Oswestry - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Oswestry 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.

Name	Oswestry
Region	West Midlands
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative
	Election 1970	Conservative
	Election 1966	Conservative
	Election 1964	Conservative
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,551	54.64%	+7.36%
	Labour	10,150	23.55%	-2.97%
	Liberal	9,405	21.82%	-4.39%
Majority		13,401	31.09%
Turnout		43,106	73.90%	+2.04%
Electorate		58,334
Swing from LIB to CON			5.87%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.17%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.71%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,165	47.28%	+0.35%
	Labour	10,751	26.52%	+4.28%
	Liberal	10,623	26.20%	-4.63%
Majority		8,414	20.76%
Turnout		40,539	71.86%	-6.05%
Electorate		56,414
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.46%
Swing from LIB to CON			2.49%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.97%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,438	46.93%	-3.82%
	Liberal	13,428	30.83%	+8.50%
	Labour	9,685	22.24%	-4.68%
Majority		7,010	16.10%
Turnout		43,551	77.91%	+5.79%
Electorate		55,901
Swing from LAB to LIB			6.59%
Swing from CON to LIB			6.16%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.43%
	Conservative hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,361	50.74%	+2.50%
	Labour	10,801	26.92%	-8.49%
	Liberal	8,963	22.34%	+5.98%
Majority		9,560	23.83%
Turnout		40,125	72.11%	-1.23%
Electorate		55,641
Swing from LAB to LIB			7.24%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.50%
Swing from CON to LIB			1.74%
	Conservative hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,727	48.24%	+0.81%
	Labour	13,011	35.41%	+5.65%
	Liberal	6,010	16.35%	-6.46%
Majority		4,716	12.83%
Turnout		36,748	73.35%	-3.22%
Electorate		50,102
Swing from LIB to LAB			6.05%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.63%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.42%
	Conservative hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,184	47.43%	-8.48%
	Labour	11,407	29.76%	+1.79%
	Liberal	8,745	22.81%	+6.70%
Majority		6,777	17.68%
Turnout		38,336	76.57%	+2.41%
Electorate		50,066
Swing from CON to LIB			7.59%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.14%
Swing from LAB to LIB			2.45%
	Conservative hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,055	55.92%	-8.85%
	Labour	10,531	27.97%	-7.26%
	Liberal	6,068	16.12%	N/A
Majority		10,524	27.95%
Turnout		37,654	74.16%	+3.98%
Electorate		50,772
Swing from CON to LIB			12.48%
Swing from LAB to LIB			11.69%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.79%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,859	64.77%	N/A
	Labour	12,434	35.23%	N/A
Majority		10,425	29.54%
Turnout		35,293	70.18%	N/A
Electorate		50,289

	Conservative win

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