UK General Election results March 1966

31st March 1966
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The region in which each constituency is situated is indicated in square brackets
Clapham — CrosbyCroydon North East — Derbyshire North East
Clapham
[E] Labour hold
M McKayLabour19,55551.59%
IRE GowConservative15,37940.58%
MA MinterLiberal2,968 7.83%

Electorate: 51,885; Turnout: 73.05%;
Majority: 4,176 (11.02%)


Cleveland
[E] Labour hold
J TinnLabour34,30353.64%
GW ProudfootConservative22,42335.06%
MF PittsLiberal7,22911.30%

Electorate: 78,832; Turnout: 81.13%;
Majority: 11,880 (18.58%)


Clitheroe
[E] Conservative hold
FF PearsonConservative17,24446.07%
R HodgeLabour15,01440.12%
VI MacMillanLiberal5,16813.81%

Electorate: 44,822; Turnout: 83.50%;
Majority: 2,230 (5.96%)


Coatbridge & Airdrie
[S] Labour hold
J DempseyLabour26,49164.19%
WC RaeburnConservative14,77735.81%

Electorate: 53,611; Turnout: 76.98%;
Majority: 11,714 (28.39%)


Colchester
[E] Conservative hold
A BuckConservative24,32045.60%
MH MeacherLabour23,30543.69%
PS WattsLiberal5,71410.71%

Electorate: 64,843; Turnout: 82.26%;
Majority: 1,015 (1.90%)


Colne Valley
[E] Liberal gain
RS WainwrightLiberal22,00648.58%
AEP DuffyLabour19,50743.06%
RD HallConservative3,786 8.36%

Electorate: 52,555; Turnout: 86.19%;
Majority: 2,499 (5.52%)


Consett
[E] Labour hold
DJ WatkinsLabour29,75373.26%
RWG SandersonConservative10,85826.74%

Electorate: 55,246; Turnout: 73.51%;
Majority: 18,895 (46.53%)


Conway
[W] Labour gain
GEH DaviesLabour18,20347.43%
PJM ThomasConservative17,62245.92%
RE JonesPlaid Cymru2,552 6.65%

Electorate: 45,825; Turnout: 83.75%;
Majority: 581 (1.51%)


Cornwall North
[E] Liberal gain
JW PardoeLiberal18,46048.50%
JSR Scott-HopkinsConservative16,95244.54%
RS WillsLabour2,647 6.95%

Electorate: 43,480; Turnout: 87.53%;
Majority: 1,508 (3.96%)


Coventry East
[E] Labour hold
RHS CrossmanLabour36,75760.83%
J WakehamConservative18,06129.89%
JM MokrzyckiLiberal4,235 7.01%
H BourneCommunist1,368 2.26%

Electorate: 78,131; Turnout: 77.33%;
Majority: 18,696 (30.94%)


Coventry North
[E] Labour hold
M EdelmanLabour25,17059.32%
DHJ Martin-JonesConservative17,26340.68%

Electorate: 53,948; Turnout: 78.66%;
Majority: 7,907 (18.63%)


Coventry South
[E] Labour hold
W WilsonLabour31,23754.87%
PN HockingConservative25,69745.13%

Electorate: 70,983; Turnout: 80.21%;
Majority: 5,540 (9.73%)


Crewe
[E] Labour hold
SS AllenLabour24,14161.01%
AG BarbourConservative15,43038.99%

Electorate: 52,370; Turnout: 75.56%;
Majority: 8,711 (22.01%)


Crosby
[E] Conservative hold
RG PageConservative21,98054.07%
AJ WhippLabour18,67445.93%

Electorate: 56,318; Turnout: 72.19%;
Majority: 3,306 (8.13%)

Croydon North East
[E] Conservative hold
BB WeatherillConservative18,30243.55%
GF ElliottLabour17,71442.15%
JDO HenchleyLiberal6,00714.29%

Electorate: 55,094; Turnout: 76.28%;
Majority: 588 (1.40%)


Croydon North West
[E] Conservative hold
FW HarrisConservative18,57845.39%
MJ StewartLabour15,88238.81%
REJ BanksLiberal6,46615.80%

Electorate: 55,042; Turnout: 74.35%;
Majority: 2,696 (6.59%)


Croydon South
[E] Labour gain
DJ WinnickLabour21,49644.73%
RHM ThompsonConservative21,41544.56%
WEP BabbsLiberal5,14610.71%

Electorate: 63,146; Turnout: 76.10%;
Majority: 81 (0.17%)


Dagenham
[E] Labour hold
J ParkerLabour35,05574.65%
GE CurrieConservative10,53022.42%
G WakeCommunist1,373 2.92%

Electorate: 69,671; Turnout: 67.40%;
Majority: 24,525 (52.23%)


Darlington
[E] Labour hold
EJ FletcherLabour23,90950.50%
AT Bourne-ArtonConservative19,54641.28%
R OakeshottLiberal3,891 8.22%

Electorate: 57,557; Turnout: 82.26%;
Majority: 4,363 (9.22%)


Dartford
[E] Labour hold
S IrvingLabour29,54749.84%
PJF TrewConservative22,63838.19%
P LoftusLiberal7,09411.97%

Electorate: 73,364; Turnout: 80.80%;
Majority: 6,909 (11.66%)


Darwen
[E] Conservative hold
C Fletcher-CookeConservative20,59842.21%
B WhittamLabour18,86338.65%
SC HoltLiberal9,33919.14%

Electorate: 59,066; Turnout: 82.62%;
Majority: 1,735 (3.56%)


Dearne valley
[E] Labour hold
E WainwrightLabour36,73581.59%
JW RobertsConservative6,12113.59%
P HargreavesInd2,170 4.82%

Electorate: 58,721; Turnout: 76.68%;
Majority: 30,614 (67.99%)


Denbigh
[W] Conservative hold
WGO MorganConservative17,38239.41%
AT DaviesLiberal12,72528.85%
E GriffithsLabour11,30525.63%
WM EdwardsPlaid Cymru2,695 6.11%

Electorate: 54,715; Turnout: 80.61%;
Majority: 4,657 (10.56%)


Deptford
[E] Labour hold
JE SilkinLabour17,98366.80%
JR GilesConservative7,03326.12%
G RoweBNP1,906 7.08%

Electorate: 44,668; Turnout: 60.27%;
Majority: 10,950 (40.67%)


Derby North
[E] Labour hold
N MacDermotLabour23,03361.84%
DH HeneConservative14,21538.16%

Electorate: 52,601; Turnout: 70.81%;
Majority: 8,818 (23.67%)


Derby South
[E] Labour hold
PJ Noel-BakerLabour21,43357.53%
MCG FidlerConservative11,85731.83%
AL SmartLiberal3,96610.65%

Electorate: 51,348; Turnout: 72.56%;
Majority: 9,576 (25.70%)


Derbyshire North East
[E] Labour hold
T SwainLabour38,72366.94%
MF SpunginConservative19,12333.06%

Electorate: 78,331; Turnout: 73.85%;
Majority: 19,600 (33.88%)

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