General Election Results

Pendle Labour Party - General Election Results

Last updated: Friday 9 June, 2017

Parliamentary Elections dating back to the incorporation of the Borough (Nelson was incorporated in 1890 and Colne in 1895)

Some major milestones concerning the right to vote have been included in the information below. We have no turnout figures for elections before 1974. If anyone can provide this information, we would be pleased to include it.

Pendle
The 2017 general election
Ian Barnett Wayne Blackburn Gordon Lishman Brian Parker Andrew Stephenson	Green Party Labour Party Liberal Democrat BNP Conservative	502 20,707 941 718 21,986	1.1% 46.2% 2.1% 1.6% 49%
Conservative majority: 1,279			Turnout 69.17%

The 2015 general election
Azhar Ali Laura Fisk Graham Roach Andrew Stephenson Mick Waddington	Labour Party Green Party Liberal Democrat Conservative Ukip	15,525 1,043 1,487 20,978 5,415	34.92% 2.34% 3.34% 47.20% 12.18%
Conservative majority: 5,453			Turnout 69.14%

The 2010 general election
Andrew Stephenson Gordon Prentice Afzal Anwar James Jackman Graham Cannon Richard Masih	Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat British National Party UK Independence Party Christian Party	17,512 13,927 9,095 2,894 1,476 141	38.9% 30.9% 20.2% 6.4% 3.3% 0.3%
Conservative majority: 3,585			Turnout 67.8%

The 2005 general election
Gordon Prentice Jane Ellison, Shazad Anwar Thomas Boocock Graham Cannon	Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat British National Party UK Independence Party	15,250 13,070 9,528 2,547 737	37.1% 31.8% 23.2% 6.2% 1.8%
Labour majority: 2,180		Turnout: 63.4%

The 2001 general election
Gordon Prentice Rasjid Skinner David Whipp Christian Jackson Graham Cannon	Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat British National Party UK Independence Party	17,729 13,454 5,479 1,976 1,094	44.6% 33.9% 13.8% 5.0% 2.8%
Labour majority: 4,275		Turnout: 63.2%

The 1997 general election
Gordon Prentice John Midgley Tony Greaves D Hockney	Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat The Referendum Party	25,059 14,235 5,460 2,281	53.3% 30.3% 11.6% 4.8%
Labour majority: 10,824		Turnout: 74.6%

The 1992 General Election
Gordon Prentice John Lee Alan Davies V Thorne	Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Anti-Federalist League	23,497 21,384 7,976 263	44.2% 40.3% 15.0% 0.5%
Labour majority: 2,113		Turnout: 82.9%

The 1987 general election
John Lee Sylvia Renilson A.G. Lishman	Conservative Labour Liberal	21,009 18,370 12,662	40.4% 35.3% 24.3%
Conservative majority: 2,639		Turnout: 81.8%

The 1983 general election
John Lee George Rodgers A.G. Lishman	Conservative Labour Liberal	22,739 16,604 12,056	44.2% 32.3% 23.5%
Conservative majority: 6,135		Turnout: 79.7%

Parliamentary Borough of Nelson and Colne
The 1979 general election
John Lee Doug Hoyle D Hewitt	Conservative Labour Liberal	17,522 17,086 4,322	45.0% 43.9% 11.1%
Conservative majority: 436		Turnout 81.6%

The October 1974 general election
Doug Hoyle David Waddington Tony Greaves	Labour Conservative Liberal	17,506 16,836 4,850	44.67% 42.96% 12.38%
Labour Majority: 669		Turnout 81.05%

The February 1974 general election
David Waddington Doug Hoyle Tony Greaves	Conservative Labour Liberal	15,692 15,515 9,166	38.87% 38.43% 22.70%
Conservative majority: 177		Turnout 84.21%

The 1970 general election
David Waddington Doug Hoyle	Conservative Labour	19,881 18,741	51.48% 48.52%
Conservative majority: 1,410

In 1969 the voting age for men and women was lowered to 18 years of age

The 1968 by-election following the death of Sidney Silverman
David Waddington Betty Boothroyd David Chadwick Brian Tattersall	Conservative Labour Liberal English Nationalist	16,466 12,944 3,016 1,255	48.89% 38.43% 8.95% 3.73%
Conservative majority: 3,522

