This article is about the sponsorship of British Members of Parliament by mining trade unions.
The article covers MPs 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.
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
Thomas Burt, one of the first two mining MPs
Macdonald was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.
1880 general election
Macdonald was elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency
1885 general election
Abraham stood as an independent Liberal-Labour candidate.
1886 general election
By-elections, 1886–1892
John Wilson, MP from 1885 to 1886, and 1890 to 1915
1892 general election
1895 general election
William Abraham, MP from 1885 to 1920
1900 general election
By-elections, 1900–1906
Fred Hall, MP from 1905 to 1933
1906 general election
By-elections, 1906–1910
January 1910 general election
December 1910 general election
By-elections, 1910–1918
Barnet Kenyon, MP from 1913
Other parties
Scottish Workers' Representation Committee
By-elections, 1900–1906
1906 UK general election
Labour candidates
1906 general election
Stephen Walsh, MP from 1906 to 1929
By-elections, 1906–1910
January 1910 general election
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
By-elections, Jan–Dec 1910
December 1910 general election
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
By-elections, 1910–1918
1918 general election
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 *
By-elections, 1918–1922
Jack Lawson, MP from 1919 to 1949
1922 general election
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
By-elections, 1922–1923
1923 general election
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
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
By-elections, 1924–1929
1929 general election
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
By-elections, 1929–1931
1931 general election
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
By-elections, 1931–1935
S. O. Davies, MP from 1934
1935 general election
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
By-elections, 1935–1945
1945 general election
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
By-elections, 1945–1950
1950 general election
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
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
By-elections, 1951–1955
1955 general election
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
By-elections, 1955–1959
1959 general election
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
By-elections, 1959–1964
1964 general election
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
By-elections, 1964–1966
1966 general election
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
By-elections, 1966–1970
1970 general election
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
By-elections, 1970–1974
February 1974 general election
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
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
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
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
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
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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1: Pre 1974, most coal mines in South Yorkshire were actually in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Those annotated with a number 1, were closed before 1974.
2: The Selby Coalfield straddled the border of North and West Yorkshire