British MPs sponsored by mining unions

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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.

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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.

History

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] The MFGB initially believed that the committee would not be successful and remained apart, but from 1902 it raised a centralised Labour Political Fund of one shilling per member, to stand working coal miners or officials as Parliamentary candidates, and then to support successful members of Parliament, as they were otherwise unpaid. Candidates were free to stand under the label of any political party, or as independents, although in practice affiliations were agreed with the local union. At the 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] However, a few mining MPs refused to take the Labour whip, and remained part of the Liberal-Labour group until 1918. [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] and unlike many other unions, the MFGB focused on standing members in these seats, where it had the strongest membership. [4] After 1918, Labour won the majority of seats in the coalfields. In Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Durham, the county unions increased political levies, to employ political organisers and 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] The MFGB remained the largest union in the country until 1937, and also had sponsored the most Labour Party candidates, had the largest number of members affiliated to the Labour Party, and typically had the largest political fund of any union. This ensured that it remained influential and able to get its members selected in many promising constituencies. [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]

Lib-Lab candidates

1874 general election

Alexander Macdonald, one of the first two mining MPs Alexander Macdonald.png
Alexander Macdonald, one of the first two mining MPs
Thomas Burt, one of the first two mining MPs Thomas Burt.jpg
Thomas Burt, one of the first two mining MPs
ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [7]
Merthyr Tydfil Thomas Halliday 4,91225.33 Amalgamated Association
Morpeth Thomas Burt 3,33285.11 Northumberland
Stafford Alexander Macdonald 1,18327.72 National Union
Wigan William Pickard 1,13412.74 Amalgamated Association

Macdonald was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.

1880 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [7]
Morpeth Thomas Burt unopposedN/A1 Northumberland
Stafford Alexander Macdonald 1,34525.81 National Union

Macdonald was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency

1885 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [7]
Chesterfield James Haslam 1,90725.63 Derbyshire
Houghton-le-Spring John Wilson 6,51157.71 Durham
Mid Durham William Crawford 5,79964.11 Durham
Morpeth Thomas Burt unopposedN/A1 Northumberland
Normanton Ben Pickard 5,61560.21 Yorkshire
Rhondda William Abraham 3,85956.31 Cambrian
Wansbeck Charles Fenwick 5,85868.41 Northumberland

Abraham stood as an independent Liberal-Labour candidate.

1886 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [7]
Houghton-le-Spring John Wilson 5,05946.32 Durham
Mid Durham William Crawford unopposedN/A1 Durham
Morpeth Thomas Burt unopposedN/A1 Northumberland
Normanton Ben Pickard 4,77156.21 Yorkshire
Rhondda William Abraham unopposedN/A1 Cambrian
Wansbeck Charles Fenwick 5,23575.41 Northumberland

By-elections, 1886–1892

John Wilson, MP from 1885 to 1886, and 1890 to 1915 1895 John Wilson.jpg
John Wilson, MP from 1885 to 1886, and 1890 to 1915
By-electionCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor
1890 Mid Durham by-election John Wilson 5,46861.81 Durham

1892 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [7]
Ince Sam Woods 4,57951.31 Lancashire and Cheshire
Mid Durham John Wilson 5,66160.71 Durham
Morpeth Thomas Burt unopposedN/A1 Northumberland
Normanton Ben Pickard 6,13461.71 Yorkshire
Rhondda William Abraham unopposedN/A1 Cambrian
Wansbeck Charles Fenwick 5,69666.11 Northumberland
Wigan Thomas Aspinwall 3,31249.22 Lancashire and Cheshire

1895 general election

William Abraham, MP from 1885 to 1920 William Abraham.jpg
William Abraham, MP from 1885 to 1920
ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [7]
Ince Sam Woods 4,79047.82 Lancashire and Cheshire
Mid Durham John Wilson 5,93758.01 Durham
Morpeth Thomas Burt 3,40473.41 Northumberland
Normanton Ben Pickard 5,49958.31 Yorkshire
Rhondda William Abraham unopposedN/A1 Cambrian
Wansbeck Charles Fenwick 5,62969.91 Northumberland
Wigan Thomas Aspinwall 3,07543.82 Lancashire and Cheshire

1900 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [7]
Hanley Enoch Edwards 5,94447.41 Midland
Mid Durham John Wilson 5,56557.51 Durham
Morpeth Thomas Burt 3,11753.51 Northumberland
Normanton Ben Pickard 5,02558.21 Yorkshire
Nuneaton William Johnson 4,43243.62 Midland
Rhondda William Abraham 8,38381.71 South Wales
Wansbeck Charles Fenwick 5,47456.11 Northumberland

By-elections, 1900–1906

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Fred Hall, MP from 1905 to 1933
By-electionCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor
1904 Gateshead by-election John Johnson 8,22054.01 Durham
1904 Normanton by-election William Parrott 6,85570.21 Yorkshire
1904 West Monmouthshire by-election Thomas Richards 7,99570.41 South Wales
1905 Normanton by-election Frederick Hall unopposedN/A1 Yorkshire

1906 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [2]
Chesterfield James Haslam 7,25456.51 Derbyshire
Gateshead John Johnson 9,65165.31 Durham
Gower John Williams 4,84142.81 South Wales
Hallamshire John Wadsworth 8,37555.21 Yorkshire
Hanley Enoch Edwards 9,18368.21 Midland
Mid Durham John Wilson unopposedN/A1 Durham
Morpeth Thomas Burt 5,51874.21 Northumberland
Normanton Frederick Hall unopposedN/A1 Yorkshire
Nuneaton William Johnson 7,67756.81 Midland
Rhondda William Abraham unopposedN/A1 South Wales
South Glamorganshire William Brace 10,51463.31 South Wales
Wansbeck Charles Fenwick 10,38676.41 Northumberland
West Monmouthshire Thomas Richards unopposedN/A1 South Wales

By-elections, 1906–1910

By-electionCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor
1907 North East Derbyshire by-election W. E. Harvey 6,64452.91 Derbyshire
1907 North West Staffordshire by-election Albert Stanley 7,39659.41 Midland

January 1910 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [7]
Mid Durham John Wilson unopposedN/A1 Durham
Morpeth Thomas Burt 5,87466.11 Northumberland
Wansbeck Charles Fenwick 10,87270.01 Northumberland

