Macclesfield
[E] Conservative hold
| NR Winterton | Conservative | 40,116 | 58.46% |
| RA Foster | Labour | 16,779 | 24.45% |
| AJ Berry | Liberal | 11,726 | 17.09% |
Electorate: 87,864; Turnout: 78.10%;
Majority: 23,337 (34.01%)
Maidstone
[E] Conservative hold
| JJ Wells | Conservative | 37,727 | 52.59% |
| J Burnett | Liberal | 16,676 | 23.25% |
| R Evans | Labour | 16,632 | 23.18% |
| D Whiting | National Front | 703 | 0.98% |
Electorate: 93,125; Turnout: 77.03%;
Majority: 21,051 (29.34%)
Maldon
[E] Conservative hold
| J Wakeman | Conservative | 29,585 | 57.82% |
| R Oliver | Labour | 12,848 | 25.11% |
| M Wright | Liberal | 8,730 | 17.06% |
Electorate: 65,659; Turnout: 77.92%;
Majority: 16,737 (32.71%)
Manchester Ardwick
[E] Labour hold
| GB Kaufman | Labour | 17,235 | 56.66% |
| WR Swan | Conservative | 9,963 | 32.75% |
| P Thomson | Liberal | 2,934 | 9.65% |
| JS West | Socialist Unity | 287 | 0.94% |
Electorate: 44,497; Turnout: 68.36%;
Majority: 7,272 (23.91%)
Manchester Blackley
[E] Labour hold
| K Easton | Labour | 20,346 | 50.38% |
| A Green | Conservative | 15,842 | 39.23% |
| J Ashley | Liberal | 3,868 | 9.58% |
| N Wallace | National Front | 326 | 0.81% |
Electorate: 52,878; Turnout: 76.37%;
Majority: 4,504 (11.15%)
Manchester Central
[E] Labour hold
| NH Lever | Labour | 14,117 | 70.77% |
| HP Cummins | Conservative | 4,413 | 22.12% |
| GMR Wilmott | Liberal | 1,052 | 5.27% |
| DS Benthall | National Front | 365 | 1.83% |
Electorate: 31,312; Turnout: 63.70%;
Majority: 9,704 (48.65%)
Manchester Gorton
[E] Labour hold
| K Marks | Labour | 22,293 | 53.54% |
| MN Lord | Conservative | 16,009 | 38.45% |
| G Shaw | Liberal | 2,867 | 6.89% |
| R Chadfield | National Front | 469 | 1.13% |
Electorate: 53,943; Turnout: 77.19%;
Majority: 6,284 (15.09%)
Manchester Moss Side
[E] Labour hold
| GM Morton | Labour | 17,765 | 51.94% |
| TE Murphy | Conservative | 13,234 | 38.69% |
| GPB Commons | Liberal | 2,981 | 8.72% |
| V Redgrave | Workers Revolutionary Party | 225 | 0.66% |
Electorate: 47,811; Turnout: 71.54%;
Majority: 4,531 (13.25%)
Manchester Openshaw
[E] Labour hold
| CR Morris | Labour | 17,099 | 62.12% |
| P Hilton | Conservative | 9,955 | 36.17% |
| A Coles | National Front | 296 | 1.08% |
| P Widdall | Communist | 174 | 0.63% |
Electorate: 37,816; Turnout: 72.78%;
Majority: 7,144 (25.96%)
Manchester Withington
[E] Conservative hold
| FJ Silvester | Conservative | 18,862 | 47.25% |
| GM Hodgson | Labour | 15,510 | 38.86% |
| JT Mitchell | Liberal | 5,387 | 13.50% |
| MG Gibson | Feudal | 157 | 0.39% |
Electorate: 53,408; Turnout: 74.74%;
Majority: 3,352 (8.40%)
Manchester Wythenshawe
[E] Labour hold
| A Morris | Labour | 26,860 | 59.08% |
| D Sumberg | Conservative | 14,747 | 32.44% |
| L Griffiths | Liberal | 3,853 | 8.48% |
Electorate: 60,602; Turnout: 75.01%;
Majority: 12,113 (26.65%)
Mansfield
[E] Labour hold
| JD Concannon | Labour | 29,051 | 52.28% |
| K Daly | Conservative | 17,720 | 31.89% |
| DJ Chambers | Liberal | 8,536 | 15.36% |
| P Donovan | National Front | 259 | 0.47% |
Electorate: 71,851; Turnout: 77.34%;
Majority: 11,331 (20.39%)
Melton
[E] Conservative hold
| MA Latham | Conservative | 40,242 | 58.56% |
| IM Read | Labour | 15,882 | 23.11% |
| D Farrer | Liberal | 12,596 | 18.33% |
Electorate: 87,319; Turnout: 78.70%;
Majority: 24,360 (35.45%)
Meriden
[E] Conservative gain
| I Mills | Conservative | 37,151 | 48.77% |
| JE Tomlinson | Labour | 33,024 | 43.35% |
| D Spurling | Liberal | 4,976 | 6.53% |
| A Parkes | National Front | 1,032 | 1.35% |
Electorate: 98,914; Turnout: 77.02%;
Majority: 4,127 (5.42%)
Merioneth
[W] Plaid Cymru hold
| DE Thomas | Plaid Cymru | 9,275 | 40.82% |
| R Harvey | Conservative | 5,365 | 23.61% |
| RH Jones | Labour | 5,332 | 23.46% |
| JH Parsons | Liberal | 2,752 | 12.11% |
Electorate: 27,250; Turnout: 83.39%;
Majority: 3,910 (17.21%)
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Merthyr Tydfil
