Several British members of Parliament have been sponsored by mining trade unions. Many were sponsored by the National Union of Mineworkers , its predecessor the Miners' Federation of Great Britain , and the local trade unions which preceded it.
A small number of MPs were sponsored by other trade unions related to the mining industry, such as the Cumberland Iron Ore Miners' and Kindred Trades' Association , the North Wales Quarrymen's Union , and the National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers , and are covered in the articles on those unions. Other miners and people related to the mining industry were elected without being sponsored by a trade union, and are not listed here.
John Normansell , leader of the South Yorkshire Miners' Association , presented a paper at the 1869 Trades Union Congress , on "the best means to secure the direct representation of labour in the Commons". This led to the formation of the Labour Representation League , but miners did not initially join the organisation.[ 1]
At the 1874 United Kingdom general election , four miners stood for Parliament, with two winning seats, the first working class members of Parliament in the UK. Alexander Macdonald in Stafford stood as "Secretary of the Miners' Association of Scotland and President of the Miners' National Association", and Thomas Burt in Morpeth stood as a "Radical Labour" candidate. However, both worked with the Liberal Party in Parliament, and they were the first members of what became known as the Liberal-Labour group. Their seats were held at the 1880 United Kingdom general election , and from 1884 the Miners' National Union founded local political associations in areas where there were many miners. The Reform Act 1885 enfranchised many miners in rural areas for the first time, and this allowed six miners to win election. In 1886, the local political association formed the Labour Electoral Association , and when the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) was founded in 1889, its affiliated unions continued to support liberal candidates through the association.[ 1]
Keir Hardie , of the Ayrshire Miners' Union , first won a seat as an independent at the 1892 United Kingdom general election , and this spurred him to form the Independent Labour Party and, in 1900, the Labour Representation Committee (LRC).[ 1] 1906 United Kingdom general election , this led to the election of eleven out of sixteen MFGB candidates.[ 2]
In 1906, the MFGB narrowly voted against affiliating to the LRC. By 1908, the LRC had become the Labour Party , and a second vote was held, this time resulting in a clear majority for affiliation. Some existing MPs were reluctant to transfer, so it was agreed that they would not have to join the Labour Party group in Parliament until the next general election. This was held in January 1910 , and resulted in fifteen mining trade union MPs, approximately a third of the total size of the party.[ 2] [ 3]
Miners were uniquely well placed to win seats in Parliament; by 1918, they constituted more than 30% of the total electorate of forty constituencies,[ 3] [ 4] election agents , and also support more union members in local elections. While the miners' union MPs suffered in the 1931 United Kingdom general election , alongside the party as a whole, things soon rebounded.[ 3] [ 4]
The choice of candidates remained in the hands of the county unions affiliated to the MFGB. Half of the MFGB's political fund was retained by its affiliates, enabling them to conduct additional political activity, such as campaigning for other Labour candidates. The South Wales Miners' Federation instead used the funds to sponsor additional candidates, so that by 1931 it stood 10 candidates, despite the MFGB only directly providing enough funding for five. This election saw the peak of MFGB influence, with half of all the Labour MPs elected being sponsored by the union.[ 4]
The mining MPs were not compelled to vote in the interests of the union, and were sometimes in conflict with it, but there was generally a close relationship. The MFGB got the MPs to propose legislation which it favoured, organise access to the government, and to ask questions and obtain information from government ministers.[ 4]
The MFGB reformed as the more centralised National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in 1945, the affiliated unions becoming areas of the NUM. The number of coal miners, and with it the membership of the NUM, steadily declined, and with it the number of safe mining constituencies, and the number of sponsored candidates, which reached a low of 13 in 1987. While the selection of candidates remained a matter for the areas, they were required to be members of the NUM, and have worked in the mines or for the union for at least five years. By the 1970s, the union was tending to select younger candidates. However, unlike many other unions, it did not sponsor existing MPs from outside the industry, and as a result, by the late 1980s, none of its MPs held leading roles in the Labour Party.[ 5] [ 6]
1874 general election [ edit ] Alexander Macdonald, one of the first two mining MPs Thomas Burt, one of the first two mining MPs Macdonald was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.
1880 general election [ edit ] Macdonald was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency
1885 general election [ edit ] Abraham stood as an independent Liberal-Labour candidate.
