Macclesfield
[E] Conservative hold
| NR Winterton | Conservative | 31,685 | 50.26% |
| KW Little | Labour | 18,592 | 29.49% |
| AJ Berry | Liberal | 12,764 | 20.25% |
Electorate: 80,150; Turnout: 78.65%;
Majority: 13,093 (20.77%)
Maidstone
[E] Conservative hold
| JJ Wells | Conservative | 28,852 | 44.21% |
| J Burnett | Liberal | 18,581 | 28.47% |
| KM Graham | Labour | 17,828 | 27.32% |
Electorate: 88,130; Turnout: 74.05%;
Majority: 10,271 (15.74%)
Maldon
[E] Conservative hold
| J Wakeham | Conservative | 20,485 | 43.53% |
| AJ Shaw | Labour | 14,098 | 29.96% |
| R Beale | Liberal | 12,473 | 26.51% |
Electorate: 61,725; Turnout: 76.23%;
Majority: 6,387 (13.57%)
Manchester Ardwick
[E] Labour hold
| GB Kaufman | Labour | 15,632 | 55.52% |
| RH Hargreaves | Conservative | 8,849 | 31.43% |
| G Willmott | Liberal | 3,675 | 13.05% |
Electorate: 47,937; Turnout: 58.74%;
Majority: 6,783 (24.09%)
Manchester Blackley
[E] Labour hold
| PB Rose | Labour | 19,720 | 50.89% |
| AS Lea | Conservative | 12,601 | 32.52% |
| D Jackson | Liberal | 5,517 | 14.24% |
| H Andrew | National Front | 914 | 2.36% |
Electorate: 54,860; Turnout: 70.64%;
Majority: 7,119 (18.37%)
Manchester Central
[E] Labour hold
| NH Lever | Labour | 14,753 | 69.34% |
| R Jackson | Conservative | 4,142 | 19.47% |
| P Coleman | Liberal | 2,382 | 11.20% |
Electorate: 39,857; Turnout: 53.38%;
Majority: 10,611 (49.87%)
Manchester Gorton
[E] Labour hold
| K Marks | Labour | 21,287 | 53.63% |
| S Waley-Cohen | Conservative | 12,423 | 31.30% |
| A Cottam | Liberal | 5,984 | 15.08% |
Electorate: 55,955; Turnout: 70.94%;
Majority: 8,864 (22.33%)
Manchester Moss Side
[E] Labour hold
| F Hatton | Labour | 15,212 | 47.05% |
| J Lee | Conservative | 11,101 | 34.33% |
| W Wallace | Liberal | 5,686 | 17.59% |
| N Boyle | Irish Civil Rights | 238 | 0.74% |
| H Smith | More Prosperous Britain | 96 | 0.30% |
Electorate: 51,444; Turnout: 62.85%;
Majority: 4,111 (12.71%)
Manchester Openshaw
[E] Labour hold
| CR Morris | Labour | 16,109 | 57.56% |
| G Green | Conservative | 7,596 | 27.14% |
| A Wood | Liberal | 3,980 | 14.22% |
| P Widdall | Communist | 300 | 1.07% |
Electorate: 42,554; Turnout: 65.76%;
Majority: 8,513 (30.42%)
Manchester Withington
[E] Conservative hold
| FS Silvester | Conservative | 16,937 | 42.96% |
| PJ Hildrew | Labour | 14,936 | 37.88% |
| N Davies | Liberal | 7,555 | 19.16% |
Electorate: 58,200; Turnout: 67.75%;
Majority: 2,001 ( 5.08%)
Manchester Wythenshawe
[E] Labour hold
| A Morris | Labour | 26,448 | 59.05% |
| JDW Hill | Conservative | 12,269 | 27.39% |
| RN Scott | Liberal | 6,071 | 13.55% |
Electorate: 65,123; Turnout: 68.77%;
Majority: 14,179 (31.66%)
Mansfield
[E] Labour hold
| JD Concanon | Labour | 28,964 | 57.41% |
| JR Wood | Conservative | 11,685 | 23.16% |
| D Chambers | Liberal | 9,358 | 18.55% |
| F Westacott | Communist | 448 | 0.89% |
Electorate: 69,555; Turnout: 72.54%;
Majority: 17,279 (34.25%)
Melton
[E] Conservative hold
| MA Latham | Conservative | 30,943 | 48.92% |
| DJ Knaggs | Labour | 16,747 | 26.47% |
| J Pick | Liberal | 15,567 | 24.61% |
Electorate: 82,139; Turnout: 77.01%;
Majority: 14,196 (22.44%)
Meriden
[E] Labour hold
| JE Tomlinson | Labour | 34,641 | 47.39% |
| CF Horne | Conservative | 25,675 | 35.12% |
| D Minnis | Liberal | 12,782 | 17.49% |
Electorate: 97,364; Turnout: 75.08%;
Majority: 8,966 (12.27%)
Merioneth
[W] Plaid Cymru hold
| DE Thomas | Plaid Cymru | 9,543 | 42.49% |
| WH Edwards | Labour | 6,951 | 30.95% |
| RO Jones | Liberal | 3,454 | 15.38% |
| RR Owen | Conservative | 2,509 | 11.17% |
Electorate: 26,728; Turnout: 84.02%;
Majority: 2,592 (11.54%)
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Merthyr Tydfil
[W] Labour hold
| E Rowlands | Labour | 21,260 | 70.61% |
| E Roberts | Plaid Cymru | 4,455 | 14.80% |
