Political Parties


Election of 10th Dec 1832 to 8th Jan, 1833
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 242 Elected
Liberal (2) 235 Elected
Liberal (3) 186
Conservative 174

More information about the 1833 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th Jan 1835 to 6th Feb, 1835
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 336 Elected
Conservative 308 Elected
Liberal (2) 307

More information about the 1835 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 24th Jul 1837 to 18th Aug, 1837
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 496 Elected
Liberal (2) 487 Elected
Conservative 308

More information about the 1837 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 29th Jun 1841 to 22nd Jul, 1841
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 409 Elected
Liberal (2) 383 Elected
Conservative 320

More information about the 1841 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 9th Jul, 1846
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 29th Jul 1847 to 26th Aug, 1847
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 511 Elected
Liberal (1) 507 Elected
Liberal (2) 349
Chartists 280

More information about the 1847 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th Jul 1852 to 31st Jul, 1852
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 596 Elected
Liberal (2) 573 Elected
Conservative 521
Chartists 37

More information about the 1852 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 5th Jan, 1853
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 592 Elected
Conservative 526 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 3rd Mar, 1855
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 27th Mar 1857 to 24th Apr, 1857
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 830 Elected
Liberal (2) 714 Elected
Conservative 651

More information about the 1857 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 28th Apr 1859 to 18th May, 1859
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) -1 Elected
Liberal (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1859 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 28th Jun, 1859
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 28th Apr, 1863
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 11th Jul 1865 to 24th Jul, 1865
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) -1 Elected
Liberal (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1865 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 17th Nov 1868 to 7th Dec, 1868
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 5278 Elected
Liberal (2) 5141 Elected
Liberal/Labour Alliance 2802

More information about the 1868 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 21st Dec, 1868
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 13th Mar, 1871
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 31st Jan 1874 to 17th Feb, 1874
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 5563 Elected
Liberal (2) 5473 Elected
Conservative 3927

More information about the 1874 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 21st Feb, 1877
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 5750 Elected
Conservative 3624 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 31st Mar 1880 to 27th Apr, 1880
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 6392 Elected
Liberal (2) 6364 Elected
Conservative 3452

More information about the 1880 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 21st Aug, 1882
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 24th Nov 1885 to 18th Dec, 1885
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 6269 Elected
Liberal (2) 6053 Elected
Conservative 3988

More information about the 1885 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 3rd Apr, 1886
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 1st Jul 1886 to 27th Jul, 1886
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 5427 Elected
Liberal (2) 5381 Elected
Conservative 3612

More information about the 1886 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 4th Jul 1892 to 26th Jul, 1892
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 6481 Elected
Liberal (2) 6361 Elected
Conservative 4663

More information about the 1892 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 9th Feb, 1893
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 4620 Elected
Conservative 4252 Elected
Independent Labour Party 3028

This was a by-election.

Election of 13th Jul 1895 to 7th Aug, 1895
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 5475 Elected
Liberal (1) 5085 Elected
Liberal (2) 4283
Independent Labour Party 3818

More information about the 1895 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 3rd Mar, 1897
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 5664 Elected
Liberal Unionist 5252 Elected
Independent Labour Party 2000

This was a by-election.

Election of 1st Oct 1900 to 24th Oct, 1900
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal Unionist 5931 Elected
Liberal (1) 5543 Elected
Liberal (2) 5325
Labour 3276

More information about the 1900 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 12th Jan 1906 to 8th Feb, 1906
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 9354 Elected
Labour 8937 Elected
Liberal Unionist 5041

More information about the 1906 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th Mar, 1907
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.

Election of 15th Jan 1910 to 10th Feb, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 9504 Elected
Labour 9093 Elected
Conservative 4754

More information about the 1910 Feb General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 3rd Dec 1910 to 19th Dec, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 8778 Elected
Labour 8511 Elected
Conservative (1) 4602
Conservative (2) 4420

More information about the 1910 Dec General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 14th Dec, 1918
Party Votes Outcome
Coalition Liberal 22136 Elected
Scottish Labour Party 4036

More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 15th Nov, 1922
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th Dec, 1923
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 29th Oct, 1924
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 13th Jul, 1928
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 17536 Elected
Liberal 12585
Conservative 10804

This was a by-election.

Election of 30th May, 1929
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 23776 Elected
Conservative 16713
Liberal 15823

More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 27th Oct, 1931
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 36731 Elected
Labour 16601
Independent Liberal 2578

More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 14th Nov, 1935
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 24103 Elected
Labour 21471
Liberal 8736

More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 5th Jul, 1945
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 25605 Elected
Conservative 14824
Liberal 14631

More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 23rd Feb, 1950
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 28800 Elected
Conservative 20456
Liberal 9573
Independent Liberal & Conservative 1551

More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 25th Oct, 1951
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 30433 Elected
Conservative 29670

More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 26th May, 1955
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 28306 Elected
Labour 26771

More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 8th Oct, 1959
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 29212 Elected
Labour 26697

More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 15th Oct, 1964
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 23143 Elected
Conservative 22085
Liberal 7664

More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 31st Mar, 1966
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 25391 Elected
Conservative 19687
Liberal 5423

More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 18th Jun, 1970
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 24026 Elected
Conservative 23828
Independent Labour Party 847

More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 28th Feb, 1974
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 20970 Elected
Conservative 17967
Liberal 12300

More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 10th Oct, 1974
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 20976 Elected
Conservative 16798
Liberal 8693
Powellite 919

More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 3rd May, 1979
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 21416 Elected
Conservative 20182
Liberal 6853
National Front 455

More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 9th Jun, 1983
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 22321 Elected
Labour 20452
Social Democratic Party 11868

More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 11th Jun, 1987
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 24741 Elected
Conservative 23529
Social Democratic Party 8758

More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 9th Apr, 1992
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 25115 Elected
Conservative 24637
Liberal Democrat 7364
Independent Nationalist 649

More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 1st May, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 27465 Elected
Conservative 16253
Liberal Democrat 6059
UK Independence Party 779

More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th Jun, 2001
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 19800 Elected
Conservative 13671
Liberal Democrat 5878
UK Independence Party 1041

More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 5th May, 2005
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 16579 Elected
Conservative 13162
Liberal Democrat 7100
British National Party 2627
National Front 191

More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th May, 2010
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 16278 Elected
Conservative 14806
Liberal Democrat 8335
British National Party 2760
Independent Voice for Halifax 722
UK Independence Party 654

More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th May, 2015
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 17506 Elected
Conservative 17078
UK Independence Party 5621
Liberal Democrat 1629
Green 1142
Respect 465
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 312

More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 8th Jun, 2017
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 25507 Elected
Conservative 20131
UK Independence Party 1568
Liberal Democrat 1070

More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 12th Dec, 2019
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 21496 Elected
Conservative 18927
Brexit Party 2813
Liberal Democrat 2276
Green 946

More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election


The election result data we hold includes over three hundred party labels, so we have simplified them to these seven simple categories. Of course, most candidates in most elections, and almost every candidate who won, was standing for one of the main parties, but an enormous range of labels have been used by one or two candidates. These groupings have been defined based almost entirely on the party labels, rather than detailed research into party policies, but including words like 'Labour' or 'Conservative' in ...


your party label says a lot about where you stand, and even more about the people voting for you. 'Left' means broadly speaking candidates to the left of the Liberal or Labour parties, 'Right' candidates to the right of the Conservatives. 'Nationalist' means any kind of nationalist, even including Isle of Wight nationalists.

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Halifax PBCon/BCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12744110/cube/POL_PARTY

Date accessed: 29th April 2024