1886 general election [ edit ] [ edit ] John Wilson, MP from 1885 to 1886, and 1890 to 1915 1892 general election [ edit ] 1895 general election [ edit ] William Abraham, MP from 1885 to 1920 1900 general election [ edit ] [ edit ] Fred Hall, MP from 1905 to 1933 1906 general election [ edit ] [ edit ] January 1910 general election [ edit ] December 1910 general election [ edit ] [ edit ] Barnet Kenyon, MP from 1913 [ edit ] [ edit ] 1906 UK general election [ edit ] 1906 general election [ edit ] Stephen Walsh, MP from 1906 to 1929 [ edit ] January 1910 general election [ edit ] J. E. Sutton, MP from 1910 to 1918, 1922, and 1923 to 1931
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 12]
Bishop Auckland William House 3,993
33.2
2
Chester-le-Street John Wilkinson Taylor 12,684
64.8
1
Chesterfield James Haslam 8,234
59.1
1
Gateshead John Johnson 3,572
21.4
3
Gower John Williams 9,312
78.6
1
Hallamshire John Wadsworth 10,193
62.2
1
Hanley Enoch Edwards 9,199
63.9
1
Ince Stephen Walsh 7,723
60.6
1
Leigh Thomas Greenall 3,268
24.7
3
Manchester East John Edward Sutton 6,110
54.5
1
Mid Derbyshire John Hancock 7,575
63.9
1
Mid Lanarkshire Robert Smillie 3,864
25.7
3
Morley Herbert Smith 2,191
16.1
3
Normanton Frederick Hall 9,172
72.2
1
North Ayrshire James Brown 1,801
12.9
3
North East Derbyshire William Edwin Harvey 8,715
57.6
1
North East Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 2,160
11.8
3
North West Lanarkshire Robert Small 1,718
9.7
3
North West Staffordshire Albert Stanley 8,566
59.8
1
Nuneaton William Johnson 8,154
50.8
1
Rhondda William Abraham 12,436
78.2
1
St Helens Thomas Glover 6,512
53.3
1
South Glamorganshire William Brace 11,612
61.1
1
West Fife William Adamson 4,736
37.7
2
West Monmouthshire Thomas Richards 13,295
81.4
1
Whitehaven Andrew Sharp 825
28.8
3
Wigan Henry Twist 4,803
52.8
1
[ edit ] December 1910 general election [ edit ] William Adamson, MP from 1910 to 1931
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 12]
Bishop Auckland William House 3,993
33.2
2
Chester-le-Street John Wilkinson Taylor unopposed
N/A 1
Chesterfield James Haslam 7,283
59.0
1
East Glamorgan Charles Stanton 4,675
24.1
3
Gower John Williams 5,480
54.8
1
Hallamshire John Wadsworth 8,708
59.9
1
Hanley Enoch Edwards 8,343
64.2
1
Ince Stephen Walsh 7,117
57.2
1
Manchester East John Edward Sutton 5,524
54.3
1
Mid Derbyshire John Hancock 6,557
60.5
1
Mid Glamorganshire Vernon Hartshorn 6,102
44.5
2
Mid Lanarkshire Robert Smillie 3,847
24.7
3
Normanton Frederick Hall unopposed
N/A 1
North East Derbyshire William Edwin Harvey 7,838
56.3
1
North West Staffordshire Albert Stanley 8,125
62.2
1
Nuneaton William Johnson 8,199
52.2
1
Rhondda William Abraham 9,073
71.0
1
St Helens Thomas Glover 5,752
48.9
2
South Glamorganshire William Brace 10,910
58.4
1
West Fife William Adamson 6,128
53.0
1
West Monmouthshire Thomas Richards unopposed
N/A 1
Whitehaven Thomas Richardson 1,414
53.7
1
Wigan Henry Twist 4,110
46.8
2
[ edit ] 1918 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Sponsor[ 13]
Abertillery William Brace unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Barnard Castle John Edmund Swan 5,468
42.9
1
Durham
Bedwellty Charles Edwards 11,370
53.6
1
South Wales
Blaydon William Whiteley 7,844
41.6
2
Durham
Bothwell John Robertson 9,027
49.1
2
Scottish
Broxtowe George Alfred Spencer 11,150
55.2
1
Nottinghamshire
Burslem Samuel Finney 7,474
44.3
1
Midland
Caerphilly Alfred Onions 11,496
54.8
1
South Wales
Clay Cross Frank Hall 6,766
45.9
2
Derbyshire
Cleveland Harry Dack 8,610
35.3
2
Cleveland
Darwen John McGurk 5,211
23.4
3
Lancashire and Cheshire
Don Valley Edward Hough 3,226
24.5
3
Yorkshire
Durham Joshua Ritson 8,809
49.4
2
Durham
Ebbw Vale Thomas Richards unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Farnworth Thomas Greenall 9,740
40.8
2
Lancashire and Cheshire
Frome Edward Gill 10,454
43.9
2
Somerset
Gower John Williams 10,109
54.8
1
South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Macgregor Graham 6,988
42.1
1
Scottish
Hemsworth John Guest 8,102
55.5
1
Yorkshire
Hexham William Weir 4,168
26.2
2
Northumberland
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 7,315
36.4
1
Durham
Ince Stephen Walsh 14,882
87.0
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Lichfield Thomas Riley 5,548
36.4
2
Midland
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 7,654
38.4
2
Lancashire and Cheshire
Mansfield William Carter 8,957
43.6
1
Nottinghamshire
Merthyr James Winstone 12,682
47.3
2
South Wales
Morpeth John Cairns 7,677
34.3
1
Northumberland
Normanton Frederick Hall unopposed
N/A 1
Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 5,560
28.6
2
Derbyshire
North Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 5,673
34.1
2
Scottish
Ogmore Vernon Hartshorn unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Oswestry Thomas Morris 8,467
40.8
2
North Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian James Gold 4,830
39.4
2
Scottish
Pontefract Isaac Burns 5,047
37.1
2
Yorkshire
Pontypridd David Lewis Davies 10,152
42.8
2
South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts-Morgan unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Rhondda West William Abraham unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Walter Grundy 9,917
55.1
1
Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 9,098
44.1
1
Yorkshire
Seaham Jack Lawson 8,988
41.3
2
Durham
Sedgefield John Herriotts 5,801
36.8
2
Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 6,358
37.3
1
Scottish
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 8,196
46.5
2
Durham
Wallsend John Chapman 6,835
34.0
2
Northumberland [ 14]
Wansbeck Ebenezer Edwards 5,267
47.5
2
Northumberland
Wentworth George Henry Hirst 13,029
59.8
1
Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 10,664