December 1910 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [7]
Mid Durham John Wilson unopposedN/A1 Durham
Morpeth Thomas Burt unopposedN/A1 Northumberland
Wansbeck Charles Fenwick unopposedN/A1 Northumberland

By-elections, 1910–1918

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Barnet Kenyon, MP from 1913
By-electionCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor
1913 Chesterfield by-election Barnet Kenyon 7,72555.81 Derbyshire
1915 Mid Durham by-election Samuel Galbraith unopposedN/A1 Durham

Other parties

PartyElectionConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor
Scottish United Trades Councils Labour Party 1892 United Kingdom general election Edinburgh Central John Wilson 4347.33 Scottish [8]
Scottish United Trades Councils Labour Party 1892 United Kingdom general election Stirlingshire Robert Chisholm Robertson 6636.33 Scottish [8]
Scottish Labour Party 1894 Mid Lanarkshire by-election Mid Lanarkshire 1,22113.83 Scottish [8]
Independent Labour Party 1895 United Kingdom general election Glasgow Camlachie Robert Smillie 69610.93 Scottish [8]
Independent Labour 1906 United Kingdom general election Chester-le-Street John Wilkinson Taylor 8,80545.61 Durham Colliery Mechanics
Independent Labour 1918 by-election Wansbeck Ebby Edwards 5,26747.52 Northumberland

Scottish Workers' Representation Committee

By-elections, 1900–1906

ElectionCandidateVotesPercentagePositionSponsor [9]
1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election Robert Smillie 2,90021.73 Scottish
1904 North East Lanarkshire by-election John Robertson 3,98427.93 Scottish

1906 UK general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotesPercentagePositionSponsor [9]
Falkirk Burghs David Gilmour 1,76317.53 Scottish
North Ayrshire James Brown 2,68420.83 Scottish
North East Lanarkshire John Robertson 4,65829.23 Scottish
North West Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 3,29123.93 Scottish
Paisley Robert Smillie 2,48223.13 Scottish

Labour candidates

1906 general election

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Stephen Walsh, MP from 1906 to 1929
ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [10] [11]
Ince Stephen Walsh 8,04670.21 Lancashire and Cheshire
St Helens Thomas Glover 6,08856.61 Lancashire and Cheshire

By-elections, 1906–1910

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position [12]
1906 Cockermouth by-election Robert Smillie 1,43614.53
1909 Mid Derbyshire by-election John George Hancock 6,73560.51

January 1910 general election

J. E. Sutton, MP from 1910 to 1918, 1922, and 1923 to 1931 J. E. Sutton.jpg
J. E. Sutton, MP from 1910 to 1918, 1922, and 1923 to 1931
ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [12]
Bishop Auckland William House 3,99333.22
Chester-le-Street John Wilkinson Taylor 12,68464.81
Chesterfield James Haslam 8,23459.11
Gateshead John Johnson 3,57221.43
Gower John Williams 9,31278.61
Hallamshire John Wadsworth 10,19362.21
Hanley Enoch Edwards 9,19963.91
Ince Stephen Walsh 7,72360.61
Leigh Thomas Greenall 3,26824.73
Manchester East John Edward Sutton 6,11054.51
Mid Derbyshire John Hancock 7,57563.91
Mid Lanarkshire Robert Smillie 3,86425.73
Morley Herbert Smith 2,19116.13
Normanton Frederick Hall 9,17272.21
North Ayrshire James Brown 1,80112.93
North East Derbyshire William Edwin Harvey 8,71557.61
North East Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 2,16011.83
North West Lanarkshire Robert Small 1,7189.73
North West Staffordshire Albert Stanley 8,56659.81
Nuneaton William Johnson 8,15450.81
Rhondda William Abraham 12,43678.21
St Helens Thomas Glover 6,51253.31
South Glamorganshire William Brace 11,61261.11
West Fife William Adamson 4,73637.72
West Monmouthshire Thomas Richards 13,29581.41
Whitehaven Andrew Sharp 82528.83
Wigan Henry Twist 4,80352.81

By-elections, Jan–Dec 1910

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position [12]
1910 Mid Glamorgan by-election Vernon Hartshorn 6,21041.02

December 1910 general election

William Adamson, MP from 1910 to 1931 Cropped photograph of William Adamson.jpg
William Adamson, MP from 1910 to 1931
ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [12]
Bishop Auckland William House 3,99333.22
Chester-le-Street John Wilkinson Taylor unopposedN/A1
Chesterfield James Haslam 7,28359.01
East Glamorgan Charles Stanton 4,67524.13
Gower John Williams 5,48054.81
Hallamshire John Wadsworth 8,70859.91
Hanley Enoch Edwards 8,34364.21
Ince Stephen Walsh 7,11757.21
Manchester East John Edward Sutton 5,52454.31
Mid Derbyshire John Hancock 6,55760.51
Mid Glamorganshire Vernon Hartshorn 6,10244.52
Mid Lanarkshire Robert Smillie 3,84724.73
Normanton Frederick Hall unopposedN/A1
North East Derbyshire William Edwin Harvey 7,83856.31
North West Staffordshire Albert Stanley 8,12562.21
Nuneaton William Johnson 8,19952.21
Rhondda William Abraham 9,07371.01
St Helens Thomas Glover 5,75248.92
South Glamorganshire William Brace 10,91058.41
West Fife William Adamson 6,12853.01
West Monmouthshire Thomas Richards unopposedN/A1
Whitehaven Thomas Richardson 1,41453.71
Wigan Henry Twist 4,11046.82

By-elections, 1910–1918

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position [12]
1911 North East Lanarkshire by-election John Robertson 2,87916.33
1912 Holmfirth by-election William Lunn 3,19528.23
1912 Hanley by-election Samuel Finney 1,69411.83
1912 Midlothian by-election Robert Brown 2,41516.73
1913 Houghton-le-Spring by-election William House 4,16526.23
1913 South Lanarkshire by-election Thomas Gibb1,67416.83
1914 North East Derbyshire by-election James Martin 3,66922.53
1915 Merthyr Tydfil by-election James Winstone 6,08037.22
1916 North West Staffordshire by-election Samuel Finney unopposedN/A1

