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{{Short description|Trade union in the UK}} |
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{{About|the British trade union|the Australian branch of the AEU, which became an independent union|Amalgamated Society of Engineers (Australia)}} |
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{{About|the British trade union|the Australian union|Amalgamated Engineering Union (Australia)|the South African union|Amalgamated Engineering Union of South Africa}} |
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{{Infobox Union |
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{{Infobox union |
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|name= Amalgamated Engineering Union |
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|name = Amalgamated Engineering Union |
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|country= [[United Kingdom]] |
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|location_country= United Kingdom |
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|affiliation= [[Trades Union Congress|TUC]], [[Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions|CSEU]] |
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|affiliation = [[Trades Union Congress|TUC]], [[Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions|CSEU]], [[International Metalworkers' Federation|IMF]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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|members=1,483,400 (1979)<ref name="docherty">James C. Docherty and Sjaak van der Velden, ''Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor'', pp.24-25</ref> |
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|members =1,483,400 (1979)<ref name="docherty">James C. Docherty and Sjaak van der Velden, ''Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor'', pp.24-25</ref> |
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|image= Amalgamated Engineering Union (Australia) logo.png |
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|image = Amalgamated Engineering Union (Australia) logo.png |
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|founded= 1851 |
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|founded = 1920 |
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|current= |
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|dissolved =1 May 1992 |
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|merged =[[Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union]] |
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|dissolved_date=1 May 1992 |
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|headquarters =110 Peckham Road, [[London]] |
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|dissolved_state=Merged into |
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|publication = ''AUEW Journal'' |
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|merged_into=[[Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union]] |
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|office=110 Peckham Road, [[London]] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The history of the union can be traced back to the formation of the [[Journeymen Steam Engine, Machine Makers' and Millwrights' Friendly Society]], in 1826, popularly known as the "Old Mechanics". |
The history of the union can be traced back to the formation of the [[Journeymen Steam Engine, Machine Makers' and Millwrights' Friendly Society]], in 1826, popularly known as the "Old Mechanics". They invited a large number of other unions to become part of what became the [[Amalgamated Society of Engineers (UK)|Amalgamated Society of Engineers]] (ASE).<ref name="marsh">Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, ''Historical Directory of British Trade Unions'', vol.3, pp.12-16</ref> |
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In 1920, the ASE put out a fresh call for other unions to merge with it in a renamed '''Amalgamated Engineering Union''' ('''AEU'''). Seventeen unions balloted their members on a possible merger, and nine voted in favour of amalgamation:<ref name="marsh" /> |
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The ASE was one of the '[[New Model Unions]]' of the 1850s–1870s. These unions, which also included the Ironfounders, Builders, and Carpenters' societies, rejected [[Chartism]] and the ideas of [[Robert Owen]] in favour of a more moderate policy based on 'prudence', 'respectability' and steady growth. Great importance was attached to the question of finance, as substantial funds would not only provide maintenance for members involved in strike action, but also help to deter the employers from attacking the organisation. Since its members were skilled and relatively highly paid, it was possible for the ASE to charge contributions of one [[shilling]] a week and to build up a fund of unprecedented proportions. Initially, there were strict restrictions on membership; all must have completed an [[apprenticeship]] in their trade, and men who wore glasses were not permitted to join.<ref name="marsh" /> |
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* [[Amalgamated Association of Brass Turners, Fitters, Finishers and Coppersmiths]] |
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The ASE was an immediate success, and within a year, membership had more than doubled to 11,000.<ref name="marsh" /> However, in 1852, it agreed a ban on [[overtime]] and [[piecework]]. In retaliation, employers began an extended national [[Lockout (industry)|lockouts]], which greatly weakened the organisation,<ref name="newton" /> an event repeated in 1896. But it maintained its pre-eminent position in the industry, and many local and regional unions joined. |
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* [[Amalgamated Instrument Makers' Society]] |
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The union was invited to join the [[Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades]] (FEST) when it was formed in 1891, but refused to do so. It also had a turbulent relationship with the [[Trades Union Congress]] (TUC), not holding membership in 1905 or from 1907 to 1918. However, it was a founder member of the [[General Federation of Trade Unions (UK)|General Federation of Trade Unions]] (GFTU). It finally joined the FEST in 1905, hoping to persuade its other members to amalgamate with it. Six small unions did so, but the other refused, and the ASE again left the FEST in 1918.<ref name="marsh" /> |
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[[File:Jack Leckie addressing a rally, 1922.jpg|thumb|[[Jack Leckie]], a Scottish trade union activist and communist, addressing a rally at Radford Road, Coventry, during the 1922 Engineers' Lockout.]] |
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In 1920, the ASE put out a fresh call for other unions to merge with it in a renamed '''Amalgamated Engineering Union''' (AEU). More than twenty unions balloted their members on a possible merger, and nine voted in favour of amalgamation:<ref name="marsh" /> |
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* Amalgamated Association of Brass Turners, Fitters, Finishers and Coppersmiths |
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* Amalgamated Instrument Makers' Society |
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* [[Amalgamated Society of General Tool Makers, Engineers and Machinists]] |
* [[Amalgamated Society of General Tool Makers, Engineers and Machinists]] |
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* East of Scotland Brass Founders' Society |
* East of Scotland Brass Founders' Society |
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* London United Metal Turners', Fitters' and Finishers' Society |
* London United Metal Turners', Fitters' and Finishers' Society |
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* North of England Brass Turners', Fitters' and Finishers' Society |
* North of England Brass Turners', Fitters' and Finishers' Society |
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* [[Steam Engine Makers' Society]] |
* [[Steam Engine Makers' Society]] (SEM) |
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* [[United Kingdom Society of Amalgamated Smiths and Strikers]] |
* [[United Kingdom Society of Amalgamated Smiths and Strikers]] |
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* [[United Machine Workers' Association]] |
* [[United Machine Workers' Association]] |
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The resulting union had a membership of 450,000 |
The resulting union had a membership of 450,000,<ref name=Haydu>{{cite book |last=Haydu |first=Jeffrey |date=1988 |title=Between Craft and Class: Skilled Workers and Factory Politics in the United States and Britain, 1890-1922 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kx4z9Nau3UQC |publisher=University of California Press |page=168 |isbn=9780520060609}}</ref> about 300,000 coming from the ASE.<ref name="jefferys">{{cite book |last1=Jefferys |first1=James B. |title=The Story of the Engineers |date=1970 |publisher=Reprints in Social and Economic History |location=Edinburgh |page=171–191}}</ref> |
