Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Ashton under Lyne
Map1 = Ashton
Map2 = GreaterManchester
Entity = Greater Manchester
Type = Borough
County = Greater Manchester
Year = 1832
MP = David Heyes
Party = Labour
EP = North West England

Ashton under Lyne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. In recent years it has become a strongly Labour seat.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the Failsworth East, Failsworth West and Hollinwood electoral wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and the Ashton Hurst, Ashton St. Michael's, St. Peter's, Ashton Waterloo, Droylsden East and Droylsden West wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside. The addition of Failsworth and Hollinwood has made little difference to the seat's political loyalties; it remains safely Labour.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

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title=Next United Kingdom general election: Ashton-under-LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Heyes
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Angela McManus
votes =
percentage =
change =

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title=General Election 2005: Ashton under LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Heyes
votes = 21,211
percentage = 57.4
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graeme Brown
votes = 7,259
percentage = 19.6
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Les Jones
votes = 5,108
percentage = 13.8
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Anthony Jones
votes = 2,051
percentage = 5.5
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Whittaker
votes = 768
percentage = 2.1
change = +2.1Election box candidate
party = Local Community
candidate = Jack Crossfield
votes = 570
percentage = 1.5
change = +1.5Election box majority
votes = 13,952
percentage = 37.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 36,967
percentage = 51.3
change = +2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -2.8

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title=General Election 2001: Ashton under LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Heyes
votes = 22,340
percentage = 62.5
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tim Charlesworth
votes = 6,822
percentage = 19.1
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kate Fletcher
votes = 4,237
percentage = 11.8
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Roger Woods
votes = 1,617
percentage = 4.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Nigel Rolland
votes = 748
percentage = 2.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 15,518
percentage = 43.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 35,764
percentage = 49.1
change = -16.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1990s

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title=General Election 1997: Ashton under LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sheldon
votes = 31,919
percentage = 67.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Mayson
votes = 8,954
percentage = 18.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tim Pickstone
votes = 4,603
percentage = 9.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = L. Clapham
votes = 1,346
percentage = 2.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = P. Cymbal
votes = 458
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 22,965
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 65.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1992: Ashton under LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sheldon
votes = 24,550
percentage = 56.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Penniger
votes = 13,615
percentage = 31.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Charles Turner
votes = 4,005
percentage = 9.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = C. Hall
votes = 907
percentage = 2.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = J. Brannigan
votes = 289
percentage = 0.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 10,935
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1980s

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title=General Election 1987: Ashton under LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sheldon
votes = 22,389
percentage = 51.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = H. L. Cadman
votes = 13,103
percentage = 30.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Hunter
votes = 7,760
percentage = 18.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 9,286
percentage = 21.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1983: Ashton under LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sheldon
votes = 20,987
percentage = 49.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Spring
votes = 13,290
percentage = 31.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = J. Adler
votes = 7,521
percentage = 17.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = D. Hallsworth
votes = 407
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,697
percentage = 18.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1970s

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title=General Election 1979: Ashton under LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sheldon
votes = 24,535
percentage = 54.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A. Fearn
votes = 16,156
percentage = 36.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G. Taylor
votes = 3,699
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = D. Jones
votes = 486
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 8,379
percentage = 18.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 76.6
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election October 1974: Ashton under LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sheldon
votes = 23,490
percentage = 53.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M. H. Litchfield
votes = 12,763
percentage = 29.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = T. G. Jones
votes = 7,356
percentage = 16.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 10,727
percentage = 24.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election February 1974: Ashton under LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sheldon
votes = 23,019
percentage = 48.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = T. Aitken
votes = 14,718
percentage = 30.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. G. Jones
votes = 9,837
percentage = 20.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 8,301
percentage = 17.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1970: Ashton under LyneElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sheldon
votes = 23,927
percentage = 54.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A. d'A. Fearn
votes = 19,973
percentage = 45.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,954
percentage = 9.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sheldon
votes = 24,728
percentage = 58.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = H. D. Moore
votes = 17,396
percentage = 41.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,332
percentage = 17.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Sheldon
votes = 24,657
percentage = 54.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = H. D. Moore
votes = 20,550
percentage = 45.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,107
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1950s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hervey Rhodes
votes = 25,991
percentage = 52.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Horrocks
votes = 23,239
percentage = 47.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,752
percentage = 5.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 81.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hervey Rhodes
votes = 26,216
percentage = 52.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = E. Hodson
votes = 24,251
percentage = 48.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,965
percentage = 3.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 80.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hervey Rhodes
votes = 21,424
percentage = 52.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = K. Lewis
votes = 19,740
percentage = 48.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,684
percentage = 4.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 84.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hervey Rhodes
votes = 20,970
percentage = 50.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G. B. Howcroft
votes = 20,046
percentage = 48.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = H. H. Blackwell
votes = 459
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 924
percentage = 2.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 86.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1940s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hervey Rhodes
votes = 12,889
percentage = 54.1
change = −2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. A. Cary
votes = 8,360
percentage = 35.0
change = −8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = A. Beale
votes = 2,604
percentage = 10.9
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 4,529
percentage = 19.1
change = +6.3Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Jowitt
votes = 14,998
percentage = 56.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = F. H. G. H. Goodhart
votes = 11,604
percentage = 43.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,394
percentage = 12.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 78.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1930s

