Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

It was largely succeeded by the Pendle constituency.

Boundaries

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.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1918	Albert Smith	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1920 by-election	Robinson Graham	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1922	Arthur Greenwood	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1931	Linton Thorp	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1935	Sydney Silverman	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1968 by-election	David Waddington	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Oct 1974	Doug Hoyle	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1979	John Lee	Conservative

Elections

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Nelson and Colne election results

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Albert Smith	14,075	62.0
		Fred Greenwood	8,623	38.0
Majority			5,452	24.0
Turnout			22,698	52.3

Elections in the 1920s

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By-election 1920: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robinson Graham	14,134	49.5
		Walter Rea	5,805	20.4
Majority			5,557	19.4
Turnout			28,516	65.2
	hold		Swing	+2.6

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General election 1922: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arthur Greenwood	17,714	48.5
		James Henry Sutherland Aitken	11,542	31.6
		Frederick Norman Wainwright	7,286	19.9
Majority			6,172	16.9
Turnout			36,542	83.2
	hold		Swing	−3.6

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General election 1923: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arthur Greenwood	17,083	46.1
		James Henry Sutherland Aitken	10,103	27.3
		Amos Nelson	9,861	26.6
Majority			6,980	18.8
Turnout			37,047	83.4
	hold		Swing	+1.0

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General election 1924: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arthur Greenwood	19,922	51.9
		James Henry Sutherland Aitken	18,479	48.1
Majority			1,443	3.8
Turnout			33,348	85.6
	hold		Swing	−7.5

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General election 1929: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arthur Greenwood	28,533	61.0
		Linton Thorp	18,236	39.0
Majority			10,297	22.0
Turnout			46,769	82.8
	hold		Swing	+9.1

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Linton Thorp	28,747	57.71
		Arthur Greenwood	21,063	42.29
Majority			7,684	15.43
Turnout			49,810	75.93
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

General election 1935: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sydney Silverman	26,011	54.52
		Linton Thorp	21,696	45.48
Majority			4,315	9.04
Turnout			47,707	84.73
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sydney Silverman	25,610	59.4
		Harmar Nicholls	17,484	40.5
Majority			8,126	18.9
Turnout			43,094	76.2
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sydney Silverman	25,358	54.6
		Alan Green	21,116	45.4
Majority			4,242	9.13
Turnout				88.28
	hold		Swing

General election 1951: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sydney Silverman	25,611	54.7
		Alan Green	21,211	45.3
Majority			4,400	9.4
Turnout
	hold		Swing

General election 1955: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sydney Silverman	22,135	52.7
		Elaine Kellett	19,844	47.3
Majority			2,291	5.5
Turnout			41,979	88.4
	hold		Swing	−2.0

General election 1959: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sydney Silverman	20,407	49.3
		John Crabtree	19,143	46.2
	Lancastrian Party	Tom Emmott	1,889	4.6
Majority			1,287	3.1
Turnout			41,439	85.5
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sydney Silverman	20,205	53.5
		David Waddington	17,561	46.5
Majority			2,644	7.0
Turnout			37,766	80.8
	hold		Swing	+2.0

General election 1966: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sydney Silverman	18,406	49.3
		Peter Davies	13,829	37.0
		Patrick Downey	5,117	13.7
Majority			4,577	12.3
Turnout			37,352	81.0
	hold		Swing	+2.3

By-election 1968: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Waddington	16,466	48.9
		Betty Boothroyd	12,944	38.4
		David Chadwick	3,016	9.0
	English Nationalist	Brian Tattersall	1,255	3.7
Majority			3,522	10.5
Turnout			33,681
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+11.4

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Waddington	19,881	51.5
		Doug Hoyle	18,471	48.5
Majority			1,410	3.0
Turnout			38,622	78.3
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+7.7

General election February 1974: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Waddington	15,692	38.9
		Doug Hoyle	15,515	38.4
		Tony Greaves	9,166	22.7
Majority			177	0.4
Turnout			40,373	84.2
	hold		Swing	1.3

General election October 1974: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Doug Hoyle	17,506	44.7
		David Waddington	16,836	43.0
		Tony Greaves	4,850	12.4
Majority			669	1.7
Turnout			39,192	81.1
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	1.1%

General election 1979: Nelson and Colne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Lee	17,522	45.0
		Doug Hoyle	17,086	43.9
		David Hewitt	4,322	11.1
Majority			436	1.1
Turnout			38,930	81.6
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+1.4

References

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