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[[File:Jack Leckie addressing a rally, 1922.jpg|thumb|[[Jack Leckie]], a Scottish trade union activist and communist, addressing a rally at Radford Road, Coventry, during the 1922 Engineers' Lockout.]] |
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In 1922 employers, represented by the [[Engineering Employers' Federation]], launched an industry-wide [[lockout (industry)|lockout]] in an attempt to reverse the gains made by the AEU during WWI and its aftermath.<ref name=Haydu/> Exploiting the downturn in economic conditions in the engineering industry, they demanded the union forfeit control over [[overtime]]. The lockout lasted from 11 March to 13 June and involved 260,000 workers, 90,000 of them represented by the AEU. The lockout ended with the union conceding some of the employers' demands.<ref name=Haydu/> |
In 1922 employers, represented by the [[Engineering Employers' Federation]], launched an industry-wide [[lockout (industry)|lockout]] in an attempt to reverse the gains made by the AEU during WWI and its aftermath.<ref name=Haydu/> Exploiting the downturn in economic conditions in the engineering industry, they demanded the union forfeit control over [[overtime]]. The lockout lasted from 11 March to 13 June and involved 260,000 workers, 90,000 of them represented by the AEU. The lockout ended with the union conceding some of the employers' demands.<ref name=Haydu/> |
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The AEU continued to grow and absorb smaller unions. |
The AEU continued to grow and absorb smaller unions. From 1926, it accepted members who had not completed an apprenticeship. In 1933, it had 168,000 members, and 390,900 by the end of the decade. Its largest membership growth came during the [[Second World War]] when its all-male membership voted to admit women for the first time and 100,000 joined almost immediately, membership reaching 825,000 by 1943.<ref name="docherty" /> It admitted women due to the increasing role of female industrial workers in the [[United Kingdom home front during World War II|British home front]], as well as to prevent either female workers joining rival unions or non-union female workers from undercutting union wages.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thorpe |first=Andrew |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-1-349-25305-0 |title=A History of the British Labour Party |date=1997 |publisher=Macmillan Education UK |isbn=978-0-333-56081-5 |location=London |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-1-349-25305-0}}</ref> However, during World War II the AEU also lost its overseas branches in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]], which became independent unions. |
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From the 1940s, the AEU also absorbed various smaller unions: the [[Amalgamated Society of Glass Works Engineers]], [[Amalgamated Society of Vehicle Builders, Carpenters and Mechanics]], [[Amalgamated Machine, Engine and Iron Grinders' and Glaziers' Society]], Leeds Spindle and Flyer Makers' Trade and Friendly Society, [[United Operative Spindle and Flyer Makers' Trade and Friendly Society]], and the Turners', Fitters' and Instrument Makers' Union.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amalgamated Engineering Union and successors |url=https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/AEU |website=Modern Records Centre |publisher=University of Warwick |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> |
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The AEU merged with the [[Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers]] (AUFW) on 1 January 1968 to form the '''Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers''', and with the [[Draughtsmen and Allied Technicians' Association]] (DATA) and [[Constructional Engineering Union]] in 1971 to form the '''Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers''', AUEW. The union was now organised on a federal basis, with four sections: Engineering, Foundry, Construction, and [[Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section|Technical, Administrative and Supervisory]] (TASS). This approach was not a success, as the various sections fell into dispute with each other. In 1984, the Engineering, Foundry and Construction Sections were merged and in 1986 adopted the name "Amalgamated Engineering Union" once more, while the TASS remained separate and, in 1988, it became entirely independent of the union once more.<ref>Chris Cook, ''The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945'', pp.223-224</ref> |
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The AEU merged with the [[Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers]] (AUFW) on 1 January 1968 to form the '''Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers''' ('''AEF'''), and with the [[Draughtsmen and Allied Technicians' Association]] (DATA) and [[Constructional Engineering Union]] in 1971 to form the '''Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers''' ('''AUEW'''). The union was now organised on a federal basis, with four sections: Engineering, Foundry, Construction, and [[Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section|Technical, Administrative and Supervisory]] (TASS). This approach was not a success, as the various sections fell into dispute with each other. In 1984, the Engineering, Foundry and Construction Sections were merged and in 1986 adopted the name '''Amalgamated Engineering Union''' once more, while the TASS remained separate and, in 1988, it became entirely independent of the union once more.<ref>Chris Cook, ''The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945'', pp.223-224</ref> |
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Despite this series of amalgamations, declines in the number of workers in heavy industry saw membership drop from a peak of 1,483,400 in 1979, to 858,000 in 1986.<ref name="docherty" /> The AEU became a mainstay of the moderate right in the trade union movement through the 1980s and 1990s, leading the manufacturing unions in 1989–1991 in a successful push for a shorter working week, but failing to merge with a number of unions, notally the building workers union [[UCATT]]. |
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Despite this series of amalgamations, declines in the number of workers in heavy industry saw membership drop from a peak of 1,483,400 in 1979, to 858,000 in 1986.<ref name="docherty" /> The AEU became a mainstay of the moderate right in the trade union movement through the 1980s and 1990s, leading the manufacturing unions in 1989–1991 in a successful push for a shorter working week, but failing to merge with a number of unions, notally the [[Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians]]. |
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In 1992 the AEU finally achieved a merger with the [[Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union]], EETPU, after a hundred years of off and on discussions. <ref name=Lloyd>{{cite book |last=Lloyd |first=John |date=1990 |title=Light and Liberty: A History of EEPTU |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNlzQgAACAAJ |location= |publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson |isbn=9780297796626 |accessdate= }}</ref> The new union took the name [[Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union]].<ref name=Smethurst>{{cite book |last1=Smethurst |first1=John B. |last2=Carter |first2=Peter |date=2009 |title=Historical Directory of Trade Unions: Including unions in building and construction, agriculture, fishing, chemicals, wood and woodworking, transport, engineering and metalworking, government, civil and public service, shipbuilding, energy and extraction in the United Kingdom and Ireland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjtqSQ9DMJQC |volume=6 |location=Farnham, Surrey |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |isbn=978-0-7546-6683-7 |accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref> |
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In 1992 the AEU finally achieved a merger with the [[Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union]], EETPU, after a hundred years of off and on discussions.<ref name=Lloyd>{{cite book |last=Lloyd |first=John |date=1990 |title=Light and Liberty: A History of EEPTU |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNlzQgAACAAJ |publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson |isbn=9780297796626 }}</ref> The new union took the name [[Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union]].<ref name=Smethurst>{{cite book |last1=Smethurst |first1=John B. |last2=Carter |first2=Peter |date=2009 |title=Historical Directory of Trade Unions: Including unions in building and construction, agriculture, fishing, chemicals, wood and woodworking, transport, engineering and metalworking, government, civil and public service, shipbuilding, energy and extraction in the United Kingdom and Ireland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjtqSQ9DMJQC |volume=6 |location=Farnham, Surrey |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |isbn=978-0-7546-6683-7 |access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref> |