1918 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [13]
Abertillery William Brace unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Barnard Castle John Edmund Swan 5,46842.91 Durham
Bedwellty Charles Edwards 11,37053.61 South Wales
Blaydon William Whiteley 7,84441.62 Durham
Bothwell John Robertson 9,02749.12 Scottish
Broxtowe George Alfred Spencer 11,15055.21 Nottinghamshire
Burslem Samuel Finney 7,47444.31 Midland
Caerphilly Alfred Onions 11,49654.81 South Wales
Clay Cross Frank Hall 6,76645.92 Derbyshire
Cleveland Harry Dack 8,61035.32 Cleveland
Darwen John McGurk 5,21123.43 Lancashire and Cheshire
Don Valley Edward Hough 3,22624.53 Yorkshire
Durham Joshua Ritson 8,80949.42 Durham
Ebbw Vale Thomas Richards unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Farnworth Thomas Greenall 9,74040.82 Lancashire and Cheshire
Frome Edward Gill 10,45443.92 Somerset
Gower John Williams 10,10954.81 South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Macgregor Graham 6,98842.11 Scottish
Hemsworth John Guest 8,10255.51 Yorkshire
Hexham William Weir 4,16826.22 Northumberland
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 7,31536.41 Durham
Ince Stephen Walsh 14,88287.01 Lancashire and Cheshire
Lichfield Thomas Riley5,54836.42 Midland
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 7,65438.42 Lancashire and Cheshire
Mansfield William Carter 8,95743.61 Nottinghamshire
Merthyr James Winstone 12,68247.32 South Wales
Morpeth John Cairns 7,67734.31 Northumberland
Normanton Frederick Hall unopposedN/A1 Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 5,56028.62 Derbyshire
North Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 5,67334.12 Scottish
Ogmore Vernon Hartshorn unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Oswestry Thomas Morris8,46740.82 North Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian James Gold4,83039.42 Scottish
Pontefract Isaac Burns 5,04737.12 Yorkshire
Pontypridd David Lewis Davies 10,15242.82 South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts-Morgan unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Rhondda West William Abraham unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Walter Grundy 9,91755.11 Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 9,09844.11 Yorkshire
Seaham Jack Lawson 8,98841.32 Durham
Sedgefield John Herriotts 5,80136.82 Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 6,35837.31 Scottish
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 8,19646.52 Durham
Wallsend John Chapman6,83534.02 Northumberland [14]
Wansbeck Ebenezer Edwards 5,26747.52 Northumberland
Wentworth George Henry Hirst 13,02959.81 Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 10,66472.61 Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 12,91448.01 Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 10,44151.41 Cumberland*

By-elections, 1918–1922

Jack Lawson, MP from 1919 to 1949 Lord Lawson of Beamish.jpg
Jack Lawson, MP from 1919 to 1949
By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1919 Bothwell by-election John Robertson 13,13568.81
1919 Pontefract by-election Isaac Burns 8,44546.02
1919 Chester-le-Street by-election Jack Lawson 17,83877.11
1920 Abertillery by-election George Barker 15,94266.41
1921 Penistone by-election William Gillis 8,56036.21
1922 Tamworth by-election George Henry Jones 6,67131.22
1922 Manchester Clayton by-election John Edward Sutton 14,66257.11
1922 Gower by-election David Rhys Grenfell 13,29657.51
1922 Pontypridd by-election Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones 16,63057.01

1922 general election

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Wilfred Paling, MP from 1922 to 1959
ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [13]
Aberdare George Hall 20,70457.21 South Wales
Abertillery George Barker unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Barnard Castle John Swan 8,05249.32 Durham
Bedwellty Charles Edwards 17,27063.01 South Wales
Belper Oliver Wright 7,94238.92 Derbyshire
Blaydon William Whiteley 14,72253.91 Durham
Bothwell John Robertson 13,87257.01 Scottish
Broxtowe George Spencer 11,69950.81 Nottinghamshire
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 20,29668.51 Durham
Durham Joshua Ritson 14,06855.21 Durham
Cleveland Harry Dack 10,84329.53 Cleveland
Darwen John McGurk 4,52815.83 Lancashire and Cheshire
Doncaster Wilfred Paling 13,43746.51 Yorkshire
Don Valley Tom Williams 9,90347.01 Yorkshire
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 11,65250.41 Scottish
Ebbw Vale Evan Davies 16,94765.41 South Wales
Farnworth Thomas Greenall 13,39145.61 Lancashire and Cheshire
Frome Edward Gill 14,31148.82 Somerset
Gower David Rhys Grenfell 13,38854.21 South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Macgregor Graham 12,36557.81 Scottish
Hemsworth John Guest 14,29563.21 Yorkshire
Hexham George Shield 5,05024.23 Northumberland*
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 14,61151.91 Durham
Ince Stephen Walsh 17,33267.71 Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Henry Twist 15,00645.01 Lancashire and Cheshire
Lichfield Walter John French 9,31646.82 Midland
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 14,78950.02 Lancashire and Cheshire
Mansfield William Carter 14,91748.02 Nottinghamshire
Morpeth John Cairns 15,02648.31 Northumberland
Neath William Jenkins 19,56659.51 South Wales
Normanton Frederick Hall 16,04073.31 Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 9,35933.91 Derbyshire
North Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 10,34947.31 Scottish
Nuneaton James Stevenson10,84232.52 Midland
Ogmore Vernon Hartshorn 17,32155.81 South Wales
Oswestry Thomas Morris6,10523.83 North Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian Joseph Westwood 6,39436.01 Scottish
Penistone William Gillis 8,38233.72 Yorkshire
Pontefract Tom Smith 9,11138.91 Yorkshire
Pontypridd Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones 14,88447.21 South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts-Morgan 17,14655.01 South Wales
Rhondda West William John 18,00162.11 South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Grundy unopposedN/A1 Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 17,83162.81 Yorkshire
Sedgefield John Herriotts 9,75643.61 Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 11,51155.61 Scottish
South Shields Will Lawther 15,73539.72 Durham
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 13,76650.31 Durham
Stirling and Falkirk Hugh Murnin 11,07353.31 Scottish*
Wansbeck George Warne 16,03245.21 Northumberland [14]
Wentworth George Henry Hirst unopposedN/A1 Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson unopposedN/A1 Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 20,07956.51 Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 14,54654.71 Cumberland

By-elections, 1922–1923

By-electionCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [14]
1923 Morpeth by-election Robert Smillie 20,05360.51 Northumberland