72.6
1
Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 12,914
48.0
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 10,441
51.4
1
Cumberland *
[ edit ] Jack Lawson, MP from 1919 to 1949 1922 general election [ edit ] Wilfred Paling, MP from 1922 to 1959
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Sponsor[ 13]
Aberdare George Hall 20,704
57.2
1
South Wales
Abertillery George Barker unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Barnard Castle John Swan 8,052
49.3
2
Durham
Bedwellty Charles Edwards 17,270
63.0
1
South Wales
Belper Oliver Wright 7,942
38.9
2
Derbyshire
Blaydon William Whiteley 14,722
53.9
1
Durham
Bothwell John Robertson 13,872
57.0
1
Scottish
Broxtowe George Spencer 11,699
50.8
1
Nottinghamshire
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 20,296
68.5
1
Durham
Durham Joshua Ritson 14,068
55.2
1
Durham
Cleveland Harry Dack 10,843
29.5
3
Cleveland
Darwen John McGurk 4,528
15.8
3
Lancashire and Cheshire
Doncaster Wilfred Paling 13,437
46.5
1
Yorkshire
Don Valley Tom Williams 9,903
47.0
1
Yorkshire
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 11,652
50.4
1
Scottish
Ebbw Vale Evan Davies 16,947
65.4
1
South Wales
Farnworth Thomas Greenall 13,391
45.6
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Frome Edward Gill 14,311
48.8
2
Somerset
Gower David Rhys Grenfell 13,388
54.2
1
South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Macgregor Graham 12,365
57.8
1
Scottish
Hemsworth John Guest 14,295
63.2
1
Yorkshire
Hexham George Shield 5,050
24.2
3
Northumberland *
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 14,611
51.9
1
Durham
Ince Stephen Walsh 17,332
67.7
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Henry Twist 15,006
45.0
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Lichfield Walter John French 9,316
46.8
2
Midland
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 14,789
50.0
2
Lancashire and Cheshire
Mansfield William Carter 14,917
48.0
2
Nottinghamshire
Morpeth John Cairns 15,026
48.3
1
Northumberland
Neath William Jenkins 19,566
59.5
1
South Wales
Normanton Frederick Hall 16,040
73.3
1
Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 9,359
33.9
1
Derbyshire
North Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 10,349
47.3
1
Scottish
Nuneaton James Stevenson 10,842
32.5
2
Midland
Ogmore Vernon Hartshorn 17,321
55.8
1
South Wales
Oswestry Thomas Morris 6,105
23.8
3
North Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian Joseph Westwood 6,394
36.0
1
Scottish
Penistone William Gillis 8,382
33.7
2
Yorkshire
Pontefract Tom Smith 9,111
38.9
1
Yorkshire
Pontypridd Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones 14,884
47.2
1
South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts-Morgan 17,146
55.0
1
South Wales
Rhondda West William John 18,001
62.1
1
South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Grundy unopposed
N/A 1
Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 17,831
62.8
1
Yorkshire
Sedgefield John Herriotts 9,756
43.6
1
Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 11,511
55.6
1
Scottish
South Shields Will Lawther 15,735
39.7
2
Durham
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 13,766
50.3
1
Durham
Stirling and Falkirk Hugh Murnin 11,073
53.3
1
Scottish *
Wansbeck George Warne 16,032
45.2
1
Northumberland [ 14]
Wentworth George Henry Hirst unopposed
N/A 1
Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson unopposed
N/A 1
Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 20,079
56.5
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 14,546
54.7
1
Cumberland
[ edit ] 1923 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Sponsor[ 13]
Aberdare George Hall 22,379
58.2
1
South Wales
Abertillery George Barker unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Barnsley John Potts 12,674
48.0
1
Yorkshire
Bedwellty Charles Edwards 17,564
67.6
1
South Wales
Belper Oliver Wright 7,284
31.5
2
Derbyshire
Blaydon William Whiteley 15,073
67.9
1
Durham
Bothwell John Robertson 14,211
60.2
1
Scottish
Broxtowe George Spencer 13,219
54.5
1
Nottinghamshire
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 20,712
74.7
1
Durham
Don Valley Tom Williams 12,898
60.4
1
Yorkshire
Doncaster Wilfred Paling 16,198
60.6
1
Yorkshire
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 12,606
53.6
1
Scottish
Durham Joshua Ritson 13,819
56.8
1
Durham
Ebbw Vale Evan Davies 16,492
65.6
1
South Wales
Farnworth Thomas Greenall 14,858
57.2
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Gower David Rhys Grenfell 14,771
59.1
1
South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Macgregor Graham 11,858
58.4
1
Scottish
Hemsworth John Guest 13,159
70.1
1
Yorkshire
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 15,225
59.3
1
Durham
Ince Stephen Walsh 17,365
73.5
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Joe Tinker 13,989
43.0
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 17,255
56.7
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Mansfield Frank Varley 18,813
57.8
1
Nottinghamshire
Morpeth Robert Smillie 16,902
64.2
1
Northumberland
Neath William Jenkins 20,764
62.3
1
South Wales
Normanton Frederick Hall 15,453
78.0
1
Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 10,971
39.5
1
Derbyshire
North Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 10,526
50.5
1
Scottish
Ogmore Vernon Hartshorn unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian Joseph Westwood 7,882
43.0
1
Scottish
Pontefract Tom Smith 11,134
45.3
1
Yorkshire
Pontypridd Thomas Mardy Jones 16,837
54.9
1
South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts-Morgan 21,338
71.9
1
South Wales
Rhondda West William John 18,206
65.4
1
South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Walter Grundy 15,967
