| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18779 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18084 | |
| Liberal | 1055 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 19554 | Elected |
| Labour | 19202 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 19141 | Elected |
| Labour | 17040 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 19146 | Elected |
| Labour | 17624 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th May, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18885 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15138 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18892 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15391 | |
| Scottish National Party | 1648 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18621 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13607 | |
| Scottish National Party | 2194 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17751 | Elected |
| Conservative | 14710 | |
| Independent | 1490 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19005 | Elected |
| Conservative | 14852 | |
| Scottish National Party | 6089 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17088 | Elected |
| Scottish National Party | 9732 | |
| Conservative | 9248 | |
| Liberal | 2424 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18546 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10523 | |
| Liberal | 7315 | |
| Scottish National Party | 3325 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election