1923 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [13]
Aberdare George Hall 22,37958.21 South Wales
Abertillery George Barker unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Barnsley John Potts 12,67448.01 Yorkshire
Bedwellty Charles Edwards 17,56467.61 South Wales
Belper Oliver Wright 7,28431.52 Derbyshire
Blaydon William Whiteley 15,07367.91 Durham
Bothwell John Robertson 14,21160.21 Scottish
Broxtowe George Spencer 13,21954.51 Nottinghamshire
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 20,71274.71 Durham
Don Valley Tom Williams 12,89860.41 Yorkshire
Doncaster Wilfred Paling 16,19860.61 Yorkshire
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 12,60653.61 Scottish
Durham Joshua Ritson 13,81956.81 Durham
Ebbw Vale Evan Davies 16,49265.61 South Wales
Farnworth Thomas Greenall 14,85857.21 Lancashire and Cheshire
Gower David Rhys Grenfell 14,77159.11 South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Macgregor Graham 11,85858.41 Scottish
Hemsworth John Guest 13,15970.11 Yorkshire
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 15,22559.31 Durham
Ince Stephen Walsh 17,36573.51 Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Joe Tinker 13,98943.01 Lancashire and Cheshire
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 17,25556.71 Lancashire and Cheshire
Mansfield Frank Varley 18,81357.81 Nottinghamshire
Morpeth Robert Smillie 16,90264.21 Northumberland
Neath William Jenkins 20,76462.31 South Wales
Normanton Frederick Hall 15,45378.01 Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 10,97139.51 Derbyshire
North Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 10,52650.51 Scottish
Ogmore Vernon Hartshorn unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian Joseph Westwood 7,88243.01 Scottish
Pontefract Tom Smith 11,13445.31 Yorkshire
Pontypridd Thomas Mardy Jones 16,83754.91 South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts-Morgan 21,33871.91 South Wales
Rhondda West William John 18,20665.41 South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Walter Grundy 15,96768.61 Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 15,11566.01 Yorkshire
Sedgefield John Herriotts 11,08750.02 Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 11,16955.91 Scottish
South Shields Will Lawther 15,71740.72 Durham
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 15,56765.71 Durham
Stoke John Watts 12,50248.82 Midland
Wansbeck George Warne 18,58356.81 Northumberland
Wentworth George Henry Hirst unopposedN/A1 Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 12,20465.41 Scottish
Wigan John Allen Parkinson 19,63757.61 Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 15,29656.51 Cumberland

1924 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor [13]
Aberdare George Hall 20,70457.21 South Wales
Abertillery George Barker unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Barnsley John Potts 14,73851.71 Yorkshire
Bedwellty Charles Edwards unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Blaydon William Whiteley 17,67062.61 Durham
Bothwell John Robertson 14,59156.31 Scottish
Broxtowe George Spencer 15,27655.41 Nottinghamshire
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 22,70071.01 Durham
Cleveland William Mansfield 11,15329.42 Cleveland
Doncaster Wilfred Paling 16,49652.71 Yorkshire
Don Valley Tom Williams 14,95853.91 Yorkshire
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 13,88757.91 Scottish
Durham Joshua Ritson 15,03254.91 Durham
Ebbw Vale Evan Davies unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Farnworth Thomas Greenall 15,32747.51 Lancashire and Cheshire
Gower David Rhys Grenfell 15,37457.21 South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Macgregor Graham 13,00360.81 Scottish
Hemsworth John Guest 15,59369.31 Yorkshire
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 17,85757.81 Durham
Ince Stephen Walsh 18,27270.01 Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Joe Tinker 17,26251.51 Lancashire and Cheshire
Lichfield Frank Hodges 12,51246.22 Midland
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 17,33854.21 Lancashire and Cheshire
Mansfield Frank Varley 19,44159.01 Nottinghamshire
Morpeth Robert Smillie 19,24856.81 Northumberland
Neath William Jenkins unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Normanton Frederick Hall unopposedN/A1 Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 13,42044.91 Derbyshire
North Lanarkshire Joseph Sullivan 11,85246.12 Scottish
Ogmore Vernon Hartshorn unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian Joseph Westwood 7,79740.81 Scottish
Pontefract Tom Smith 13,04448.72 Yorkshire
Pontypridd Thomas Mardy-Jones 18,30155.91 South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts-Morgan unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Rhondda West William John unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Walter Grundy 18,75065.31 Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 16,54061.81 Yorkshire
Sedgefield John Herriotts 12,55247.32 Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 11,31350.41 Scottish
South Shields Will Lawther 16,85242.12 Durham
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 17,21163.01 Durham
Stirling and Falkirk Hugh Murnin 13,43653.91 Scottish*
Stoke John Watts 13,31842.72 Midland
Wansbeck George Warne 21,15952.91 Northumberland
Wentworth George Hirst unopposedN/A1 Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 14,68570.91 Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 20,35057.61 Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 15,35355.61 Cumberland

By-elections, 1924–1929

By-electionCandidateVotes %PositionSponsor
1926 Bothwell by-election Joseph Sullivan 14,83059.71
1929 Wansbeck by-election George Shield 20,39858.01 [15] Northumberland [14]