68.6
1
Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 15,115
66.0
1
Yorkshire
Sedgefield John Herriotts 11,087
50.0
2
Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 11,169
55.9
1
Scottish
South Shields Will Lawther 15,717
40.7
2
Durham
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 15,567
65.7
1
Durham
Stoke John Watts 12,502
48.8
2
Midland
Wansbeck George Warne 18,583
56.8
1
Northumberland
Wentworth George Henry Hirst unopposed
N/A 1
Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 12,204
65.4
1
Scottish
Wigan John Allen Parkinson 19,637
57.6
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 15,296
56.5
1
Cumberland
1924 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Sponsor[ 13]
Aberdare George Hall 20,704
57.2
1
South Wales
Abertillery George Barker unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Barnsley John Potts 14,738
51.7
1
Yorkshire
Bedwellty Charles Edwards unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Blaydon William Whiteley 17,670
62.6
1
Durham
Bothwell John Robertson 14,591
56.3
1
Scottish
Broxtowe George Spencer 15,276
55.4
1
Nottinghamshire
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 22,700
71.0
1
Durham
Cleveland William Mansfield 11,153
29.4
2
Cleveland
Doncaster Wilfred Paling 16,496
52.7
1
Yorkshire
Don Valley Tom Williams 14,958
53.9
1
Yorkshire
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 13,887
57.9
1
Scottish
Durham Joshua Ritson 15,032
54.9
1
Durham
Ebbw Vale Evan Davies unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Farnworth Thomas Greenall 15,327
47.5
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Gower David Rhys Grenfell 15,374
57.2
1
South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Macgregor Graham 13,003
60.8
1
Scottish
Hemsworth John Guest 15,593
69.3
1
Yorkshire
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 17,857
57.8
1
Durham
Ince Stephen Walsh 18,272
70.0
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Joe Tinker 17,262
51.5
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Lichfield Frank Hodges 12,512
46.2
2
Midland
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 17,338
54.2
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Mansfield Frank Varley 19,441
59.0
1
Nottinghamshire
Morpeth Robert Smillie 19,248
56.8
1
Northumberland
Neath William Jenkins unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Normanton Frederick Hall unopposed
N/A 1
Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 13,420
44.9
1
Derbyshire
North Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 11,852
46.1
2
Scottish
Ogmore Vernon Hartshorn unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian Joseph Westwood 7,797
40.8
1
Scottish
Pontefract Tom Smith 13,044
48.7
2
Yorkshire
Pontypridd Thomas Mardy-Jones 18,301
55.9
1
South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts-Morgan unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Rhondda West William John unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Walter Grundy 18,750
65.3
1
Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 16,540
61.8
1
Yorkshire
Sedgefield John Herriotts 12,552
47.3
2
Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 11,313
50.4
1
Scottish
South Shields Will Lawther 16,852
42.1
2
Durham
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 17,211
63.0
1
Durham
Stirling and Falkirk Hugh Murnin 13,436
53.9
1
Scottish *
Stoke John Watts 13,318
42.7
2
Midland
Wansbeck George Warne 21,159
52.9
1
Northumberland
Wentworth George Hirst unopposed
N/A 1
Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 14,685
70.9
1
Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 20,350
57.6
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 15,353
55.6
1
Cumberland
[ edit ] 1929 general election [ edit ] Aneurin Bevan, MP from 1929 to 1960
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 16]
Sponsor[ 13]
Aberdare George Hall 29,550
64.6
1
South Wales
Abertillery George Daggar 20,175
64.5
1
South Wales
Barnard Castle Will Lawther 9,281
42.0
1
Durham
Barnsley John Potts 21,855
53.8
1
Yorkshire
Bedwellty Charles Edwards 26,021
79.0
1
South Wales
Blaydon William Whiteley 21,221
59.1
1
Durham
Bothwell Joseph Sullivan 17,006
55.3
1
Scottish
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 26,975
69.8
1
Durham
Cleveland William Mansfield 16,938
36.3
1
Cleveland
Don Valley Tom Williams 31,466
73.3
1
Yorkshire
Doncaster Wilfred Paling 25,295
56.0
1
Yorkshire
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 15,288
58.5
1
Scottish
Durham Joshua Ritson 18,514
56.8
1
Durham
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 20,088
60.3
1
South Wales
Farnworth Guy Rowson 21,857
52.2
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Gower David Rhys Grenfell 20,664
54.0
1
South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Graham 16,595
67.1
1
Scottish
Hemsworth John Guest 26,075
79.9
1
Yorkshire
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 25,056
57.1
1
Durham
Ince Gordon Macdonald 26,091
73.8
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Joe Tinker 25,635
57.0
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 21,103
55.0
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Midlothian and Peebles Northern Andrew Clarke 10,779
37.5
2
Morpeth Ebby Edwards 25,508
61.3
1
Northumberland
Neath William Jenkins 29,455
60.2
1
South Wales
Normanton Frederick Hall 26,008
83.1
1
Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 21,633
54.6
1
Derbyshire
Ogmore Vernon Hartshorn 22,900
56.7
1
South Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian Joseph Westwood 11,161
45.5
1
Scottish
Penistone Rennie Smith 17,286
45.2
1
Yorkshire
Pontefract Tom Smith 17,335
47.8
1
Yorkshire
Pontypridd Thomas Mardy Jones 20,835
53.1
1