The 1966 general election
Sydney Silverman Peter Davies Patrick Downey	Labour Conservative Independent	18,406 13,829 5,117	49.28% 37.02% 13.70%
Labour majority: 4,577

The 1964 general election
Sydney Silverman David Waddington	Labour Conservative	20,205 17.561	53.50% 46.50%
Labour majority: 2,644

The 1959 general election
Sydney Silverman John Crabtree Thomas Clifford Emmott	Labour Conservative Lancastrian	20,407 19,143 1,889	49.25% 46.20% 4.56%
Labour majority: 1,287

The 1955 general election
Sydney Silverman Mary Elaine Kellet	Labour Conservative	22,135 19.844	52.73% 47.27%
Labour majority: 2,291

The 1951 general election
Sydney Silverman Allan Green	Labour Conservative	25,611 21,211	54.70% 45.30%
Labour majority: 4,400

The 1950 general election
Sydney Silverman Alan Green	Labour Conservative	25,358 21,116	54.56% 45.44%
Labour majority: 4,242

The 1945 general election
Sydney Silverman Harmar Nicholls	Labour National Conservative	25,610 17,484	59.43% 40.47%
Labour majority: 8,126

The 1935 general election
Sydney Silverman Linton Thorp	Labour Independent	26,011 21,696	54.52% 45.48%
Labour majority: 4,315

The 1931 general election
Linton Thorp Arthur Greenwood	National Conservative Labour	28,747 21,063	57.71% 42.29%
National Conservative Majority: 7,684

The 1929 general election
Arthur Greenwood Linton Thorp	Labour Conservative	28,533 18,236	61.01% 38.99%
Labour Majority: 10,297

In 1928 women were granted equal voting rights to men

The 1924 general election
Arthur Greenwood J H S Aitken	Labour Liberal	19.922 18,479	51.88% 48.12%
Labour Majority: 1,443

The 1923 general election
Arthur Greenwood J H S Aitken Sir Amos Nelson	Labour Liberal Conservative	17,083 10,103 9,861	46.11% 27.27% 26.62%
Labour Majority: 6,980

The 1922 general election
Arthur Greenwood J H S Aitken F N Wainwright	Labour Liberal Conservative	17,714 11,542 7,286	48.48% 31.59% 19.94%
Labour Majority: 6,172

The 1920 by-election
Robinson Graham F N Wainwright W R Rea	Labour Conservative Liberal	14,134 8,577 5,805	49.57% 30.08% 20.36%
Labour Majority: 5,557

The 1918 general election
Albert Smith Fred Greenwood	Labour Liberal	14,075 8,623	62.01% 37.99%
Labour Majority: 5,452

Full voting rights for women age 30 and older was granted in February 1918

Clitheroe Division of Lancaster
The December 1910 general election
Albert Smith J J Blayney	Labour Conservative	12,107 5,783	67.67% 32.32%
Labour Majority: 6,324

The January 1910 general election
David J Shackleton Tom Smith	Labour Conservative	13,873 6,727	67.34% 32.66%
Labour Majority: 6,727

Following the 1906 general election the LRC became the Labour Party

The 1906 general election
David J Shackleton B K Belton	Labour Conservative	12,035 3,828	75.87% 24.13%
Labour Majority: 7,146

The 1902 by-election
David J Shackleton	Labour
Elected unopposed following the elevation of Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth to the Peerage

The 1900 general election
Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth	Liberal
Elected unopposed

1900 formation of Labour Representation Committee (LRC)

The 1895 general election
Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth	Liberal
Elected unopposed
In 1884, the Third Reform Act was passed. This increased the number of working class men who could vote and a total of five million men could now vote but no women. In 1872 the Secret Ballot Act was passed. before this Act elections had been in public and voters had to vote in public. In 1869 Britain grants unmarried women who are householders the right to vote in local elections. 1868 first meeting of the Trade Union Congress 1867 the Second Reform Act was passed - better off male workers from the industrial cities could vote. In 1832, the first political change in centuries took place - The Great Reform Act. In general terms it ended rotten boroughs and middle class men were given the right to vote. There have been many accounts written about the rise of the Labour Movement and the introduction of Labour Members of Parliament. A web search on "the formation of the Labour Party" will bring up many results. Return to Publications Page

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