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==General Secretaries== |
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==Election results== |
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:1851: [[William Allan (trade unionist)|William Allan]] |
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Like the ASE before it, the AEU affiliated to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], sponsoring candidates at each election, many of whom won seats in Parliament. |
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:1875: [[John Burnett (trade unionist)|John Burnett]] |
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:1886: [[Robert Austin (trade unionist)|Robert Austin]] |
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:1891: [[John Anderson (trade unionist)|John Anderson]] |
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:1896: [[George Nicoll Barnes]] |
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:1909: [[Jenkin Jones (trade unionist)|Jenkin Jones]] |
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|rowspan=15| [[1922 UK general election|1922 general election]] || [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] || {{sortname|Frank Herbert|Rose}} || 10,958 || 55.7 || 1<ref name="labour22">{{cite journal |title=Appendix III: List of sanctioned candidates, June, 1922 |journal=Report of the Twenty-second Annual Conference of the Labour Party |date=1922 |pages=116–126}}. Note that this list is of the sanctioned candidates as of June 1922, and there were some changes between this date and the general election.</ref> |
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:1912: [[Robert Young (Lancashire politician)|Robert Young]] |
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:1919: [[Tom Mann]] |
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| [[Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashton-under-Lyne]] || {{sortname|Tom|Gillinder}} || 8,834 || 42.4 || 2<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency)|Basingstoke]] || {{sortname|Samuel|Ledbury|nolink=1}} || 3,035 || 13.6 || 3<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Camborne (UK Parliament constituency)|Camborne]] || {{sortname|Tom|Proctor|Tom Proctor (trade unionist)}} || 4,502 || 21.9 || 3<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Dumbarton Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton Burghs]] || {{sortname|David|Kirkwood}} || 16,397 || 64.5 || 1<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Frank|Broad}} || 8,407 || 45.1 || 1<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead]] || {{sortname|John|Brotherton|John Brotherton (MP)}} || 18,795 || 43.8 || 1<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Newcastle upon Tyne West (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle upon Tyne West]] || {{sortname|David|Adams|David Adams (Labour politician)}} || 11,654 || 43.9 || 1<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Robert|Young|Robert Young (trade unionist)}} || 12,312 || 55.6 || 1<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Plymouth Drake (UK Parliament constituency)|Plymouth Drake]] || {{sortname|James|Gorman|James Gorman (politician)}} || 8,359 || 31.4 || 2<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|Stanley|Burgess}} || 15,774 || 38.8 || 1<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Stalybridge and Hyde (UK Parliament constituency)|Stalybridge and Hyde]] || {{sortname|Percy Horace|Wood|nolink=1}} || 7,578 || 21.6 || 3<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[The Wrekin (UK Parliament constituency)|The Wrekin]] || {{sortname|Richard Edward|Jones|nolink=1}} || 10,603 || 47.6 || 2<ref name="lab22cand">Candidate was listed as sponsored but not attached to any specific constituency in: {{cite journal |title=By-elections |journal=Candidates and Constituencies |date=1922 |pages=62–63}}</ref> |
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| [[Woolwich West (UK Parliament constituency)|Woolwich West]] || {{sortname|John Thomas|Sheppard|nolink=1}} || 9,550 || 39.8 || 2<ref name="labour22" /> |
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| [[Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency)|Yeovil]] || {{sortname|William|Kelly|William Kelly (Labour politician)}} || 9,581 || 38.3 || 2<ref name="labour22" /> |
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|rowspan=6| [[1923 UK general election|1923 general election]] || [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] || {{sortname|Frank Herbert|Rose}} || 9,138 || 50.6 || 1<ref name="aeu">{{cite book |last1=Jefferys |first1=James B. |title=The Story of the Engineers |date=1970 |publisher=Reprints in Social and Economic History |location=Edinburgh |page=230}}</ref> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Frank|Broad}} || 10,735 || 64.4 || 1<ref name="aeu" /> |
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| [[Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead]] || {{sortname|John|Brotherton|John Brotherton (MP)}} || 16,689 || 41.1 || 2<ref name="aeu" /> |
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| [[Newcastle upon Tyne West (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle upon Tyne West]] || {{sortname|David|Adams|David Adams (Labour politician)}} || 11,527 || 43.2 || 2<ref name="aeu" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Robert|Young|Robert Young (trade unionist)}} || 12,492 || 59.9 || 1 <ref name="aeu" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|Stanley|Burgess}} || 13,525 || 32.6 || 2<ref name="aeu" /> |
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|rowspan=3| [[1924 UK general election|1924 general election]] || [[Dumbarton Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton Burghs]] || {{sortname|David|Kirkwood}} || 14,562 || 59.2 || 1<ref name="lab28">[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], ''Annual Report of the Labour Party Conference'' (1928), pp.275–281. Note that this is a list of affiliations of Labour MPs as of September 1928, and it is possible that some MPs held different sponsorship as of the 1924 election.</ref> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Frank|Broad}} || 11,614 || 53.1 || 1<ref name="lab28" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Robert|Young|Robert Young (trade unionist)}} || 12,875 || 56.1 || 1<ref name="lab28" /> |
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|rowspan=4| [[1929 UK general election|1929 general election]] || [[Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)|Dartford]] || {{sortname|John Edmund|Mills}} || 26,871 || 50.6 || 1<ref name="lab29">{{cite journal |title=List of Labour Candidates and Election Results, May 30th, 1929| journal=Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party |date=1929 |pages=24–44}}</ref> |
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| [[Dumbarton Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton Burghs]] || {{sortname|David|Kirkwood}} || 19,193 || 63.1 || 1<ref name="lab29" /> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Frank|Broad}} || 17,555 || 59.3 || 1<ref name="lab29" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Robert|Young|Robert Young (trade unionist)}} || 18,176 || 60.5 || 1<ref name="lab29" /> |
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| [[1931 Sunderland by-election|1931 by-election]] || [[Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency)|Sunderland]] || {{sortname|James Thomas|Brownlie}} || 30,074 || 39.8 || 2<ref name="31by">{{cite journal |title=Parliamentary by-elections |journal=Report of the Annual Labour Party Conference |date=1931 |pages=16–28}}</ref> |
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| [[1931 UK general election|1931 general election]] || [[Barrow (UK Parliament constituency)|Barrow]] || {{sortname|David|Adams|David Adams (Labour politician)}} || 15,835 || 43.2 || 2<ref name="lab31">{{cite journal |title=List of Endorsed Labour candidates and election results, October 27, 1931| journal=Report of the Annual Labour Party Conference |date=1931 |pages=11–27}}</ref> |
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|rowspan=3| [[1935 UK general election|1935 general election]] || [[Consett (UK Parliament constituency)|Consett]] || {{sortname|David|Adams|David Adams (Labour politician)}} || 25,419 || 58.7 || 1<ref name="lab35">{{cite journal |title=List of Endorsed Labour Candidates and Election Results, November 14, 1935 |journal=Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party |date=1935 |pages=8–23}}</ref> |
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| [[Dumbarton Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton Burghs]] || {{sortname|David|Kirkwood}} || 20,409 || 65.2 || 1<ref name="lab35" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Robert|Young|Robert Young (Lancashire politician)}} || 19,992 || 58.5 || 1<ref name="lab35" /> |