South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts Morgan 19,010
50.2
1
South Wales
Rhondda West William John 23,238
65.1
1
South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Walter Grundy 30,405
76.3
1
Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 27,320
61.7
1
Yorkshire
Sedgefield John Herriotts 15,749
47.7
1
Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 16,981
58.1
1
Scottish
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 20,858
71.8
1
Durham
Stirling and Falkirk Hugh Murnin 15,408
47.4
1
Scottish
Wansbeck George Shield 27,930
54.4
1
Northumberland
Wentworth George Henry Hirst 35,276
75.1
1
Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 17,668
60.0
1
Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 27,462
58.5
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 20,591
65.2
1
Cumberland
[ edit ] 1931 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 18]
Sponsor
Aberavon William Cove 23,029
58.4
1
Aberdare George Hall unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Abertillery George Daggar unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Barnard Castle Will Lawther 10,287
44.7
2
Durham
Barnsley John Potts 20,622
49.1
2
Yorkshire
Bedwellty Charles Edwards unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Blaydon William Whiteley 18,431
49.3
2
Durham
Bothwell Joseph Sullivan 14,423
43.5
2
Scottish
Cleveland William Mansfield 20,060
39.6
2
Cleveland
Doncaster Wilfred Paling 22,363
45.1
2
Yorkshire
Don Valley Tom Williams 27,599
58.6
1
Yorkshire
Durham Joshua Ritson 17,136
49.6
2
Durham
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Farnworth Guy Rowson 19,553
46.5
2
Lancashire and Cheshire
Gower David Rhys Grenfell 21,963
53.4
1
South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Macgregor Graham 14,233
53.9
1
Scottish
Hemsworth Gabriel Price 23,609
70.5
1
Yorkshire
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 22,700
47.1
2
Durham
Ince Gordon Macdonald 23,237
63.4
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Joe Tinker 23,965
52.3
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 17,169
43.8
2
Lancashire and Cheshire
Morpeth Ebby Edwards 18,174
48.7
2
Northumberland
Neath William Jenkins 30,873
64.0
1
South Wales
Normanton Frederick Hall 22,877
69.6
1
Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 19,385
47.5
2
Derbyshire
Ogmore Edward Williams 23,064
61.0
1
South Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian Joseph Westwood 9,185
34.5
2
Scottish
Pontefract Tom Smith 16,870
44.6
2
Yorkshire
Pontypridd David Lewis Davies 21,751
58.4
1
South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts-Morgan 22,086
68.1
1
South Wales
Rhondda West William John 23,024
84.3
1
South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Walter Grundy 26,185
62.3
1
Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 24,897
52.9
1
Yorkshire
Sedgefield John Herriotts 15,404
41.2
2
Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 13,733
45.2
2
Scottish
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 18,072
56.2
1
Durham
Stirling and Falkirk Burghs Hugh Murnin 12,483
36.4
2
Scottish
Wansbeck George Shield 24,126
41.8
2
Northumberland
Wentworth George Henry Hirst 31,861
68.8
1
Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 11,063
35.8
2
Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 23,544
51.1
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 18,469
54.9
1
Cumberland
[ edit ] S. O. Davies, MP from 1934 1935 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 21]
Sponsor
Aberdare George Hall unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Abertillery George Daggar unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Barnsley John Potts 25,318
58.9
1
Yorkshire
Bedwellty Charles Edwards unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Berwick and Haddington John Robertson 14,299
41.9
2
Scottish
Blaydon William Whiteley 24,148
62.3
1
Durham
Bothwell James C. Welsh 20,900
60.3
1
Scottish
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 29,111
71.0
1
Durham
Don Valley Tom Williams 33,220
68.9
1
Yorkshire
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 16,271
52.3
1
Scottish
Durham Joshua Ritson 21,517
59.1
1
Durham
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 25,007
77.8
1
South Wales
Farnworth Guy Rowson 22,040
51.7
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Gower David Grenfell 25,632
66.8
1
South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Graham 17,049
65.7
1
Scottish
Hemsworth George Griffiths 28,298
80.1
1
Yorkshire
Houghton-le-Spring William Stewart 30,665
57.2
1
Durham
Ince Gordon Macdonald 26,334
72.6
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Joe Tinker unopposed
N/A 1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Lichfield George Henry Jones 20,191
46.2
2
Midland
Merthyr S. O. Davies 20,530
68.0
1
South Wales
Morpeth Robert Taylor 28,900
59.2
1
Northumberland [ 14]
Neath William Jenkins unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Normanton Tom Smith 26,705
81.4
1
Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 25,382
57.2
1
Derbyshire
Ogmore Ted Williams unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Peebles and South Midlothian David Pryde 12,209
47.2
2
Scottish
Pontypridd David Lewis Davies unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Rhondda East William Mainwaring 22,088
61.8
1
South Wales
Rhondda West William John unopposed
N/A 1
South Wales
Rother Valley Edward Dunn 33,271
72.0
1
Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 31,472
64.5
1
Yorkshire
South Ayrshire James Brown 18,190
57.6
1
Scottish
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 21,473
71.2
1
Durham
Wansbeck Edward Dowling 29,904
49.2
2
Northumberland [ 14]
