Nelson_and_Colne_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983
Nelson and Colne was a constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Quick Facts 1918–1983, Seats ...
Nelson and Colne | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Clitheroe |
Replaced by | Pendle[1] |
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It was largely succeeded by the Pendle constituency.
1918–1950: The Boroughs of Nelson and Colne, the Urban Districts of Barrowford, Brierfield, and Trawden, and the detached part of the parish of Foulridge which was bordered on the north, west and south by the Borough of Colne.
1950–1983: The Boroughs of Nelson and Colne, and the Urban Districts of Barrowford, Brierfield, and Trawden.
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Elections in the 1910s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Albert Smith | 14,075 | 62.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Fred Greenwood | 8,623 | 38.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,452 | 24.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,698 | 52.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 43,381 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
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Elections in the 1920s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Robinson Graham | 14,134 | 49.5 | −12.5 | |
C | Unionist | Frederick Norman Wainwright | 8,577 | 30.1 | N/A |
Liberal | Walter Rea | 5,805 | 20.4 | −17.6 | |
Majority | 5,557 | 19.4 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,516 | 65.2 | +12.9 | ||
Registered electors | 43,757 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Greenwood | 17,714 | 48.5 | −13.5 | |
Liberal | James Henry Sutherland Aitken | 11,542 | 31.6 | −6.4 | |
Unionist | Frederick Norman Wainwright | 7,286 | 19.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,172 | 16.9 | −7.1 | ||
Turnout | 36,542 | 83.2 | +30.9 | ||
Registered electors | 43,914 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Greenwood | 17,083 | 46.1 | −2.4 | |
Liberal | James Henry Sutherland Aitken | 10,103 | 27.3 | −4.3 | |
Unionist | Amos Nelson | 9,861 | 26.6 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 6,980 | 18.8 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 37,047 | 83.4 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 44,432 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Greenwood | 19,922 | 51.9 | +5.8 | |
Liberal | James Henry Sutherland Aitken | 18,479 | 48.1 | +20.8 | |
Majority | 1,443 | 3.8 | −15.0 | ||
Turnout | 33,348 | 85.6 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 44,871 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −7.5 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Greenwood | 28,533 | 61.0 | +9.1 | |
Unionist | Linton Thorp | 18,236 | 39.0 | −9.1 | |
Majority | 10,297 | 22.0 | +18.2 | ||
Turnout | 46,769 | 82.8 | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 56,465 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.1 | |||
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Elections in the 1930s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Linton Thorp | 28,747 | 57.71 | ||
Labour | Arthur Greenwood | 21,063 | 42.29 | ||
Majority | 7,684 | 15.43 | |||
Turnout | 49,810 | 75.93 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sydney Silverman | 26,011 | 54.52 | ||
Ind. Conservative | Linton Thorp | 21,696 | 45.48 | ||
Majority | 4,315 | 9.04 | |||
Turnout | 47,707 | 84.73 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1940s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sydney Silverman | 25,610 | 59.4 | +11.8 | |
Conservative | Harmar Nicholls | 17,484 | 40.5 | −8.5 | |
Majority | 8,126 | 18.9 | |||
Turnout | 43,094 | 76.2 | −2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1950s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sydney Silverman | 25,358 | 54.6 | ||
Conservative | Alan Green | 21,116 | 45.4 | ||
Majority | 4,242 | 9.13 | |||
Turnout | 88.28 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sydney Silverman | 25,611 | 54.7 | ||
Conservative | Alan Green | 21,211 | 45.3 | ||
Majority | 4,400 | 9.4 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sydney Silverman | 22,135 | 52.7 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Elaine Kellett | 19,844 | 47.3 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 2,291 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 41,979 | 88.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sydney Silverman | 20,407 | 49.3 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | John Crabtree | 19,143 | 46.2 | −1.1 | |
Lancastrian Party | Tom Emmott | 1,889 | 4.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,287 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 41,439 | 85.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1960s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sydney Silverman | 20,205 | 53.5 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | David Waddington | 17,561 | 46.5 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 2,644 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 37,766 | 80.8 | −4.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sydney Silverman | 18,406 | 49.3 | −4.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Davies | 13,829 | 37.0 | −9.5 | |
Independent | Patrick Downey | 5,117 | 13.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,577 | 12.3 | |||
Turnout | 37,352 | 81.0 | +0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Waddington | 16,466 | 48.9 | +11.9 | |
Labour | Betty Boothroyd | 12,944 | 38.4 | −10.9 | |
Liberal | David Chadwick | 3,016 | 9.0 | N/A | |
English Nationalist | Brian Tattersall | 1,255 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,522 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 33,681 | − | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +11.4 | |||
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Elections in the 1970s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Waddington | 19,881 | 51.5 | +14.5 | |
Labour | Doug Hoyle | 18,471 | 48.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 1,410 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 38,622 | 78.3 | −2.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.7 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Waddington | 15,692 | 38.9 | −12.6 | |
Labour | Doug Hoyle | 15,515 | 38.4 | −10.1 | |
Liberal | Tony Greaves | 9,166 | 22.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 177 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 40,373 | 84.2 | +5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Doug Hoyle | 17,506 | 44.7 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | David Waddington | 16,836 | 43.0 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | Tony Greaves | 4,850 | 12.4 | −10.3 | |
Majority | 669 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 39,192 | 81.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.1% | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Lee | 17,522 | 45.0 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Doug Hoyle | 17,086 | 43.9 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | David Hewitt | 4,322 | 11.1 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 436 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 38,930 | 81.6 | +0.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +1.4 | |||
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- "'Nelson and Colne', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922
- The Liberal Year Book, 1931
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973