1929 general election

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Aneurin Bevan, MP from 1929 to 1960
ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [16] Sponsor [13]
Aberdare George Hall 29,55064.61 South Wales
Abertillery George Daggar 20,17564.51 South Wales
Barnard Castle Will Lawther 9,28142.01 Durham
Barnsley John Potts 21,85553.81 Yorkshire
Bedwellty Charles Edwards 26,02179.01 South Wales
Blaydon William Whiteley 21,22159.11 Durham
Bothwell Joseph Sullivan 17,00655.31 Scottish
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 26,97569.81 Durham
Cleveland William Mansfield 16,93836.31 Cleveland
Don Valley Tom Williams 31,46673.31 Yorkshire
Doncaster Wilfred Paling 25,29556.01 Yorkshire
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 15,28858.51 Scottish
Durham Joshua Ritson 18,51456.81 Durham
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 20,08860.31 South Wales
Farnworth Guy Rowson 21,85752.21 Lancashire and Cheshire
Gower David Rhys Grenfell 20,66454.01 South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Graham 16,59567.11 Scottish
Hemsworth John Guest 26,07579.91 Yorkshire
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 25,05657.11 Durham
Ince Gordon Macdonald 26,09173.81 Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Joe Tinker 25,63557.01 Lancashire and Cheshire
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 21,10355.01 Lancashire and Cheshire
Midlothian and Peebles Northern Andrew Clarke 10,77937.52
Morpeth Ebby Edwards 25,50861.31 Northumberland
Neath William Jenkins 29,45560.21 South Wales
Normanton Frederick Hall 26,00883.11 Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 21,63354.61 Derbyshire
Ogmore Vernon Hartshorn 22,90056.71 South Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian Joseph Westwood 11,16145.51 Scottish
Penistone Rennie Smith 17,28645.21 Yorkshire
Pontefract Tom Smith 17,33547.81 Yorkshire
Pontypridd Thomas Mardy Jones 20,83553.11 South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts Morgan 19,01050.21 South Wales
Rhondda West William John 23,23865.11 South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Walter Grundy 30,40576.31 Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 27,32061.71 Yorkshire
Sedgefield John Herriotts 15,74947.71 Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 16,98158.11 Scottish
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 20,85871.81 Durham
Stirling and Falkirk Hugh Murnin 15,40847.41 Scottish
Wansbeck George Shield 27,93054.41 Northumberland
Wentworth George Henry Hirst 35,27675.11 Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 17,66860.01 Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 27,46258.51 Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 20,59165.21 Cumberland

By-elections, 1929–1931

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1931 Pontypridd by-election David Lewis Davies 20,68759.91 [17]
1931 Ogmore by-election Edward Williams 19,35678.81 [17]

1931 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [18] Sponsor
Aberavon William Cove 23,02958.41
Aberdare George Hall unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Abertillery George Daggar unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Barnard Castle Will Lawther 10,28744.72 Durham
Barnsley John Potts 20,62249.12 Yorkshire
Bedwellty Charles Edwards unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Blaydon William Whiteley 18,43149.32 Durham
Bothwell Joseph Sullivan 14,42343.52 Scottish
Cleveland William Mansfield 20,06039.62 Cleveland
Doncaster Wilfred Paling 22,36345.12 Yorkshire
Don Valley Tom Williams 27,59958.61 Yorkshire
Durham Joshua Ritson 17,13649.62 Durham
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Farnworth Guy Rowson 19,55346.52 Lancashire and Cheshire
Gower David Rhys Grenfell 21,96353.41 South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Macgregor Graham 14,23353.91 Scottish
Hemsworth Gabriel Price 23,60970.51 Yorkshire
Houghton-le-Spring Robert Richardson 22,70047.12 Durham
Ince Gordon Macdonald 23,23763.41 Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Joe Tinker 23,96552.31 Lancashire and Cheshire
Manchester Clayton John Edward Sutton 17,16943.82 Lancashire and Cheshire
Morpeth Ebby Edwards 18,17448.72 Northumberland
Neath William Jenkins 30,87364.01 South Wales
Normanton Frederick Hall 22,87769.61 Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 19,38547.52 Derbyshire
Ogmore Edward Williams 23,06461.01 South Wales
Peebles and Southern Midlothian Joseph Westwood 9,18534.52 Scottish
Pontefract Tom Smith 16,87044.62 Yorkshire
Pontypridd David Lewis Davies 21,75158.41 South Wales
Rhondda East David Watts-Morgan 22,08668.11 South Wales
Rhondda West William John 23,02484.31 South Wales
Rother Valley Thomas Walter Grundy 26,18562.31 Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 24,89752.91 Yorkshire
Sedgefield John Herriotts 15,40441.22 Durham
South Ayrshire James Brown 13,73345.22 Scottish
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 18,07256.21 Durham
Stirling and Falkirk Burghs Hugh Murnin 12,48336.42 Scottish
Wansbeck George Shield 24,12641.82 Northumberland
Wentworth George Henry Hirst 31,86168.81 Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 11,06335.82 Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 23,54451.11 Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape 18,46954.91 Cumberland

By-elections, 1931–1935

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S. O. Davies, MP from 1934
By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1933 Rhondda East by-election William Mainwaring 14,12742.51 [19]
1933 Normanton by-election Tom Smith unopposedN/A1 [19]
1933 Wentworth by-election Wilfred Paling unopposedN/A1 [20]
1934 Hemsworth by-election George Griffiths unopposedN/A1 [20]
1934 Merthyr by-election S. O. Davies 18,64551.81 [20]

1935 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [21] Sponsor
Aberdare George Hall unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Abertillery George Daggar unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Barnsley John Potts 25,31858.91 Yorkshire
Bedwellty Charles Edwards unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Berwick and Haddington John Robertson 14,29941.92 Scottish
Blaydon William Whiteley 24,14862.31 Durham
Bothwell James C. Welsh 20,90060.31 Scottish
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 29,11171.01 Durham
Don Valley Tom Williams 33,22068.91 Yorkshire
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 16,27152.31 Scottish
Durham Joshua Ritson 21,51759.11 Durham
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 25,00777.81 South Wales
Farnworth Guy Rowson 22,04051.71 Lancashire and Cheshire
Gower David Grenfell 25,63266.81 South Wales
Hamilton Duncan Graham 17,04965.71 Scottish
Hemsworth George Griffiths 28,29880.11 Yorkshire
Houghton-le-Spring William Stewart 30,66557.21 Durham
Ince Gordon Macdonald 26,33472.61 Lancashire and Cheshire
Leigh Joe Tinker unopposedN/A1 Lancashire and Cheshire
Lichfield George Henry Jones 20,19146.22 Midland
Merthyr S. O. Davies 20,53068.01 South Wales
Morpeth Robert Taylor 28,90059.21 Northumberland [14]
Neath William Jenkins unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Normanton Tom Smith 26,70581.41 Yorkshire
North East Derbyshire Frank Lee 25,38257.21 Derbyshire
Ogmore Ted Williams unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Peebles and South Midlothian David Pryde 12,20947.22 Scottish
Pontypridd David Lewis Davies unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Rhondda East William Mainwaring 22,08861.81 South Wales
Rhondda West William John unopposedN/A1 South Wales
Rother Valley Edward Dunn 33,27172.01 Yorkshire
Rothwell William Lunn 31,47264.51 Yorkshire
South Ayrshire James Brown 18,19057.61 Scottish
Spennymoor Joseph Batey 21,47371.21 Durham
Wansbeck Edward Dowling29,90449.22 Northumberland [14]
Wentworth Wilfred Paling 37,47182.11 Yorkshire
West Fife William Adamson 12,86935.72 Scottish
Wigan John Parkinson 27,95061.31 Lancashire and Cheshire
Workington Thomas Cape unopposedN/A1 Cumberland

