour | 34,378 | 64.51% |
| HJ Thompson | Conservative | 18,236 | 34.22% |
| F Westacott | Communist | 675 | 1.27% |
Electorate: 68,889; Turnout: 77.35%;
Majority: 16,142 (30.29%)
Melton
[E] new constituency boundaries
| M Latham | Conservative | 32,239 | 47.44% |
| J Pick | Liberal | 19,490 | 28.68% |
| RWS Mayhew | Labour | 16,228 | 23.88% |
Electorate: 81,357; Turnout: 83.53%;
Majority: 12,749 (18.76%)
Meriden
[E] new constituency boundaries
| JE Tomlinson | Labour | 40,541 | 52.93% |
| HK Speed | Conservative | 36,056 | 47.07% |
Electorate: 96,380; Turnout: 79.47%;
Majority: 4,485 (5.86%)
Merioneth
[W] Plaid Cymru gain
| DE Thomas | Plaid Cymru | 7,823 | 34.61% |
| WH Edwards | Labour | 7,235 | 32.01% |
| IAE Jones | Liberal | 4,153 | 18.37% |
| RR Owen | Conservative | 3,392 | 15.01% |
Electorate: 26,512; Turnout: 85.26%;
Majority: 588 (2.60%)
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Merthyr Tydfil
[W] Labour hold
| E Rowlands | Labour | 20,486 | 64.07% |
| E Roberts | Plaid Cymru | 7,336 | 22.94% |
| M Knowles | Conservative | 2,622 | 8.20% |
| D Bettell-Higgins | Liberal | 1,002 | 3.13% |
| A Jones | Communist | 369 | 1.15% |
| R Battersby | Workers Revolutionary Party | 160 | 0.50% |
Electorate: 39,445; Turnout: 81.06%;
Majority: 13,150 (41.13%)
Middlesbrough
[E] new constituency boundaries
| AG Bottomley | Labour | 27,324 | 66.26% |
| GK Dickens | Conservative | 13,915 | 33.74% |
Electorate: 59,388; Turnout: 69.44%;
Majority: 13,409 (32.52%)
Middleton & Prestwich
[E] Labour gain
| J Callaghan | Labour | 24,357 | 39.84% |
| AGB Haselhurst | Conservative | 23,840 | 38.99% |
| JP Harrison | Liberal | 12,946 | 21.17% |
Electorate: 75,968; Turnout: 80.49%;
Majority: 517 (0.85%)
Midlothian
[S] Labour hold
| A Eadie | Labour | 32,220 | 44.66% |
| D Mowat | Conservative | 20,478 | 28.38% |
| JG McKinlay | Scottish Nationalist | 19,450 | 26.96% |
Electorate: 88,409; Turnout: 81.61%;
Majority: 11,742 (16.27%)
Mitcham & Morden
[E] new constituency boundaries
| BLH Douglas-Mann | Labour | 21,771 | 42.45% |
| DA Harris | Conservative | 18,546 | 36.16% |
| PC Spratling | Liberal | 10,462 | 20.40% |
| SE French | Communist | 507 | 0.99% |
Electorate: 64,894; Turnout: 79.03%;
Majority: 3,225 (6.29%)
Monmouth
[W] Conservative hold
| J Stradling Thomas | Conservative | 27,269 | 43.69% |
| FR Thompson | Labour | 22,707 | 36.38% |
| D Hando | Liberal | 11,506 | 18.44% |
| EH Spanswick | Plaid Cymru | 930 | 1.49% |
Electorate: 74,173; Turnout: 84.14%;
Majority: 4,562 (7.31%)
Montgomeryshire
[W] Liberal hold
| HE Hooson | Liberal | 12,495 | 45.43% |
| WRC Williams-Wynne | Conservative | 7,844 | 28.52% |
| PW Harries | Labour | 4,888 | 17.77% |
| A Jones | Plaid Cymru | 2,274 | 8.27% |
Electorate: 33,303; Turnout: 82.58%;
Majority: 4,651 (16.91%)
Moray & Nairn
[S] Scottish Nationalist gain
| WM Ewing | Scottish Nationalist | 16,046 | 49.26% |
| GTC Campbell | Conservative | 14,229 | 43.68% |
| EG Smith | Labour | 2,299 | 7.06% |
Electorate: 41,380; Turnout: 78.72%;
Majority: 1,817 (5.58%)
Morcambe & Lonsdale
[E] Conservative hold
| AGF Hall-Davis | Conservative | 27,704 | 51.85% |
| BN Wates | Liberal | 12,948 | 24.23% |
| T Carron | Labour | 12,782 | 23.92% |
Electorate: 68,017; Turnout: 78.56%;
Majority: 14,756 (27.62%)
Morpeth
[E] Labour hold
| G Grant | Labour | 22,026 | 56.40% |
| D Currey | Conservative | 8,992 | 23.03% |
| H Devereux | Liberal | 8,035 | 20.57% |
Electorate: 48,104; Turnout: 81.18%;
Majority: 13,034 (33.38%)
Motherwell & Wishaw
[S] new constituency boundaries
| GM Lawson | Labour | 18,310 | 46.68% |
| JW Caldwell | Conservative | 11,997 | 30.59% |
| G Nicholson | Scottish Nationalist | 7,852 | 20.02% |
| J Sneddon | Communist | 1,066 | 2.72% |
Electorate: 50,899; Turnout: 77.06%;
Majority: 6,313 (16.09%)
Nantwich
[E] Conservative hold
| JH Cockcroft | Conservative | 21,474 | 43.43% |
| AE Bailey | Labour | 16,306 | 32.98% |
| H Glidewell | Liberal | 11,668 | 23.60% |
Electorate: 60,657; Turnout: 81.52%;
Majority: 5,168 (10.45%)
Neath
[W] Labour hold
| DR Coleman | Labour | 25,351 | 62.25% |
| HG Evans | Plaid Cymru | 8,758 | 21.51% |
| LJ Walters | Conservative | 6,616 | 16.25% |
Electorate: 51,887; Turnout: 78.49%;
Majority: 16,593 (40.74%)
Nelson & Colne
[E] Conservative hold
| DC Waddington | Conservative | 15,692 | 38.87% |
| EDH Hoyle | Labour | 15,515 | 38.43% |
| A Greaves | Liberal | 9,166 | 22.70% |
Electorate: 47,941; Turnout: 84.21%;
Majority: 177 (0.44%)
Newark
[E] Labour hold
| ES Bishop | Labour | 31,586 | 53.83% |
| DH Cargill | Conservative | 27,089 | 46.17% |
Electorate: 70,727; Turnout: 82.96%;
Majority: 4,497 (7.66%)
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