Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

File:Nelson and colne.png

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1918: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Albert Smith

|votes = 14,075

|percentage = 62.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Fred Greenwood

|votes = 8,623

|percentage = 38.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,452

|percentage = 24.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 22,698

|percentage = 52.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 43,381

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=By-election 1920: Nelson and ColneDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Robinson Graham

|votes = 14,134

|percentage = 49.5

|change = −12.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Frederick Norman Wainwright

|votes = 8,577

|percentage = 30.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Walter Rea

|votes = 5,805

|percentage = 20.4

|change = −17.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,557

|percentage = 19.4

|change = −4.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 28,516

|percentage = 65.2

|change = +12.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 43,757

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +2.6

}}

{{Election box end 1918}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1922: Nelson and ColneThe Liberal Year Book, 1931}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Greenwood

|votes = 17,714

|percentage = 48.5

|change = −13.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = James Henry Sutherland Aitken

|votes =11,542

|percentage = 31.6

|change = −6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Frederick Norman Wainwright

|votes = 7,286

|percentage = 19.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,172

|percentage = 16.9

|change = −7.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 36,542

|percentage = 83.2

|change = +30.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 43,914

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −3.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1923: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Greenwood

|votes = 17,083

|percentage = 46.1

|change = −2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = James Henry Sutherland Aitken

|votes =10,103

|percentage = 27.3

|change = −4.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Amos Nelson

|votes = 9,861

|percentage = 26.6

|change = +6.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,980

|percentage = 18.8

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 37,047

|percentage = 83.4

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 44,432

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +1.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1924: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Greenwood

|votes = 19,922

|percentage = 51.9

|change = +5.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = James Henry Sutherland Aitken

|votes = 18,479

|percentage = 48.1

|change = +20.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,443

|percentage = 3.8

|change = −15.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 33,348

|percentage = 85.6

|change = +2.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 44,871

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −7.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1929: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Greenwood

|votes = 28,533

|percentage = 61.0

|change = +9.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Linton Thorp

|votes = 18,236

|percentage = 39.0

|change = −9.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,297

|percentage = 22.0

|change = +18.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 46,769

|percentage = 82.8

|change = −2.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 56,465

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +9.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1931: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Linton Thorp

|votes = 28,747

|percentage = 57.71

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Greenwood

|votes = 21,063

|percentage = 42.29

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,684

|percentage = 15.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,810

|percentage = 75.93

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1935: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sydney Silverman

|votes = 26,011

|percentage = 54.52

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Conservative

|candidate = Linton Thorp

|votes = 21,696

|percentage = 45.48

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,315

|percentage = 9.04

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 47,707

|percentage = 84.73

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1945: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sydney Silverman

|votes = 25,610

|percentage = 59.4

|change = +11.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Harmar Nicholls

|votes = 17,484

|percentage = 40.5

|change = −8.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,126

|percentage = 18.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 43,094

|percentage = 76.2

|change = −2.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1950: Nelson and ColneBritish parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sydney Silverman

|votes = 25,358

|percentage = 54.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Green

|votes = 21,116

|percentage = 45.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,242

|percentage = 9.13

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 88.28

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1951: Nelson and ColneBritish parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sydney Silverman

|votes = 25,611

|percentage = 54.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Green

|votes = 21,211

|percentage = 45.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,400

|percentage = 9.4

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1955: Nelson and ColneBritish parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sydney Silverman

|votes = 22,135

|percentage = 52.7

|change = −2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Elaine Kellett

|votes = 19,844

|percentage = 47.3

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,291

|percentage = 5.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,979

|percentage = 88.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −2.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1959: Nelson and ColneF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sydney Silverman

|votes = 20,407

|percentage = 49.3

|change = −3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Crabtree

|votes = 19,143

|percentage = 46.2

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Lancastrian Party

|candidate = Tom Emmott

|votes = 1,889

|percentage = 4.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,287

|percentage = 3.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,439

|percentage = 85.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1964: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sydney Silverman

|votes = 20,205

|percentage = 53.5

|change = +4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Waddington

|votes = 17,561

|percentage = 46.5

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,644

|percentage = 7.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 37,766

|percentage = 80.8

|change = −4.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +2.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1966: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sydney Silverman

|votes = 18,406

|percentage = 49.3

|change = −4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Davies

|votes = 13,829

|percentage = 37.0

|change = −9.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Patrick Downey

|votes = 5,117

|percentage = 13.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,577

|percentage = 12.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 37,352

|percentage = 81.0

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +2.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=By-election 1968: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Waddington

|votes = 16,466

|percentage = 48.9

|change = +11.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Betty Boothroyd

|votes = 12,944

|percentage = 38.4

|change = −10.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = David Chadwick

|votes = 3,016

|percentage = 9.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = English Nationalist

|candidate = Brian Tattersall

|votes = 1,255

|percentage = 3.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,522

|percentage = 10.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 33,681

|percentage =

|change = −

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +11.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1970: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Waddington

|votes = 19,881

|percentage = 51.5

|change = +14.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Doug Hoyle

|votes = 18,471

|percentage = 48.5

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,410

|percentage = 3.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,622

|percentage = 78.3

|change = −2.7

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +7.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election February 1974: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Waddington

|votes = 15,692

|percentage = 38.9

|change = −12.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Doug Hoyle

|votes = 15,515

|percentage = 38.4

|change = −10.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Greaves

|votes = 9,166

|percentage = 22.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 177

|percentage = 0.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 40,373

|percentage = 84.2

|change = +5.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = 1.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Doug Hoyle

|votes = 17,506

|percentage = 44.7

|change = +6.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Waddington

|votes = 16,836

|percentage = 43.0

|change = +4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Greaves

|votes = 4,850

|percentage = 12.4

|change = −10.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 669

|percentage = 1.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 39,192

|percentage = 81.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = 1.1%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: Nelson and Colne}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Lee

|votes = 17,522

|percentage = 45.0

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Doug Hoyle

|votes = 17,086

|percentage = 43.9

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = David Hewitt

|votes = 4,322

|percentage = 11.1

|change = −1.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 436

|percentage = 1.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,930

|percentage = 81.6

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +1.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

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