By-elections, 1935–1945

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1936 Llanelly by-election Jim Griffiths 32,18866.81 [22]
1938 Barnsley by-election Frank Collindridge 23,56664.41 [23]
1939 South Ayrshire by-election Alexander Sloan 17,90858.01 [23]
1942 North East Derbyshire by-election Henry White unopposedN/A1 [24]
1942 Wigan by-election William Foster unopposedN/A1 [24]
1942 Spennymoor by-election James Murray unopposedN/A1 [24]
1942 Rothwell by-election Thomas Brooks unopposedN/A1 [24]
1942 Ince by-election Tom Brown unopposedN/A1 [24]
1943 Hamilton by-election Tom Fraser unopposedN/A1 [24]
1943 Consett by-election James Glanville unopposedN/A1 [24]
1944 Clay Cross by-election Harold Neal 13,69376.31 [24]
1945 Neath by-election D. J. Williams 30,84779.31 [24]

1945 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [25]
Barnsley Frank Collindridge 30,61472.91
Bedwellty Charles Edwards 30,48082.11
Blaydon William Whiteley 29,93171.71
Bothwell John Timmons 25,36965.81
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 29,15880.21
Chester-le-Street Jack Lawson 33,78876.81
Clay Cross Harold Neal 27,53882.11
Consett James Glanville 28,61770.11
Dewsbury William Paling 16,33056.31
Don Valley Thomas Williams 40,15371.71
Dunfermline Burghs William McLean Watson 22,02164.71
Durham Charles Grey 24,13566.21
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 27,20980.11
Gower David Grenfell 30,67668.51
Hamilton Tom Fraser 20,01573.51
Hemsworth George Griffiths 33,98481.41
Houghton-le-Spring Billy Blyton 43,73066.71
Ince Tom Brown 28,70274.41
Kirkcaldy Burghs Thomas Hubbard 15,40145.01
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 44,51481.11
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 43,11375.11
Merthyr S. O. Davies 24,87981.41
Morpeth Robert Taylor 38,52173.21
Neath D. J. Williams 37,95775.81
Normanton Tom Smith 28,23884.31
North East Derbyshire Henry White 35,79565.61
Ogmore Ted Williams 32,71576.41
Peebles and Southern Midlothian David Pryde 15,54655.71
Pontypool Arthur Jenkins 27,45577.31
Rhondda East William Mainwaring 16,73348.41
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas unopposedN/A1
Rother Valley David Griffiths 44,44975.21
South Ayrshire Alexander Sloan 21,23561.31
Spennymoor James Murray 22,58769.91
Wallsend John McKay 32,06560.11
Wentworth Wilfred Paling 44,08083.61
Wigan William Foster 31,39268.21

By-elections, 1945–1950

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1946 Hemsworth by-election Horace Holmes unopposedN/A1
1946 Ogmore by-election John Evans 13,63270.61
1946 Aberdare by-election David Thomas 24,21568.31
1947 Normanton by-election George Sylvester 19,08579.81
1948 Wigan by-election Ronald Williams 28,94159.11

1950 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [26]
Aberdare David Thomas 33,39075.61
Barnsley Frank Collindridge 42,00868.61
Bedwellty Harold Finch 31,32983.41
Blaydon William Whiteley 28,34368.91
Bolsover Harold Neal 34,01780.61
Bothwell John Timmons 25,71556.71
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 30,27077.51
Chester-le-Street Patrick Bartley 35,34877.31
Consett James Glanville 34,90766.81
Dearne Valley Wilfred Paling 40,42079.61
Dewsbury William Paling 29,34153.61
Don Valley Thomas Williams 39,78974.01
Durham Charles Grey 36,02468.11
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 28,24580.71
Gower David Grenfell 32,56476.11
Hamilton Tom Fraser 29,29270.01
Hemsworth Horace Holmes 47,93482.41
Houghton-le-Spring Billy Blyton 36,04477.11
Ince Tom Brown 32,14571.81
Kirkcaldy Burghs Thomas Hubbard 25,75660.01
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 39,32670.81
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 36,22466.71
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 29,12078.91
Midlothian and Peebles David Pryde 26,96652.81
Morpeth Robert Taylor 27,54871.51
Neath D. J. Williams 33,03473.01
Normanton Thomas Brooks 31,98674.51
North East Derbyshire Henry White 33,41766.31
North West Durham James Murray 31,08469.71
Pontefract George Sylvester 35,43275.61
Rhondda East William Mainwaring 26,64575.91
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 27,15082.41
Rother Valley David Griffiths 42,22276.61
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 27,94662.51
Wallsend John McKay 33,79056.41
Wigan Ronald Williams 32,74662.51

1951 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [27]
Aberdare David Thomas 34,78378.61
Barnsley Sidney Schofield 37,52369.71
Bedwellty Harold Finch 31,58283.31
Blaydon William Whiteley 28,33768.21
Bolsover Harold Neal 33,66179.91
Bothwell John Timmons 26,52956.31
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 30,52377.21
Chester-le-Street Patrick Bartley 35,51177.01
Consett James Glanville 35,70569.21
Dearne Valley Wilfred Paling 39,78279.61
Dewsbury William Paling 28,65053.31
Don Valley Thomas Williams 39,68774.11
Durham Charles Grey 35,59767.11
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 28,28380.71
Gower David Grenfell 32,66175.91
Hamilton Tom Fraser 28,59168.71
Hemsworth Horace Holmes 47,40282.71
Houghton-le-Spring Billy Blyton 37,71875.81
Ince Tom Brown 32,14872.31
Kirkcaldy Burghs Thomas Hubbard 26,88560.61
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 39,73172.51
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 37,09769.91
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 28,84179.61
Midlothian and Peebles David Pryde 29,27155.31
Morpeth Robert Taylor 27,71871.91
Neath D. J. Williams 34,49676.91
Normanton Albert Roberts 31,05273.51
North East Derbyshire Henry White 33,37666.71
North West Durham James Murray 30,41768.71
Pontefract George Sylvester 35,28076.21
Rhondda East William Mainwaring 27,95881.21
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 26,12381.11
Rother Valley David Griffiths 41,99075.71
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 28,21962.31
Wallsend John McKay 35,67858.71
Wells David Llewellyn 21,48144.82
Wigan Ronald Williams 34,53066.91