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|rowspan=4| [[1945 UK general election|1945 general election]] || [[Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]] || {{sortname|William|McLaine}} || 17,398 || 42.3 || 2<ref name="lab45">{{cite journal |title=List of Endorsed Labour Candidates and Election Results, July 26th, 1945| journal=Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party |date=1945 |pages=232–248}}</ref> |
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| [[Dumbarton Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton Burghs]] || {{sortname|David|Kirkwood}} || 16,262 || 65.2 || 1<ref name="lab45" /> |
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| [[Manchester Hulme (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Hulme]] || {{sortname|Frederick|Lee|Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton}} || 12,034 || 55.6 || 1<ref name="lab45" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Robert|Young|Robert Young (Lancashire politician)}} || 25,197 || 62.0 || 1<ref name="lab45" /> |
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| [[1948 Edmonton by-election|1948 by-election]] || [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Austen|Albu}} || 26,164 || 53.4 || 1<ref name="50prev">Sponsor assumed to be the same as at the 1950 UK general election</ref> |
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| [[1949 Leeds West by-election|1949 by-election]] || [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Charles|Pannell}} || 21,935 || 55.2 || 1<ref name="50prev" /> |
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|rowspan=10| [[1950 UK general election|1950 general election]] || [[Bury and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Bury and Radcliffe]] || {{sortname|John|Owen|nolink=1}} || 25,705 || 44.4 || 2<ref name="lab50">{{cite journal |title=List of Parliamentary Labour candidates and election results, February 23rd, 1950 |journal=Report of the Forty-Ninth Annual Conference of the Labour Party |date=1950 |pages=179–198}}</ref> |
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| [[East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Dunbartonshire]] || {{sortname|David|Kirkwood}} || 25,943 || 52.7 || 1<ref name="lab50" /> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Austen|Albu}} || 34,897 || 55.1 || 1<ref name="lab50" /> |
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| [[Hayes and Harlington (UK Parliament constituency)|Hayes and Harlington]] || {{sortname|Walter|Ayles}} || 22,490 || 60.1 || 1<ref name="lab50" /> |
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| [[Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)|Keighley]] || {{sortname|Charles|Hobson}} || 21,833 || 48.5 || 1<ref name="lab50" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Charles|Pannell}} || 21,339 || 51.6 || 1<ref name="lab50" /> |
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| [[Newcastle upon Tyne North (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle upon Tyne North]] || {{sortname|W. H.|Shackleton|nolink=1}} || 16,860 || 35.9 || 2<ref name="lab50" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Frederick|Lee|Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton}} || 31,832 || 59.1 || 1<ref name="lab50" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|Joseph|Hale}} || 25,484 || 44.9 || 1<ref name="lab50" /> |
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| [[Southall (UK Parliament constituency)|Southall]] || {{sortname|George|Pargiter}} || 27,107 || 53.9 || 1<ref name="lab50" /> |
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|rowspan=13| [[1951 UK general election|1951 general election]] || [[Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Cirencester and Tewkesbury]] || {{sortname|Albert|Sumbler|nolink=1}} || 18,353 || 40.5 || 2<ref name="lab51">{{cite journal |title=List of Parliamentary Labour candidates and election results, 25th October, 1951 |journal=Report of the Fiftieth Annual Conference of the Labour Party |date=1951 |pages=184–203}}</ref> |
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| [[East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Dunbartonshire]] || {{sortname|Cyril|Bence}} || 26,678 || 51.2 || 1<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Austen|Albu}} || 36,023 || 58.4 || 1<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Esher (UK Parliament constituency)|Esher]] || {{sortname|Percy|McNally|nolink=1}} || 15,334 || 28.6 || 2<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Glasgow Scotstoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Scotstoun]] || {{sortname|John|Robertson|John Robertson (Paisley MP)}} || 20,872 || 49.3 || 2<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Hayes and Harlington (UK Parliament constituency)|Hayes and Harlington]] || {{sortname|Walter|Ayles}} || 23,823 || 64.8 || 1<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)|Keighley]] || {{sortname|Charles|Hobson}} || 23,743 || 52.8 || 1<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Charles|Pannell}} || 22,357 || 54.1 || 1<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Frederick|Lee|Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton}} || 31,374 || 58.3 || 1<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|Joseph|Hale}} || 27,343 || 49.6 || 2<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Southall (UK Parliament constituency)|Southall]] || {{sortname|George|Pargiter}} || 29,123 || 57.9 || 1<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Southend West (UK Parliament constituency)|Southend West]] || {{sortname|Henry|Lyall|nolink=1}} || 17,352 || 30.9 || 2<ref name="lab51" /> |
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| [[Stockport North (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockport North]] || {{sortname|John|Owen|nolink=1}} || 20,893 || 44.9 || 2<ref name="lab51" /> |
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|rowspan=12| [[1955 UK general election|1955 general election]] || [[Barry (UK Parliament constituency)|Barry]] || {{sortname|Dan|Jones|Dan Jones (politician)}} || 19,722 || 42.1 || 2<ref name="lab55">[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], ''Report of the Fifty-Fourth Annual Conference of the Labour Party'', pp.255-275</ref> |
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| [[Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridgwater]] || {{sortname|Albert|Sumbler|nolink=1}} || 17,170 || 40.8 || 2<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Dunbartonshire]] || {{sortname|Cyril|Bence}} || 24,216 || 48.7 || 1<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Austen|Albu}} || 30,232 || 56.6 || 1<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[Glasgow Woodside (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Woodside]] || {{sortname|John|McGinley|nolink=1}} || 15,543 || 43.9 || 2<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)|High Peak]] || {{sortname|Neil|McBride}} || 13,652 || 34.6 || 2<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)|Keighley]] || {{sortname|Charles|Hobson}} || 19,414 || 46.5 || 1<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Charles|Pannell}} || 24,576 || 52.8 || 1<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Frederick|Lee|Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton}} || 29,299 || 57.9 || 1<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|Jack|McCann}} || 24,928 || 48.5 || 2<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[Southall (UK Parliament constituency)|Southall]] || {{sortname|George|Pargiter}} || 25,207 || 57.2 || 1<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[Stockport South (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockport South]] || {{sortname|Ernie|Roberts}} || 16,612 || 44.5 || 2<ref name="lab55" /> |
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| [[1958 Rochdale by-election|1958 by-election]] || [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|Jack|McCann}} || 22,133 || 44.7 || 1<ref name="lab59" /> |
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|rowspan=15| [[1959 UK general election|1959 general election]] || [[Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)|Burnley]] || {{sortname|Dan|Jones|Dan Jones (politician)}} || 27,675 || 57.0 || 1<ref name="lab59">[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], ''Report of the Fifty-Eighth Annual Conference of the Labour Party'', pp.179-201</ref> |