[W] Labour hold
| E Rowlands | Labour | 22,386 | 71.32% |
| AR de Wilde | Conservative | 4,426 | 14.10% |
| E ap Gwilym | Plaid Cymru | 2,962 | 9.44% |
| RD Oliver | Liberal | 1,275 | 4.06% |
| CC Dennett | Communist | 223 | 0.71% |
| GT Gould | Workers Revolutionary Party | 114 | 0.36% |
Electorate: 39,680; Turnout: 79.10%;
Majority: 17,960 (57.22%)
Middlesbrough
[E] Labour hold
| AG Bottomley | Labour | 24,872 | 56.22% |
| C Fenwick | Conservative | 13,463 | 30.43% |
| P Freitag | Liberal | 4,023 | 9.09% |
| M Simpson | Workers Revolutionary Party | 1,018 | 2.30% |
| J Wilcox | Ind Labour | 861 | 1.95% |
Electorate: 65,175; Turnout: 67.87%;
Majority: 11,409 (25.79%)
Middleton & Prestwich
[E] Labour hold
| J Callaghan | Labour | 27,918 | 45.79% |
| J Park | Conservative | 26,820 | 43.98% |
| D Whatmough | Liberal | 5,888 | 9.66% |
| S Andrews | National Front | 350 | 0.57% |
Electorate: 77,291; Turnout: 78.89%;
Majority: 1,098 (1.80%)
Midlothian
[S] Labour hold
| A Eadie | Labour | 37,733 | 47.81% |
| HW Mann | Conservative | 20,797 | 26.35% |
| GAF Spiers | SNP | 13,260 | 16.80% |
| AP Brodie | Liberal | 7,129 | 9.03% |
Electorate: 101,482; Turnout: 77.77%;
Majority: 16,936 (21.46%)
Mitcham & Morden
[E] Labour hold
| BLH Douglas-Mann | Labour | 21,668 | 45.20% |
| D Samuel | Conservative | 21,050 | 43.91% |
| R Locke | Liberal | 4,258 | 8.88% |
| J Perryman | National Front | 966 | 2.01% |
Electorate: 62,365; Turnout: 76.87%;
Majority: 618 (1.29%)
Monmouth
[W] Conservative hold
| JS Thomas | Conservative | 33,547 | 50.47% |
| TM Steel | Labour | 23,785 | 35.78% |
| D Hando | Liberal | 8,494 | 12.78% |
| G Williams | Plaid Cymru | 641 | 0.96% |
Electorate: 80,085; Turnout: 83.00%;
Majority: 9,762 (14.69%)
Montgomery
[W] Conservative gain
| DJD Williams | Conservative | 11,751 | 40.33% |
| HE Hooson | Liberal | 10,158 | 34.87% |
| J Price | Labour | 4,751 | 16.31% |
| C Clowes | Plaid Cymru | 2,474 | 8.49% |
Electorate: 35,786; Turnout: 81.41%;
Majority: 1,593 (5.47%)
Moray & Nairn
[S] Conservative gain
| A Pollack | Conservative | 14,220 | 40.07% |
| W Ewing | SNP | 13,800 | 38.89% |
| S Rodan | Liberal | 4,361 | 12.29% |
| GEW Scobie | Labour | 3,104 | 8.75% |
Electorate: 45,802; Turnout: 77.47%;
Majority: 420 (1.18%)
Morcambe & Lonsdale
[E] Conservative hold
| MA Lennox-Boyd | Conservative | 29,068 | 55.40% |
| G Collier | Labour | 13,253 | 25.26% |
| HR Tinker | Liberal | 10,150 | 19.34% |
Electorate: 68,625; Turnout: 76.46%;
Majority: 15,815 (30.14%)
Morpeth
[E] Labour hold
| G Grant | Labour | 21,744 | 56.29% |
| S Edwards | Conservative | 9,913 | 25.66% |
| A Thompson | Liberal | 6,972 | 18.05% |
Electorate: 49,881; Turnout: 77.44%;
Majority: 11,831 (30.63%)
Motherwell & Wishaw
[S] Labour hold
| JW Bray | Labour | 22,263 | 56.87% |
| J Thomson | Conservative | 11,326 | 28.93% |
| J Mackay | SNP | 4,817 | 12.31% |
| J Sneddon | Communist | 740 | 1.89% |
Electorate: 50,317; Turnout: 77.80%;
Majority: 10,937 (27.94%)
Nantwich
[E] Conservative hold
| N Bonsor | Conservative | 25,624 | 50.31% |
| D Shaw | Labour | 17,919 | 35.18% |
| C Walsh | Liberal | 6,571 | 12.90% |
| J Green | National Front | 814 | 1.60% |
Electorate: 64,211; Turnout: 79.31%;
Majority: 7,705 (15.13%)
Neath
[W] Labour hold
| DR Coleman | Labour | 27,071 | 64.52% |
| C Sandy | Conservative | 8,455 | 20.15% |
| A Gwyn | Plaid Cymru | 6,430 | 15.33% |
Electorate: 51,659; Turnout: 81.22%;
Majority: 18,616 (44.37%)
Nelson & Colne
[E] Conservative gain
| J Lee | Conservative | 17,522 | 45.01% |
| EDH Hoyle | Labour | 17,086 | 43.89% |
| D Hewitt | Liberal | 4,322 | 11.10% |
Electorate: 47,739; Turnout: 81.55%;
Majority: 436 (1.12%)
Newark
[E] Conservative gain
| R Alexander | Conservative | 27,711 | 45.85% |
| ES Bishop | Labour | 25,960 | 42.95% |
| J Baker | Liberal | 6,773 | 11.21% |
Electorate: 75,612; Turnout: 79.94%;
Majority: 1,751 (2.90%)
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