By-elections, 1951–1955

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1953 Barnsley by-election Roy Mason 29,28372.91

1955 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [28]
Barnsley Roy Mason 39,48572.81
Bedwellty Harold Finch 30,10482.41
Blaydon William Whiteley 25,27366.51
Bolsover Harold Neal 30,07478.91
Bothwell John Timmons 23,36554.21
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 27,85275.21
Chester-le-Street Patrick Bartley 32,32376.31
Consett William Stones 30,97967.11
Dearne Valley Wilfred Paling 36,71877.91
Dewsbury William Paling 23,28652.11
Don Valley Thomas Williams 38,43373.71
Durham Charles Grey 32,41266.11
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 26,05879.31
Gower David Grenfell 26,30468.31
Hamilton Tom Fraser 26,18767.41
Hemsworth Horace Holmes 42,60383.31
Houghton-le-Spring Billy Blyton 33,37576.11
Ince Tom Brown 29,83072.71
Kirkcaldy Burghs Thomas Hubbard 23,86159.31
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 34,02166.61
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 29,54368.51
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 25,63077.31
Midlothian David Pryde 25,99460.21
Neath D. J. Williams 30,58176.41
Normanton Albert Roberts 27,84673.51
North East Derbyshire Henry White 34,96566.51
North Somerset David Llewellyn 22,80245.82
North West Durham William Ainsley 27,11667.41
Pontefract George Sylvester 32,64676.21
Rhondda East William Mainwaring 21,85972.61
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 21,28873.81
Rother Valley David Griffiths 39,96875.61
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 37,22159.71
Wallsend John McKay 34,62557.81
Wigan Ronald Williams 29,75564.41

By-elections, 1955–1959

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1956 Blaydon by-election Robert Woof 18,79169.91
1956 Chester-le-Street by-election Norman Pentland 27,91280.81
1958 Wigan by-election Alan Fitch 27,41571.01

1959 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [29]
Barnsley Roy Mason 42,56573.71
Bedwellty Harold Finch 30,69781.81
Blaydon Robert Woof 25,96965.41
Bolsover Harold Neal 32,53678.21
Bothwell John Timmons 25,11954.71
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 28,15472.71
Chester-le-Street Norman Pentland 33,90175.81
Consett William Stones 32,30766.81
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 39,08877.71
Don Valley Richard Kelley 40,93570.91
Durham Charles Grey 33,79566.41
Ebbw Vale Aneurin Bevan 27,32681.01
Hamilton Tom Fraser 27,42366.11
Hemsworth Alan Beaney 45,15382.21
Houghton-le-Spring Billy Blyton 35,96075.91
Ince Tom Brown 30,75272.31
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 34,62566.71
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 31,06667.91
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 26,60877.11
Midlothian James Hill 28,45760.21
Neath D. J. Williams 30,46971.41
Normanton Albert Roberts 29,67272.71
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 37,44462.91
North West Durham William Ainsley 28,06468.11
Pontefract George Sylvester 35,19476.41
Rhondda East Elfed Davies 20,56565.21
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 21,13072.01
Rother Valley David Griffiths 43,96274.11
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 30,64258.51
Wallsend John McKay 37,86256.61
Wigan Alan Fitch 30,66466.31

By-elections, 1959–1964

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1962 Pontefract by-election Joseph Harper 26,46177.31

1964 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [30]
Ayr Alex Eadie 18,34647.82
Barnsley Roy Mason 37,25066.81
Bedwellty Harold Finch 29,42583.51
Blaydon Robert Woof 25,92666.71
Bolsover Harold Neal 31,23479.31
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 26,00172.11
Chesterfield Eric Varley 29,45256.51
Chester-le-Street Norman Pentland 32,89575.21
Consett William Stones 29,67668.11
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 38,10180.71
Don Valley Richard Kelley 42,45271.91
Dunfermline Burghs Adam Hunter 22,46861.61
Durham Charles Grey 32,81868.31
Hamilton Tom Fraser 28,96471.01
Hemsworth Alan Beaney 42,52883.11
Ince Michael McGuire 31,04272.01
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 21,13454.71
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 32,54665.91
Mansfield Bernard Taylor 29,05563.61
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 23,27575.31
Midlothian James Hill 29,82061.31
Normanton Albert Roberts 28,47772.51
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 38,65764.21
Pontefract Joseph Harper 32,35776.21
Rhondda East Elfed Davies 20,51071.21
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 20,71379.31
Rother Valley David Griffiths 43,10174.41
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 32,27360.71
Wigan Alan Fitch 28,64069.41

By-elections, 1964–1966

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1965 Abertillery by-election Clifford Williams 18,25679.01

1966 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [31]
Abertillery Clifford Williams 23,35388.11
Barnsley Roy Mason 38,74475.71
Bedwellty Harold Finch 29,72386.31
Berwick-upon-Tweed James W. Conway9,90833.02
Blaydon Robert Woof 26,62969.21
Bolsover Harold Neal 30,11481.61
Caerphilly Ness Edwards 26,33074.31
Chesterfield Eric Varley 31,54261.61
Chester-le-Street Norman Pentland 32,46777.01
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 36,73581.61
Don Valley Richard Kelley 43,97374.91
Dunfermline Burghs Adam Hunter 20,70958.41
Durham Charles Grey 32,20070.61
Hamilton Tom Fraser 27,86571.21
Hemsworth Alan Beaney 41,88785.41
Ince Michael McGuire 30,91573.61
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 19,98856.91
Llanelly Jim Griffiths 33,67471.41
Mansfield Don Concannon 28,84964.21
Merthyr Tydfil S. O. Davies 21,73774.51
Midlothian Alex Eadie 27,60856.61
Normanton Albert Roberts 29,41676.41
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 38,72366.91
Pontefract Joseph Harper 32,32878.41
Rhondda East Elfed Davies 21,56777.41
Rhondda West Iorwerth Thomas 19,06076.11
Rother Valley David Griffiths 43,63476.81
Sedgefield Joseph Slater 34,05864.71
Wigan Alan Fitch 28,75472.91

By-elections, 1966–1970

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1967 Hamilton by-election Alexander Wilson 16,59841.52