Wentworth Wilfred Paling 37,471
82.1
1
Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 12,869
35.7
2
Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 27,950
61.3
1
Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape unopposed
N/A 1
Cumberland
[ edit ] 1945 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 25]
Barnsley Frank Collindridge 30,614
72.9
1
Bedwellty Charles Edwards 30,480
82.1
1
Blaydon William Whiteley 29,931
71.7
1
Bothwell John Timmons 25,369
65.8
1
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 29,158
80.2
1
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 33,788
76.8
1
Clay Cross Harold Neal 27,538
82.1
1
Consett James Glanville 28,617
70.1
1
Dewsbury William Paling 16,330
56.3
1
Don Valley Thomas Williams 40,153
71.7
1
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 22,021
64.7
1
Durham Charles Grey 24,135
66.2
1
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 27,209
80.1
1
Gower David Grenfell 30,676
68.5
1
Hamilton Tom Fraser 20,015
73.5
1
Hemsworth George Griffiths 33,984
81.4
1
Houghton-le-Spring Billy Blyton 43,730
66.7
1
Ince Tom Brown 28,702
74.4
1
Kirkcaldy Burghs Thomas Hubbard 15,401
45.0
1
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 44,514
81.1
1
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 43,113
75.1
1
Merthyr S. O. Davies 24,879
81.4
1
Morpeth Robert Taylor 38,521
73.2
1
Neath D. J. Williams 37,957
75.8
1
Normanton Tom Smith 28,238
84.3
1
North East Derbyshire Henry White 35,795
65.6
1
Ogmore Ted Williams 32,715
76.4
1
Peebles and Southern Midlothian David Pryde 15,546
55.7
1
Pontypool Arthur Jenkins 27,455
77.3
1
Rhondda East William Mainwaring 16,733
48.4
1
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas unopposed
N/A 1
Rother Valley David Griffiths 44,449
75.2
1
South Ayrshire Alexander Sloan 21,235
61.3
1
Spennymoor James Murray 22,587
69.9
1
Wallsend John McKay 32,065
60.1
1
Wentworth Wilfred Paling 44,080
83.6
1
Wigan William Foster 31,392
68.2
1
[ edit ] 1950 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 26]
Aberdare David Thomas 33,390
75.6
1
Barnsley Frank Collindridge 42,008
68.6
1
Bedwellty Harold Finch 31,329
83.4
1
Blaydon William Whiteley 28,343
68.9
1
Bolsover Harold Neal 34,017
80.6
1
Bothwell John Timmons 25,715
56.7
1
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 30,270
77.5
1
Chester-le-Street Patrick Bartley 35,348
77.3
1
Consett James Glanville 34,907
66.8
1
Dearne Valley Wilfred Paling 40,420
79.6
1
Dewsbury William Paling 29,341
53.6
1
Don Valley Thomas Williams 39,789
74.0
1
Durham Charles Grey 36,024
68.1
1
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 28,245
80.7
1
Gower David Grenfell 32,564
76.1
1
Hamilton Tom Fraser 29,292
70.0
1
Hemsworth Horace Holmes 47,934
82.4
1
Houghton-le-Spring Billy Blyton 36,044
77.1
1
Ince Tom Brown 32,145
71.8
1
Kirkcaldy Burghs Thomas Hubbard 25,756
60.0
1
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 39,326
70.8
1
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 36,224
66.7
1
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 29,120
78.9
1
Midlothian and Peebles David Pryde 26,966
52.8
1
Morpeth Robert Taylor 27,548
71.5
1
Neath D. J. Williams 33,034
73.0
1
Normanton Thomas Brooks 31,986
74.5
1
North East Derbyshire Henry White 33,417
66.3
1
North West Durham James Murray 31,084
69.7
1
Pontefract George Sylvester 35,432
75.6
1
Rhondda East William Mainwaring 26,645
75.9
1
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 27,150
82.4
1
Rother Valley David Griffiths 42,222
76.6
1
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 27,946
62.5
1
Wallsend John McKay 33,790
56.4
1
Wigan Ronald Williams 32,746
62.5
1
1951 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 27]
Aberdare David Thomas 34,783
78.6
1
Barnsley Sidney Schofield 37,523
69.7
1
Bedwellty Harold Finch 31,582
83.3
1
Blaydon William Whiteley 28,337
68.2
1
Bolsover Harold Neal 33,661
79.9
1
Bothwell John Timmons 26,529
56.3
1
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 30,523
77.2
1
Chester-le-Street Patrick Bartley 35,511
77.0
1
Consett James Glanville 35,705
69.2
1
Dearne Valley Wilfred Paling 39,782
79.6
1
Dewsbury William Paling 28,650
53.3
1
Don Valley Thomas Williams 39,687
74.1
1
Durham Charles Grey 35,597
67.1
1
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 28,283
80.7
1
Gower David Grenfell 32,661
75.9
1
Hamilton Tom Fraser 28,591
68.7
1
Hemsworth Horace Holmes 47,402
82.7
1
Houghton-le-Spring Billy Blyton 37,718
75.8
1
Ince Tom Brown 32,148
72.3
1
Kirkcaldy Burghs Thomas Hubbard 26,885
60.6
1
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 39,731
72.5
1
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 37,097
69.9
1
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 28,841
79.6
1
Midlothian and Peebles David Pryde 29,271
55.3
1
Morpeth Robert Taylor 27,718
71.9
1
Neath D. J. Williams 34,496
76.9
1
Normanton Albert Roberts 31,052
73.5
1
North East Derbyshire Henry White 33,376
66.7
1
North West Durham James Murray 30,417
68.7
1
Pontefract George Sylvester 35,280
76.2
1
Rhondda East William Mainwaring 27,958
81.2
1
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 26,123
81.1
1
Rother Valley David Griffiths 41,990
75.7
1
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 28,219
62.3
1
Wallsend John McKay 35,678
58.7
1
Wells David Llewellyn 21,481
44.8
2
Wigan Ronald Williams 34,530
66.9
1
[ edit ] 1955 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 28]
Barnsley Roy Mason 39,485
72.8
1
Bedwellty Harold Finch 30,104
82.4
1
Blaydon William Whiteley 25,273
66.5
1
Bolsover Harold Neal 30,074
78.9
1
Bothwell John Timmons 23,365
54.2
1
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 27,852
75.2
1
Chester-le-Street Patrick Bartley 32,323
76.3
1
Consett William Stones 30,979
67.1
1
