Nelson and Colne - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Nelson and Colne constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

NameNelson and Colne
RegionNorth West
Current StatusAbolished

Electoral History

ElectionParty
Election 1979Conservative
Election 1974 (October)Labour
Election 1974 (February)Conservative

Election 1979

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative17,52245.01%+2.05%
Labour17,08643.89%-0.78%
Liberal4,32211.10%-1.27%
Majority4361.12%
Turnout38,93081.55%+0.48%
Electorate47,739
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
1.41%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
1.66%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
0.25%
Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1974 (October)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour17,50544.67%+6.24%
Conservative16,83642.96%+4.09%
Liberal4,85012.38%-10.33%
Majority6691.71%
Turnout39,19181.07%-3.15%
Electorate48,344
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
1.07%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
8.28%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
7.21%
Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1974 (February)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative15,69238.87%N/A
Labour15,51538.43%N/A
Liberal9,16622.70%N/A
Majority1770.44%
Turnout40,37384.21%N/A
Electorate47,941
Conservative win
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