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| [[Doncaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster]] || {{sortname|Ted|Garrett}} || 22,935 || 46.4 || 2<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Dunbartonshire]] || {{sortname|Cyril|Bence}} || 27,942 || 51.1 || 1<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Austen|Albu}} || 25,598 || 50.5 || 1<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[Glasgow Scotstoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Scotstoun]] || {{sortname|William|Small|William Small (Scottish politician)}} || 24,690 || 53.7 || 1<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[Glasgow Woodside (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Woodside]] || {{sortname|John|McGinley|nolink=1}} || 14,483 || 43.1 || 2<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)|High Peak]] || {{sortname|Bernard|Conlan}} || 13,827 || 34.0 || 2<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)|Keighley]] || {{sortname|Charles|Hobson}} || 20,456 || 49.8 || 2<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Charles|Pannell}} || 25,878 || 54.9 || 1<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Frederick|Lee|Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton}} || 31,041 || 57.4 || 1<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[Oxford (UK Parliament constituency)|Oxford]] || {{sortname|Leslie|Anderton|nolink=1}} || 18,310 || 34.8 || 2<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|Jack|McCann}} || 21,689 || 41.5 || 1<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[Southall (UK Parliament constituency)|Southall]] || {{sortname|George|Pargiter}} || 22,285 || 52.7 || 1<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Northamptonshire]] || {{sortname|Arthur|Richardson|nolink=1}} || 18,292 || 43.0 || 2<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[Stockport South (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockport South]] || {{sortname|Stan|Orme}} || 17,982 || 46.7 || 2<ref name="lab59" /> |
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| [[1963 Swansea East by-election|1963 by-election]] || [[Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea East]] || {{sortname|Neil|McBride}} || 18,909 || 61.1 || 1 |
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|rowspan=19| [[1964 UK general election|1964 general election]] || [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]] || {{sortname|Ben|Ford|Ben Ford (politician)}} || 17,905 || 43.6 || 1<ref name="lab64">[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], ''Report of the Sixty-Third Annual Conference of the Labour Party'', pp.158-180</ref> |
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| [[Bristol North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol North West]] || {{sortname|David|Watkins|David Watkins (British politician)}} || 21,030 || 42.9 || 2<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)|Burnley]] || {{sortname|Dan|Jones|Dan Jones (politician)}} || 25,244 || 56.8 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Doncaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster]] || {{sortname|Harold|Walker|Harold Walker, Baron Walker of Doncaster}} || 23,845 || 49.9 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Dunbartonshire]] || {{sortname|Cyril|Bence}} || 32,948 || 55.6 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Austen|Albu}} || 24,373 || 49.2 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead East]] || {{sortname|Bernard|Conlan}} || 26,633 || 64.5 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Glasgow Scotstoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Scotstoun]] || {{sortname|William|Small|William Small (Scottish politician)}} || 27,036 || 61.6 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)|Keighley]] || {{sortname|John|Binns|John Binns (British politician)}} || 17,816 || 43.0 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Charles|Pannell}} || 22,968 || 50.5 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Frederick|Lee|Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton}} || 32,932 || 56.0 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)|Paisley]] || {{sortname|John|Robertson|John Robertson (Paisley MP)}} || 26,318 || 52.9 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|Jack|McCann}} || 22,927 || 46.7 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Salford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Salford West]] || {{sortname|Stan|Orme}} || 20,490 || 55.5 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Southall (UK Parliament constituency)|Southall]] || {{sortname|George|Pargiter}} || 18,041 || 48.0 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea East]] || {{sortname|Neil|McBride}} || 30,904 || 73.0 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]] || {{sortname|Norman|Atkinson}} || 19,458 || 54.7 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Truro (UK Parliament constituency)|Truro]] || {{sortname|Douglas|Grazier|nolink=1}} || 14,224 || 31.5 || 2<ref name="lab64" /> |
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| [[Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)|Wallsend]] || {{sortname|Ted|Garrett}} || 39,841 || 60.4 || 1<ref name="lab64" /> |
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|rowspan=17| [[1966 UK general election|1966 general election]] || [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]] || {{sortname|Ben|Ford|Ben Ford (politician)}} || 21,727 || 55.4 || 1<ref name="lab66">[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], ''Report of the Sixty-Fifth Annual Conference of the Labour Party'', pp.308-330</ref> |
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| [[Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)|Burnley]] || {{sortname|Dan|Jones|Dan Jones (politician)}} || 25,583 || 60.4 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Consett (UK Parliament constituency)|Consett]] || {{sortname|David|Watkins|David Watkins (British politician)}} || 29,753 || 73.3 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Doncaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster]] || {{sortname|Harold|Walker|Harold Walker, Baron Walker of Doncaster}} || 25,777 || 56.7 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Dunbartonshire]] || {{sortname|Cyril|Bence}} || 32,988 || 52.2 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Austen|Albu}} || 26,422 || 58.6 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead East]] || {{sortname|Bernard|Conlan}} || 27,628 || 69.6 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Glasgow Scotstoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Scotstoun]] || {{sortname|William|Small|William Small (Scottish politician)}} || 27,320 || 61.8 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)|Keighley]] || {{sortname|John|Binns|John Binns (British politician)}} || 22,039 || 55.0 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Charles|Pannell}} || 24,391 || 56.3 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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|| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Frederick|Lee|Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton}} || 36,901 || 62.8 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)|Paisley]] || {{sortname|John|Robertson|John Robertson (Paisley MP)}} || 28,074 || 60.0 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|Jack|McCann}} || 24,481 || 52.4 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Salford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Salford West]] || {{sortname|Stan|Orme}} || 19,237 || 59.2 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea East]] || {{sortname|Neil|McBride}} || 30,290 || 75.4 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]] || {{sortname|Norman|Atkinson}} || 17,367 || 65.3 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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| [[Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)|Wallsend]] || {{sortname|Ted|Garrett}} || 39,744 || 65.2 || 1<ref name="lab66" /> |
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|rowspan=21| [[1970 UK general election|1970 general election]] || [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] || {{sortname|Robert|Hughes|Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside}} || 27,707 || 62.1 || 1<ref name="lab70">[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], ''Report of the Sixty-Ninth Annual Conference of the Labour Party'', pp.289-312</ref> |
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| [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]] || {{sortname|Ben|Ford|Ben Ford (politician)}} || 20,141 || 52.1 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)|Burnley]] || {{sortname|Dan|Jones|Dan Jones (politician)}} || 24,200 || 57.0 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Consett (UK Parliament constituency)|Consett]] || {{sortname|David|Watkins|David Watkins (British politician)}} || 28,985 || 70.9 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Doncaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster]] || {{sortname|Harold|Walker|Harold Walker, Baron Walker of Doncaster}} || 22,658 || 50.7 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)|Edmonton]] || {{sortname|Austen|Albu}} || 20,626 || 49.1 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead East]] || {{sortname|Bernard|Conlan}} || 28,524 || 64.8 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Glasgow Scotstoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Scotstoun]] || {{sortname|William|Small|William Small (Scottish politician)}} || 26,492 || 57.4 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)|Keighley]] || {{sortname|John|Binns|John Binns (British politician)}} || 20,341 || 49.3 || 2<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Charles|Pannell}} || 21,618 || 51.8 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Louth, Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Louth]] || {{sortname|James|Murray|nolink=1}} || 16,403 || 33.9 || 2<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Merthyr Tydfil (UK Parliament constituency)|Merthyr Tydfil]] || {{sortname|Taliesin|Lloyd|nolink=1}} || 9,234 || 28.7 || 2<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|Frederick|Lee|Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton}} || 34,873 || 52.5 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)|Paisley]] || {{sortname|John|Robertson|John Robertson (Paisley MP)}} || 25,429 || 54.1 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|Jack|McCann}} || 19,247 || 41.6 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Salford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Salford West]] || {{sortname|Stan|Orme}} || 16,986 || 54.3 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Northamptonshire]] || {{sortname|Gordon|Roberts|nolink=1}} || 21,131 || 37.2 || 2<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Norfolk]] || {{sortname|Leslie|Potter|nolink=1}} || 16,572 || 42.7 || 2<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea East]] || {{sortname|Neil|McBride}} || 28,183 || 68.5 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]] || {{sortname|Norman|Atkinson}} || 17,367 || 61.3 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)|Wallsend]] || {{sortname|Ted|Garrett}} || 39,065 || 61.3 || 1<ref name="lab70" /> |