1970 general election

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Dennis Skinner, MP from 1970
ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [32]
Barnsley Roy Mason 34,95664.81
Blaydon Robert Woof 25,72464.91
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 28,83077.51
Carlton Carl Bennett27,04340.42
Chesterfield Eric Varley 30,38659.01
Chester-le-Street Norman Pentland 33,69471.61
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 33,96675.11
Don Valley Richard Kelley 42,49669.51
Dunfermline Burghs Adam Hunter 21,53257.11
Hamilton Alexander Wilson 25,43153.01
Hemsworth Alan Beaney 40,01380.81
Ince Michael McGuire 32,29568.51
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 22,32457.31
Mansfield Don Concannon 30,55466.11
Midlothian Alex Eadie 30,80252.91
Morpeth George Grant 21,82660.41
Normanton Albert Roberts 28,42168.41
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 38,18160.91
Pontefract Joseph Harper 31,77474.81
Rhondda East Elfed Davies 19,60268.71
Wigan Alan Fitch 28,10267.51

By-elections, 1970–1974

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1972 Rochdale by-election Lawrence Cunliffe 14,20331.12

February 1974 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [33]
Barnsley Roy Mason 40,59571.81
Blaydon Robert Woof 22,27958.71
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 30,78776.51
Cardiff North West Charlie Blewett10,64129.92
Chesterfield Eric Varley 31,04054.81
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 34,72768.81
Don Valley Richard Kelley 48,73770.11
Dunfermline Adam Hunter 19,20139.31
Hamilton Alexander Wilson 19,07048.01
Hemsworth Alec Woodall 44,09382.81
Ince Michael McGuire 39,82270.01
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 22,68954.71
Mansfield Don Concannon 34,37864.51
Midlothian Alex Eadie 32,22044.71
Morpeth George Grant 22,02656.41
Normanton Albert Roberts 29,62167.21
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 29,60257.01
Pontefract and Castleford Joseph Harper 34,40974.81
Rochdale Lawrence Cunliffe 16,36731.82
Rushcliffe Michael Gallagher 12,11922.62
Wigan Alan Fitch 30,48571.31

October 1974 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [34]
Barnsley Roy Mason 34,21265.31
Berwick-upon-Tweed G. Spain4,76814.03
Blaydon Robert Woof 23,74352.31
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 27,27570.61
Cardiff North West Charlie Blewett11,31932.72
Chesterfield Eric Varley 30,95359.91
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 33,31574.11
Don Valley Richard Kelley 41,18763.31
Dunfermline Adam Hunter 18,47040.11
Hamilton Alexander Wilson 18,48747.61
Hemsworth Alec Woodall 37,46776.51
Ince Michael McGuire 35,45363.51
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 23,96460.51
Mansfield Don Concannon 28,96457.41
Midlothian Alex Eadie 28,65241.51
Morpeth George Grant 22,69663.81
Normanton Albert Roberts 24,37258.71
North East Derbyshire Thomas Swain 25,23449.91
Pontefract and Castleford Joseph Harper 30,20870.41
Wigan Alan Fitch 27,69265.81

1979 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [35]
Ashfield Frank Haynes 33,11652.81
Barnsley Roy Mason 36,27664.01
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 27,49566.61
Carlton Arthur Palmer18,98931.42
Chesterfield Eric Varley 31,04957.41
Dearne Valley Edwin Wainwright 31,78368.81
Don Valley Michael Welsh 39,60355.61
Hemsworth Alec Woodall 36,50969.61
Ince Michael McGuire 34,59956.21
Leigh Lawrence Cunliffe 27,73654.11
Liverpool West Derby Eric Ogden 22,57655.51
Mansfield Don Concannon 29,05152.31
Midlothian Alex Eadie 37,77347.81
Morpeth George Grant 21,74456.31
North East Derbyshire Raymond Ellis 27,21848.11
Normanton Albert Roberts 26,59156.41
Rushcliffe Clive Atkins11,71221.32
Wigan Alan Fitch 26,14459.81

1983 general election

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Kevin Barron, MP from 1983
ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [36]
Ashfield Frank Haynes 21,85941.71
Barnsley Central Roy Mason 21,84759.81
Barnsley East Terry Patchett 23,90566.31
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 26,51456.31
Chesterfield Eric Varley 23,88148.11
Doncaster North Michael Welsh 26,62652.81
Don Valley Martin Redmond 23,03645.11
Hemsworth Alec Woodall 22,08159.31
Leigh Lawrence Cunliffe 25,47751.21
Mansfield Don Concannon 18,67040.51
Makerfield Michael McGuire 25,11449.31
Midlothian Alex Eadie 19,40142.71
North East Derbyshire Raymond Ellis 21,09440.81
Rother Valley Kevin Barron 21,78146.51
Wansbeck Jack Thompson 21,73247.01

1987 general election

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Ronnie Campbell, MP from 1987
ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Barnsley Central Eric Illsley 26,13966.81
Barnsley East Terry Patchett 29,94874.51
Blyth Valley Ronnie Campbell 19,60442.51
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 28,45356.21
Clydesdale Jimmy Hood 21,82645.31
Doncaster North Michael Welsh 32,95061.81
Don Valley Martin Redmond 29,20053.11
Easington John Cummings 32,39668.11
Hemsworth George Buckley 27,85967.01
Leigh Lawrence Cunliffe 30,06458.61
Midlothian Alex Eadie 22,55348.31
Rother Valley Kevin Barron 28,29256.41
Wansbeck Jack Thompson 28,08057.51

1992 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position [37] [38]
Barnsley Central Eric Illsley 27,04869.31
Barnsley East Terry Patchett 30,34677.21
Barnsley West and Penistone Michael Clapham 27,96558.31
Blyth Valley Ronnie Campbell 24,54249.91
Bolsover Dennis Skinner 33,97864.51
Clydesdale Jimmy Hood 21,41844.61
Doncaster North Kevin Hughes 34,13561.81
Don Valley Martin Redmond 32,00855.01
Easington John Cummings 34,26972.71
Leigh Lawrence Cunliffe 32,22561.31
Midlothian Eric Clarke 20,58843.91
Rother Valley Kevin Barron 30,97760.51
Sunderland North Bill Etherington 30,48160.71
Wansbeck Jack Thompson 30,04659.71

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