:William Jowitt won the Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1939 unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Fred Simpson
votes = 14,140
percentage = 50.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Broadbent
votes = 14,026
percentage = 49.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 114
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 81.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Broadbent
votes = 15,652
percentage = 52.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. W. Gordon
votes = 11,074
percentage = 37.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. T. Middleton
votes = 2,696
percentage = 9.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = New Party (UK)
candidate = C. B. Hobhouse
votes = 424
percentage = 1.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,578
percentage = 15.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 85.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Broadbent
votes = 12,420
percentage = 44.6
change = +11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. W. Gordon
votes = 11,005
percentage = 39.4
change = −5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = New Party (UK)
candidate = A. Young
votes = 4,472
percentage = 16.0
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 1,415
percentage = 5.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 27,897
percentage = 80.2
change = −5.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1920s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Bellamy
votes = 13,170
percentage = 44.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Broadbent
votes = 9,763
percentage = 33.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = W. G. Greenwood
votes = 6,693
percentage = 22.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,407
percentage = 11.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 85.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Bellamy
votes = 9,567
percentage = 40.6
change = +7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Cosmo Touche
votes = 7,161
percentage = 30.3
change = -9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = W. G. Greenwood
votes = 6,874
percentage = 29.1
change = +1.4Election box majority
votes = 2,406
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 89.1
change = +0.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cornelius Homan
votes = 8,971
percentage = 39.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Cecil L'Estrange Malone
votes = 7,451
percentage = 32.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H. T. Greenwood
votes = 6,692
percentage = 27.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,520
percentage = 6.7
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 88.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Walter de Frece
votes = 7,813
percentage = 36.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H. T. Greenwood
votes = 7,574
percentage = 35.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ellen Wilkinson
votes = 6,208
percentage = 28.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 239
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 85.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Walter de Frece
votes = 12,006
percentage = 57.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = T. W. Gillinder
votes = 8,834
percentage = 42.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,172
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 83.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Coalition Conservative
candidate = Sir Walter de Frece
votes = 8,864
percentage = 43.3
change = −15.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Cornforth Robinson
votes = 8,127
percentage = 39.6
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Sir A.H. Marshal
votes = 3,511
percentage = 17.1
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 738
percentage = 3.7
change = −12.9Election box turnout
votes = 20,502
percentage = 82.3
change = +13.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1910s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Coalition Conservative
candidate = Albert Henry Stanley
votes = 10,261
percentage = 58.3
change = Election box candidate
party = NFDSS
candidate = T. F. Lister
votes = 7,334
percentage = 41.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,927
percentage = 16.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 68.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

;Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1916In the Ashton-under-Lyne By-Election of 23rd December 1916, Albert Henry Stanley, Conservative was elected unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Max Aitken
votes = 4,044
percentage = 51.1
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Alfred Henry Scott
votes = 3,848
percentage = 48.8
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 196
percentage = 2.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 7,652
percentage = 91.8
change = -3.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Alfred Henry Scott
votes = 4,039
percentage = 49.3
change = -7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Herbert Whiteley
votes = 3,746
percentage = 45.9
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = W Gee
votes = 413
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 293
percentage = 3.6
change = -9.0Election box turnout
votes = 8,198
percentage = 95.4
change = +2.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1900s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Alfred Henry Scott
votes = 4,310
percentage = 56.3
change = +20.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Herbert Whiteley
votes = 3,342
percentage = 43.7
change = -9.4Election box majority
votes = 968
percentage = 12.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 7,652
percentage = 92.8
change = +6.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Herbert Whiteley
votes = 3,545
percentage = 53.1
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = E A Parkin
votes = 2,400
percentage = 35.9
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J Johnston
votes = 737
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,145
percentage = 17.2
change = +5.6Election box turnout
votes = 6,682
percentage = 86.2
change = -5.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1890s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Herbert Whiteley
votes = 3,434
percentage = 52.6
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = W. Woods
votes = 2,680
percentage = 41.0
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour Party
candidate = James Sexton
votes = 415
percentage = 6.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 754
percentage = 11.6
change = +9.6Election box turnout
votes = 6,529
percentage = 91.3
change = -2.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Wentworth Addison
votes = 3,358
percentage = 51.0
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = O V Morgan
votes = 3,223
percentage = 49.0
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 135
percentage = 2.0
change = +2.0Election box turnout
votes = 6,581
percentage = 93.9
change = +0.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1880s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Wentworth Addison
votes = 3,050
percentage = 50.0
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = A B Rowley
votes = 3,049
percentage = 50.0
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 1
percentage = 0.0
change = -0.4Election box turnout
votes = 6,099
percentage = 93.1
change = -2.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

* Both candidates having received 3,049 votes each, Addison was elected on the Returning Officers casting vote.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Wentworth Addison
votes = 3,153
percentage = 50.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Mason
votes = 3,104
percentage = 49.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 49
percentage = 0.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 6,257
percentage = 95.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1920
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1928
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1931
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1939
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1945

Sources

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/acommons3.htm Historic list of MPs]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9571,-680,00.html Election results 1992-2005]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Election results 1951-1992]