Dearne Valley Wilfred Paling 36,718
77.9
1
Dewsbury William Paling 23,286
52.1
1
Don Valley Thomas Williams 38,433
73.7
1
Durham Charles Grey 32,412
66.1
1
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 26,058
79.3
1
Gower David Grenfell 26,304
68.3
1
Hamilton Tom Fraser 26,187
67.4
1
Hemsworth Horace Holmes 42,603
83.3
1
Houghton-le-Spring Billy Blyton 33,375
76.1
1
Ince Tom Brown 29,830
72.7
1
Kirkcaldy Burghs Thomas Hubbard 23,861
59.3
1
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 34,021
66.6
1
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 29,543
68.5
1
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 25,630
77.3
1
Midlothian David Pryde 25,994
60.2
1
Neath D. J. Williams 30,581
76.4
1
Normanton Albert Roberts 27,846
73.5
1
North East Derbyshire Henry White 34,965
66.5
1
North Somerset David Llewellyn 22,802
45.8
2
North West Durham William Ainsley 27,116
67.4
1
Pontefract George Sylvester 32,646
76.2
1
Rhondda East William Mainwaring 21,859
72.6
1
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 21,288
73.8
1
Rother Valley David Griffiths 39,968
75.6
1
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 37,221
59.7
1
Wallsend John McKay 34,625
57.8
1
Wigan Ronald Williams 29,755
64.4
1
[ edit ] 1959 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 29]
Barnsley Roy Mason 42,565
73.7
1
Bedwellty Harold Finch 30,697
81.8
1
Blaydon Robert Woof 25,969
65.4
1
Bolsover Harold Neal 32,536
78.2
1
Bothwell John Timmons 25,119
54.7
1
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 28,154
72.7
1
Chester-le-Street Norman Pentland 33,901
75.8
1
Consett William Stones 32,307
66.8
1
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 39,088
77.7
1
Don Valley Richard Kelley 40,935
70.9
1
Durham Charles Grey 33,795
66.4
1
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 27,326
81.0
1
Hamilton Tom Fraser 27,423
66.1
1
Hemsworth Alan Beaney 45,153
82.2
1
Houghton-le-Spring Billy Blyton 35,960
75.9
1
Ince Tom Brown 30,752
72.3
1
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 34,625
66.7
1
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 31,066
67.9
1
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 26,608
77.1
1
Midlothian James Hill 28,457
60.2
1
Neath D. J. Williams 30,469
71.4
1
Normanton Albert Roberts 29,672
72.7
1
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 37,444
62.9
1
North West Durham William Ainsley 28,064
68.1
1
Pontefract George Sylvester 35,194
76.4
1
Rhondda East Elfed Davies 20,565
65.2
1
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 21,130
72.0
1
Rother Valley David Griffiths 43,962
74.1
1
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 30,642
58.5
1
Wallsend John McKay 37,862
56.6
1
Wigan Alan Fitch 30,664
66.3
1
[ edit ] 1964 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 30]
Ayr Alex Eadie 18,346
47.8
2
Barnsley Roy Mason 37,250
66.8
1
Bedwellty Harold Finch 29,425
83.5
1
Blaydon Robert Woof 25,926
66.7
1
Bolsover Harold Neal 31,234
79.3
1
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 26,001
72.1
1
Chesterfield Eric Varley 29,452
56.5
1
Chester-le-Street Norman Pentland 32,895
75.2
1
Consett William Stones 29,676
68.1
1
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 38,101
80.7
1
Don Valley Richard Kelley 42,452
71.9
1
Dunfermline Burghs Adam Hunter 22,468
61.6
1
Durham Charles Grey 32,818
68.3
1
Hamilton Tom Fraser 28,964
71.0
1
Hemsworth Alan Beaney 42,528
83.1
1
Ince Michael McGuire 31,042
72.0
1
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 21,134
54.7
1
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 32,546
65.9
1
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 29,055
63.6
1
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 23,275
75.3
1
Midlothian James Hill 29,820
61.3
1
Normanton Albert Roberts 28,477
72.5
1
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 38,657
64.2
1
Pontefract Joseph Harper 32,357
76.2
1
Rhondda East Elfed Davies 20,510
71.2
1
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 20,713
79.3
1
Rother Valley David Griffiths 43,101
74.4
1
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 32,273
60.7
1
Wigan Alan Fitch 28,640
69.4
1
[ edit ] 1966 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 31]
Abertillery Clifford Williams 23,353
88.1
1
Barnsley Roy Mason 38,744
75.7
1
Bedwellty Harold Finch 29,723
86.3
1
Berwick-upon-Tweed James W. Conway 9,908
33.0
2
Blaydon Robert Woof 26,629
69.2
1
Bolsover Harold Neal 30,114
81.6
1
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 26,330
74.3
1
Chesterfield Eric Varley 31,542
61.6
1
Chester-le-Street Norman Pentland 32,467
77.0
1
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 36,735
81.6
1
Don Valley Richard Kelley 43,973
74.9
1
Dunfermline Burghs Adam Hunter 20,709
58.4
1
Durham Charles Grey 32,200
70.6
1
Hamilton Tom Fraser 27,865
71.2
1
Hemsworth Alan Beaney 41,887
85.4
1
Ince Michael McGuire 30,915
73.6
1
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 19,988
56.9
1
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 33,674
71.4
1
Mansfield Don Concannon 28,849
64.2
1
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 21,737
74.5
1
Midlothian Alex Eadie 27,608
56.6
1
Normanton Albert Roberts 29,416
76.4
1
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 38,723
66.9
1
Pontefract Joseph Harper 32,328
78.4
1
Rhondda East Elfed Davies 21,567
77.4
1
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 19,060
76.1
1
Rother Valley David Griffiths 43,634
76.8
1
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 34,058
64.7
1
Wigan Alan Fitch 28,754
72.9
1
[ edit ] 1970 general election [ edit ] Dennis Skinner, MP from 1970
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 32]
Barnsley Roy Mason 34,956
64.8
1
Blaydon Robert Woof 25,724