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| [[1973 Dundee East by-election|1973 by-election]] || [[Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee East]] || {{sortname|George|Machin}} || 14,411 || 32.7 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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|rowspan=21| [[February 1974 UK general election|1974 Feb general election]] || [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] || {{sortname|Robert|Hughes|Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside}} || 23,193 || 47.7 || 1<ref name="labfeb74">[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], ''Report of the Seventy-Third Annual Conference of the Labour Party'', pp.371-390</ref> |
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| [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]] || {{sortname|Ben|Ford|Ben Ford (politician)}} || 22,381 || 43.3 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridgwater]] || {{sortname|Roger|Undy|nolink=1}} || 16,786 || 29.5 || 2<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)|Burnley]] || {{sortname|Dan|Jones|Dan Jones (politician)}} || 21,108 || 50.4 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Carlton (UK Parliament constituency)|Carlton]] || {{sortname|James|Murray|nolink=1}} || 20,147 || 33.5 || 2<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)|Chorley]] || {{sortname|George|Rodgers|George Rodgers (politician)}} || 25,440 || 40.3 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Consett (UK Parliament constituency)|Consett]] || {{sortname|David|Watkins|David Watkins (British politician)}} || 27,401 || 61.1 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Coventry North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Coventry North East]] || {{sortname|George|Park|George Park (politician)}} || 30,496 || 63.9 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Doncaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster]] || {{sortname|Harold|Walker|Harold Walker, Baron Walker of Doncaster}} || 23,041 || 47.9 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee East]] || {{sortname|George|Machin}} || 17,100 || 33.7 || 2<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead East]] || {{sortname|Bernard|Conlan}} || 27,269 || 55.2 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Glasgow Garscadden (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Garscadden]] || {{sortname|William|Small|William Small (Scottish politician)}} || 21,035 || 52.3 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester]] || {{sortname|Alf|Pegler|nolink=1}} || 18,215 || 35.2 || 2<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Joseph|Dean|Joseph Dean, Baron Dean of Beswick}} || 19,436 || 42.1 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|John|Evans|John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside}} || 38,369 || 49.3 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)|Paisley]] || {{sortname|John|Robertson|John Robertson (Paisley MP)}} || 23,820 || 48.4 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[St Pancras North (UK Parliament constituency)|St Pancras North]] || {{sortname|Jock|Stallard}} || 14,761 || 52.8 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Salford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Salford West]] || {{sortname|Stan|Orme}} || 16,808 || 51.3 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea East]] || {{sortname|Neil|McBride}} || 28,537 || 66.3 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]] || {{sortname|Norman|Atkinson}} || 16,999 || 54.8 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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| [[Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)|Wallsend]] || {{sortname|Ted|Garrett}} || 41,811 || 62.0 || 1<ref name="labfeb74" /> |
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|rowspan=18| [[October 1974 UK general election|1974 Oct general election]] || [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] || {{sortname|Robert|Hughes|Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside}} || 23,130 || 50.9 || 1<ref name="laboct74">[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], ''Report of the Seventy-Third Annual Conference of the Labour Party'', pp.391-411</ref> |
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| [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]] || {{sortname|Ben|Ford|Ben Ford (politician)}} || 22,841 || 49.1 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)|Burnley]] || {{sortname|Dan|Jones|Dan Jones (politician)}} || 21,642 || 54.8 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)|Chorley]] || {{sortname|George|Rodgers|George Rodgers (politician)}} || 27,290 || 44.1 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Consett (UK Parliament constituency)|Consett]] || {{sortname|David|Watkins|David Watkins (British politician)}} || 27,123 || 67.0 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Coventry North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Coventry North East]] || {{sortname|George|Park|George Park (politician)}} || 26,489 || 59.5 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Doncaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster]] || {{sortname|Harold|Walker|Harold Walker, Baron Walker of Doncaster}} || 22,177 || 51.3 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee East]] || {{sortname|George|Machin}} || 15,137 || 32.7 || 2<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead East]] || {{sortname|Bernard|Conlan}} || 27,620 || 61.9 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Glasgow Garscadden (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Garscadden]] || {{sortname|William|Small|William Small (Scottish politician)}} || 19,737 || 50.9 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Joseph|Dean|Joseph Dean, Baron Dean of Beswick}} || 20,669 || 49.6 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|John|Evans|John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside}} || 38,956 || 53.3 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)|Paisley]] || {{sortname|John|Robertson|John Robertson (Paisley MP)}} || 21,368 || 44.8 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|John|Connell|nolink=1}} || 17,339 || 36.8 || 2<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[St Pancras North (UK Parliament constituency)|St Pancras North]] || {{sortname|Jock|Stallard}} || 14,155 || 58.5 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Salford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Salford West]] || {{sortname|Stan|Orme}} || 17,112 || 57.2 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]] || {{sortname|Norman|Atkinson}} || 15,708 || 58.8 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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| [[Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)|Wallsend]] || {{sortname|Ted|Garrett}} || 37,180 || 58.1 || 1<ref name="laboct74" /> |
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|rowspan=18| [[1979 UK general election|1979 general election]] || [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] || {{sortname|Robert|Hughes|Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside}} || 26,771 || 59.3 || 1<ref name="lab79">[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], ''Report of the Seventy-Eighth Annual Conference of the Labour Party'', pp.406-431</ref> |