| LJ Walters | Conservative | 2,587 | 8.59% |
| D Bettall-Higgins | Liberal | 1,300 | 4.32% |
| T Roberts | Communist | 509 | 1.69% |
Electorate: 39,714; Turnout: 75.82%;
Majority: 16,805 (55.81%)
Middlesbrough
[E] Labour hold
| AG Bottomley | Labour | 22,791 | 61.84% |
| E Leigh | Conservative | 8,984 | 24.38% |
| C Wood | Liberal | 5,080 | 13.78% |
Electorate: 60,259; Turnout: 61.16%;
Majority: 13,807 (37.46%)
Middleton & Prestwich
[E] Labour hold
| J Callaghan | Labour | 26,639 | 45.82% |
| A Fearn | Conservative | 22,925 | 39.43% |
| J Clarney | Liberal | 8,340 | 14.35% |
| H Smith | More Prosperous Britain | 234 | 0.40% |
Electorate: 76,737; Turnout: 75.76%;
Majority: 3,714 ( 6.39%)
Midlothian
[S] Labour hold
| A Eadie | Labour | 28,652 | 41.49% |
| JG McKinlay | SNP | 24,568 | 35.58% |
| A Ballantyne | Conservative | 11,046 | 16.00% |
| P Wheeler | Liberal | 4,793 | 6.94% |
Electorate: 89,191; Turnout: 77.43%;
Majority: 4,084 ( 5.91%)
Mitcham & Morden
[E] Labour hold
| BLH Douglas-Mann | Labour | 22,384 | 48.18% |
| D Samuel | Conservative | 16,193 | 34.85% |
| M Simpson | Liberal | 7,429 | 15.99% |
| SE French | Communist | 281 | 0.60% |
| G Giddins | Ind | 106 | 0.23% |
| W Boaks | Air Road Public Safety White Resident | 68 | 0.15% |
Electorate: 65,398; Turnout: 71.04%;
Majority: 6,191 (13.33%)
Monmouth
[W] Conservative hold
| JS Thomas | Conservative | 25,460 | 42.79% |
| RO Faulkner | Labour | 23,118 | 38.86% |
| D Hando | Liberal | 10,076 | 16.94% |
| T Brimmacombe | Plaid Cymru | 839 | 1.41% |
Electorate: 74,838; Turnout: 79.50%;
Majority: 2,342 ( 3.94%)
Montgomeryshire
[W] Liberal hold
| H E Hooson | Liberal | 11,280 | 43.10% |
| WRC Williams-Wynne | Conservative | 7,421 | 28.35% |
| PW Harries | Labour | 5,031 | 19.22% |
| AP Jones | Plaid Cymru | 2,440 | 9.32% |
Electorate: 33,583; Turnout: 77.93%;
Majority: 3,859 (14.74%)
Moray & Nairn
[S] SNP hold
| WM Ewing | SNP | 12,667 | 41.17% |
| A Pollock | Conservative | 12,300 | 39.98% |
| EG Smith | Labour | 2,985 | 9.70% |
| K Schellenberg | Liberal | 2,814 | 9.15% |
Electorate: 41,174; Turnout: 74.72%;
Majority: 367 ( 1.19%)
Morcambe & Lonsdale
[E] Conservative hold
| AGF Hall-Davies | Conservative | 24,877 | 49.84% |
| E Garbutt | Labour | 12,633 | 25.31% |
| AT Stuttard | Liberal | 12,404 | 24.85% |
Electorate: 68,473; Turnout: 72.90%;
Majority: 12,244 (24.53%)
Morpeth
[E] Labour hold
| G Grant | Labour | 22,696 | 63.80% |
| D Curry | Conservative | 8,009 | 22.52% |
| B Rogers | Liberal | 4,866 | 13.68% |
Electorate: 48,518; Turnout: 73.32%;
Majority: 14,687 (41.29%)
Motherwell & Wishaw
[S] Labour hold
| JW Bray | Labour | 17,319 | 44.62% |
| J MacKay | SNP | 12,357 | 31.83% |
| G Rae | Conservative | 7,069 | 18.21% |
| DP Young | Liberal | 1,126 | 2.90% |
| J Sneddon | Communist | 946 | 2.44% |
Electorate: 51,506; Turnout: 75.36%;
Majority: 4,962 (12.78%)
Nantwich
[E] Conservative hold
| JH Cockcroft | Conservative | 20,395 | 43.74% |
| AE Bailey | Labour | 17,021 | 36.51% |
| H Glidewell | Liberal | 9,209 | 19.75% |
Electorate: 61,196; Turnout: 76.19%;
Majority: 3,374 ( 7.24%)
Neath
[W] Labour hold
| DR Coleman | Labour | 25,028 | 61.44% |
| HG Evans | Plaid Cymru | 7,305 | 17.93% |
| M Harris | Conservative | 4,641 | 11.39% |
| D Owen | Liberal | 3,759 | 9.23% |
Electorate: 52,257; Turnout: 77.95%;
Majority: 17,723 (43.51%)
Nelson & Colne
[E] Labour gain
| EDH Hoyle | Labour | 17,505 | 44.67% |
| DC Waddington | Conservative | 16,836 | 42.96% |
| A Greaves | Liberal | 4,850 | 12.38% |
Electorate: 48,356; Turnout: 81.05%;
Majority: 669 ( 1.71%)
Newark
[E] Labour hold
| ES Bishop | Labour | 26,598 | 47.89% |
| DH Cargill | Conservative | 20,827 | 37.50% |
| IGM Jones | Liberal | 8,116 | 14.61% |
Electorate: 71,346; Turnout: 77.85%;
Majority: 5,771 (10.39%)
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