64.9
1
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 28,830
77.5
1
Carlton Carl Bennett 27,043
40.4
2
Chesterfield Eric Varley 30,386
59.0
1
Chester-le-Street Norman Pentland 33,694
71.6
1
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 33,966
75.1
1
Don Valley Richard Kelley 42,496
69.5
1
Dunfermline Burghs Adam Hunter 21,532
57.1
1
Hamilton Alexander Wilson 25,431
53.0
1
Hemsworth Alan Beaney 40,013
80.8
1
Ince Michael McGuire 32,295
68.5
1
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 22,324
57.3
1
Mansfield Don Concannon 30,554
66.1
1
Midlothian Alex Eadie 30,802
52.9
1
Morpeth George Grant 21,826
60.4
1
Normanton Albert Roberts 28,421
68.4
1
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 38,181
60.9
1
Pontefract Joseph Harper 31,774
74.8
1
Rhondda East Elfed Davies 19,602
68.7
1
Wigan Alan Fitch 28,102
67.5
1
[ edit ] February 1974 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 33]
Barnsley Roy Mason 40,595
71.8
1
Blaydon Robert Woof 22,279
58.7
1
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 30,787
76.5
1
Cardiff North West Charlie Blewett 10,641
29.9
2
Chesterfield Eric Varley 31,040
54.8
1
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 34,727
68.8
1
Don Valley Richard Kelley 48,737
70.1
1
Dunfermline Adam Hunter 19,201
39.3
1
Hamilton Alexander Wilson 19,070
48.0
1
Hemsworth Alec Woodall 44,093
82.8
1
Ince Michael McGuire 39,822
70.0
1
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 22,689
54.7
1
Mansfield Don Concannon 34,378
64.5
1
Midlothian Alex Eadie 32,220
44.7
1
Morpeth George Grant 22,026
56.4
1
Normanton Albert Roberts 29,621
67.2
1
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 29,602
57.0
1
Pontefract and Castleford Joseph Harper 34,409
74.8
1
Rochdale Lawrence Cunliffe 16,367
31.8
2
Rushcliffe Michael Gallagher 12,119
22.6
2
Wigan Alan Fitch 30,485
71.3
1
October 1974 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 34]
Barnsley Roy Mason 34,212
65.3
1
Berwick-upon-Tweed G. Spain 4,768
14.0
3
Blaydon Robert Woof 23,743
52.3
1
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 27,275
70.6
1
Cardiff North West Charlie Blewett 11,319
32.7
2
Chesterfield Eric Varley 30,953
59.9
1
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 33,315
74.1
1
Don Valley Richard Kelley 41,187
63.3
1
Dunfermline Adam Hunter 18,470
40.1
1
Hamilton Alexander Wilson 18,487
47.6
1
Hemsworth Alec Woodall 37,467
76.5
1
Ince Michael McGuire 35,453
63.5
1
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 23,964
60.5
1
Mansfield Don Concannon 28,964
57.4
1
Midlothian Alex Eadie 28,652
41.5
1
Morpeth George Grant 22,696
63.8
1
Normanton Albert Roberts 24,372
58.7
1
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 25,234
49.9
1
Pontefract and Castleford Joseph Harper 30,208
70.4
1
Wigan Alan Fitch 27,692
65.8
1
1979 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 35]
Ashfield Frank Haynes 33,116
52.8
1
Barnsley Roy Mason 36,276
64.0
1
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 27,495
66.6
1
Carlton Arthur Palmer 18,989
31.4
2
Chesterfield Eric Varley 31,049
57.4
1
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 31,783
68.8
1
Don Valley Michael Welsh 39,603
55.6
1
Hemsworth Alec Woodall 36,509
69.6
1
Ince Michael McGuire 34,599
56.2
1
Leigh Lawrence Cunliffe 27,736
54.1
1
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 22,576
55.5
1
Mansfield Don Concannon 29,051
52.3
1
Midlothian Alex Eadie 37,773
47.8
1
Morpeth George Grant 21,744
56.3
1
North East Derbyshire Raymond Ellis 27,218
48.1
1
Normanton Albert Roberts 26,591
56.4
1
Rushcliffe Clive Atkins 11,712
21.3
2
Wigan Alan Fitch 26,144
59.8
1
1983 general election [ edit ] Kevin Barron, MP from 1983
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 36]
Ashfield Frank Haynes 21,859
41.7
1
Barnsley Central Roy Mason 21,847
59.8
1
Barnsley East Terry Patchett 23,905
66.3
1
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 26,514
56.3
1
Chesterfield Eric Varley 23,881
48.1
1
Doncaster North Michael Welsh 26,626
52.8
1
Don Valley Martin Redmond 23,036
45.1
1
Hemsworth Alec Woodall 22,081
59.3
1
Leigh Lawrence Cunliffe 25,477
51.2
1
Mansfield Don Concannon 18,670
40.5
1
Makerfield Michael McGuire 25,114
49.3
1
Midlothian Alex Eadie 19,401
42.7
1
North East Derbyshire Raymond Ellis 21,094
40.8
1
Rother Valley Kevin Barron 21,781
46.5
1
Wansbeck Jack Thompson 21,732
47.0
1
1987 general election [ edit ] Ronnie Campbell, MP from 1987
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Barnsley Central Eric Illsley 26,139
66.8
1
Barnsley East Terry Patchett 29,948
74.5
1
Blyth Valley Ronnie Campbell 19,604
42.5
1
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 28,453
56.2
1
Clydesdale Jimmy Hood 21,826
45.3
1
Doncaster North Michael Welsh 32,950
61.8
1
Don Valley Martin Redmond 29,200
53.1
1
Easington John Cummings 32,396
68.1
1
Hemsworth George Buckley 27,859
67.0
1
Leigh Lawrence Cunliffe 30,064
58.6
1
Midlothian Alex Eadie 22,553
48.3
1
Rother Valley Kevin Barron 28,292
56.4
1
Wansbeck Jack Thompson 28,080
57.5
1
1992 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 37] [ 38]
Barnsley Central Eric Illsley 27,048
69.3
1
Barnsley East Terry Patchett 30,346
77.2
1
Barnsley West and Penistone Michael Clapham 27,965
58.3
1
Blyth Valley Ronnie Campbell 24,542
49.9
1
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 33,978
64.5
1
Clydesdale Jimmy Hood 21,418
44.6
1
Doncaster North Kevin Hughes 34,135
61.8
1
Don Valley Martin Redmond 32,008
55.0
1
Easington John Cummings 34,269
72.7
1
Leigh Lawrence Cunliffe 32,225
61.3
1
Midlothian Eric Clarke 20,588
43.9
1
Rother Valley Kevin Barron 30,977
60.5
1
Sunderland North Bill Etherington 30,481
60.7
1
Wansbeck Jack Thompson 30,046
59.7
1
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