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| [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]] || {{sortname|Ben|Ford|Ben Ford (politician)}} || 25,069 || 50.9 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)|Burnley]] || {{sortname|Dan|Jones|Dan Jones (politician)}} || 20,172 || 50.8 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)|Chorley]] || {{sortname|George|Rodgers|George Rodgers (politician)}} || 28,546 || 43.0 || 2<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Consett (UK Parliament constituency)|Consett]] || {{sortname|David|Watkins|David Watkins (British politician)}} || 26,708 || 61.3 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Coventry North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Coventry North East]] || {{sortname|George|Park|George Park (politician)}} || 27,010 || 57.3 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Doncaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster]] || {{sortname|Harold|Walker|Harold Walker, Baron Walker of Doncaster}} || 22,184 || 48.9 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead East]] || {{sortname|Bernard|Conlan}} || 28,776 || 61.2 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency)|Hackney North and Stoke Newington]] || {{sortname|Ernie|Roberts}} || 14,688 || 51.6 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Kilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock]] || {{sortname|William|McKelvey}} || 25,718 || 52.6 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Joseph|Dean|Joseph Dean, Baron Dean of Beswick}} || 21,290 || 49.4 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Manchester Blackley (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Blackley]] || {{sortname|Ken|Eastham}} || 20,346 || 50.4 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || {{sortname|John|Evans|John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside}} || 41,466 || 51.4 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rochdale]] || {{sortname|John|Connell|nolink=1}} || 16,878 || 34.3 || 2<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[St Pancras North (UK Parliament constituency)|St Pancras North]] || {{sortname|Jock|Stallard}} || 14,556 || 54.2 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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| [[Salford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Salford West]] || {{sortname|Stan|Orme}} || 18,411 || 61.5 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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|- |
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| [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]] || {{sortname|Norman|Atkinson}} || 16,299 || 56.9 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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|- |
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| [[Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)|Wallsend]] || {{sortname|Ted|Garrett}} || 38,214 || 55.1 || 1<ref name="lab79" /> |
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|rowspan=13| [[1983 UK general election|1983 general election]] || [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] || {{sortname|Robert|Hughes|Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside}} || 19,262 || 47.0 || 1<ref name="bbc83">{{cite book |title=General Election Guide |date=1983 |publisher=BBC Data Publications |isbn=094635815X}}</ref> |
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| [[Coventry North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Coventry North East]] || {{sortname|George|Park|George Park (politician)}} || 22,190 || 47.8 || 1<ref name="bbc83" /> |
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| [[Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster Central]] || {{sortname|Harold|Walker|Harold Walker, Baron Walker of Doncaster}} || 21,154 || 42.0 || 1<ref name="bbc83" /> |
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| [[Edinburgh Leith (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Leith]] || {{sortname|Ron|Brown|Ron Brown (Scottish politician)}} || 16,177 || 39.7 || 1 |
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| [[Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead East]] || {{sortname|Bernard|Conlan}} || 22,981 || 48.3 || 1<ref name="bbc83" /> |
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| [[Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency)|Hackney North and Stoke Newington]] || {{sortname|Ernie|Roberts}} || 18,989 || 52.0 || 1<ref name="bbc83" /> |
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| [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] || {{sortname|William|McKelvey}} || 20,250 || 43.6 || 1<ref name="bbc83" /> |
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| [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]] || {{sortname|Joseph|Dean|Joseph Dean, Baron Dean of Beswick}} || 15,860 || 34.0 || 2 |
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| [[Manchester Blackley (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Blackley]] || {{sortname|Ken|Eastham}} || 20,132 || 48.1 || 1 |
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| [[St Helens North (UK Parliament constituency)|St Helens North]] || {{sortname|John|Evans|John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside}} || 25,334 || 47.9 || 1 |
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| [[Salford East (UK Parliament constituency)|Salford East]] || {{sortname|Stan|Orme}} || 21,373 || 53.7 || 1 |
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| [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]] || {{sortname|Norman|Atkinson}} || 22,423 || 52.0 || 1<ref name="bbc83" /> |
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| [[Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)|Wallsend]] || {{sortname|Ted|Garrett}} || 26,615 || 50.1 || 1 |
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| [[1985 Tyne Bridge by-election|1985 by-election]] || [[Tyne Bridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Tyne Bridge]] || {{sortname|David|Clelland}} || 13,517 || 57.8 || 1 |
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| [[1986 Knowsley North by-election|1986 by-election]] || [[Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency)|Knowsley North]] || {{sortname|George|Howarth}} || 17,403 || 56.3 || 1 |
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|rowspan=16| [[1987 UK general election|1987 general election]] || [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] || {{sortname|Robert|Hughes|Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside}} || 24,145 || 54.7 || 1 |
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| [[Bury North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bury North]] || {{sortname|David|Crausby}} || 21,186 || 37.8 || 2<ref name="show">{{cite news |title=AEU sponsored MPs show the way in the general election |work=AEU |date=1987}}</ref> |
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| [[Caithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)|Caithness and Sutherland]] || {{sortname|Allan|Byron|nolink=1}} || 3,437 || 14.9 || 3<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster Central]] || {{sortname|Harold|Walker|Harold Walker, Baron Walker of Doncaster}} || 26,266 || 51.2 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Edinburgh Leith (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Leith]] || {{sortname|Ron|Brown|Ron Brown (Scottish politician)}} || 21,104 || 49.3 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency)|Feltham and Heston]] || {{sortname|Charles|Hinds|nolink=1}} || 22,325 || 37.4 || 2<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]] || {{sortname|Jimmy|Dunnachie}} || 23,239 || 63.1 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] || {{sortname|William|McKelvey}} || 23,713 || 48.5 || 1 |
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|- |
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| [[Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency)|Knowsley North]] || {{sortname|George|Howarth}} || 27,454 || 69.9 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Manchester Blackley (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Blackley]] || {{sortname|Ken|Eastham}} || 22,476 || 52.4 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[St Helens North (UK Parliament constituency)|St Helens North]] || {{sortname|John|Evans|John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside}} || 28,989 || 53.7 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Salford East (UK Parliament constituency)|Salford East]] || {{sortname|Stan|Orme}} || 22,555 || 58.8 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Central]] || {{sortname|Richard|Caborn}} || 25,872 || 67.7 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Sheffield Heeley (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Heeley]] || {{sortname|Bill|Michie}} || 28,425 || 53.4 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Tyne Bridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Tyne Bridge]] || {{sortname|David|Clelland}} || 23,131 || 63.0 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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| [[Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)|Wallsend]] || {{sortname|Ted|Garrett}} || 32,709 || 56.8 || 1<ref name="show" /> |
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|rowspan=13| [[1992 UK general election|1992 general election]] || [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] || {{sortname|Robert|Hughes|Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside}} || 18,845 || 47.0 || 1 |
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| [[Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton North East]] || {{sortname|David|Crausby}} || 21,459 || 44.5 || 2 |
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| [[Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster Central]] || {{sortname|Harold|Walker|Harold Walker, Baron Walker of Doncaster}} || 27,795 || 54.3 || 1 |
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| [[Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]] || {{sortname|Jimmy|Dunnachie}} || 14,170 || 43.4 || 1 |
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| [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] || {{sortname|William|McKelvey}} || 22,210 || 44.8 || 1 |
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| [[Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency)|Knowsley North]] || {{sortname|George|Howarth}} || 27,517 || 77.5 || 1 |
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| [[Manchester Blackley (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Blackley]] || {{sortname|Ken|Eastham}} || 23,031 || 60.2 || 1 |
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| [[Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency)|Rotherham]] || {{sortname|Jimmy|Boyce}} || 27,933 || 63.9 || 1 |
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| [[Salford East (UK Parliament constituency)|Salford East]] || {{sortname|Stan|Orme}} || 20,327 || 60.0 || 1 |
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| [[Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Central]] || {{sortname|Richard|Caborn}} || 22,764 || 68.7 || 1 |
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| [[Sheffield Heeley (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Heeley]] || {{sortname|Bill|Michie}} || 28,005 || 55.7 || 1 |
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| [[St Helens North (UK Parliament constituency)|St Helens North]] || {{sortname|John|Evans|John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside}} || 31,930 || 57.9 || 1 |
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| [[Tyne Bridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Tyne Bridge]] || {{sortname|David|Clelland}} || 22,328 || 67.2 || 1 |
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*[https://mrc.epexio.com/records/ASE Catalogue of the ASE archives], held at the [[Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick]] |
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*[https://mrc.epexio.com/records/AEU Catalogue of the AEU, AEF, and AUEW archives], held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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*[https://mrc.epexio.com/records/AUW Catalogue of further AUEW archives], held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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*[https://mrc.epexio.com/records/CEU Catalogue of the AUEW Construction Section archives], held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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*[https://mrc.epexio.com/records/AEF Catalogue of the AEF/AUEW Foundry Section archives], held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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Latest revision as of 19:30, 20 April 2024
Merged into | Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union |
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Founded | 1920 |
Dissolved | 1 May 1992 |
Headquarters | 110 Peckham Road, London |
Location |
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Members | 1,483,400 (1979)[1] |
Publication | AUEW Journal |
Affiliations | TUC, CSEU, IMF, Labour |
The Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) was a major British trade union. It merged with the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union to form the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union in 1992.
History[edit]
The history of the union can be traced back to the formation of the Journeymen Steam Engine, Machine Makers' and Millwrights' Friendly Society, in 1826, popularly known as the "Old Mechanics". They invited a large number of other unions to become part of what became the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (ASE).[2]
In 1920, the ASE put out a fresh call for other unions to merge with it in a renamed Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU). Seventeen unions balloted their members on a possible merger, and nine voted in favour of amalgamation:[2]
- Amalgamated Association of Brass Turners, Fitters, Finishers and Coppersmiths
- Amalgamated Instrument Makers' Society
- Amalgamated Society of General Tool Makers, Engineers and Machinists
- East of Scotland Brass Founders' Society
- London United Metal Turners', Fitters' and Finishers' Society
- North of England Brass Turners', Fitters' and Finishers' Society
- Steam Engine Makers' Society (SEM)
- United Kingdom Society of Amalgamated Smiths and Strikers
- United Machine Workers' Association
The resulting union had a membership of 450,000,[3] about 300,000 coming from the ASE.[4]
In 1922 employers, represented by the Engineering Employers' Federation, launched an industry-wide lockout in an attempt to reverse the gains made by the AEU during WWI and its aftermath.[3] Exploiting the downturn in economic conditions in the engineering industry, they demanded the union forfeit control over overtime. The lockout lasted from 11 March to 13 June and involved 260,000 workers, 90,000 of them represented by the AEU. The lockout ended with the union conceding some of the employers' demands.[3]
The AEU continued to grow and absorb smaller unions. From 1926, it accepted members who had not completed an apprenticeship. In 1933, it had 168,000 members, and 390,900 by the end of the decade. Its largest membership growth came during the Second World War when its all-male membership voted to admit women for the first time and 100,000 joined almost immediately, membership reaching 825,000 by 1943.[1] It admitted women due to the increasing role of female industrial workers in the British home front, as well as to prevent either female workers joining rival unions or non-union female workers from undercutting union wages.[5] However, during World War II the AEU also lost its overseas branches in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, which became independent unions.
From the 1940s, the AEU also absorbed various smaller unions: the Amalgamated Society of Glass Works Engineers, Amalgamated Society of Vehicle Builders, Carpenters and Mechanics, Amalgamated Machine, Engine and Iron Grinders' and Glaziers' Society, Leeds Spindle and Flyer Makers' Trade and Friendly Society, United Operative Spindle and Flyer Makers' Trade and Friendly Society, and the Turners', Fitters' and Instrument Makers' Union.[6]
The AEU merged with the Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers (AUFW) on 1 January 1968 to form the Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers (AEF), and with the Draughtsmen and Allied Technicians' Association (DATA) and Constructional Engineering Union in 1971 to form the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW). The union was now organised on a federal basis, with four sections: Engineering, Foundry, Construction, and Technical, Administrative and Supervisory (TASS). This approach was not a success, as the various sections fell into dispute with each other. In 1984, the Engineering, Foundry and Construction Sections were merged and in 1986 adopted the name Amalgamated Engineering Union once more, while the TASS remained separate and, in 1988, it became entirely independent of the union once more.[7]
Despite this series of amalgamations, declines in the number of workers in heavy industry saw membership drop from a peak of 1,483,400 in 1979, to 858,000 in 1986.[1] The AEU became a mainstay of the moderate right in the trade union movement through the 1980s and 1990s, leading the manufacturing unions in 1989–1991 in a successful push for a shorter working week, but failing to merge with a number of unions, notally the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians.
In 1992 the AEU finally achieved a merger with the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union, EETPU, after a hundred years of off and on discussions.[8] The new union took the name Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union.[9]
Election results[edit]
Like the ASE before it, the AEU affiliated to the Labour Party, sponsoring candidates at each election, many of whom won seats in Parliament.
Leadership[edit]
General Secretaries[edit]
- AEU
- 1921: Albert Smethurst
- 1933: Fred A. Smith
- 1943: Benjamin Gardner
- 1956: Cecil Hallett
- 1965: Jim Conway
- AEF/AUEW
Year | Construction | Engineering | Foundry | TASS |
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1968 | Created 1971 | Jim Conway | William Simpson | Created 1971 |
1971 | Eddie Marsden | George Doughty | ||
1974 | Bob Garland | Ken Gill | ||
1975 | John Boyd | |||
1976 | John Baldwin | |||
1982 | Gavin Laird | |||
1984 | Gavin Laird |
- AEU
- 1988: Gavin Laird
Presidents[edit]
- 1920: James Thomas Brownlie
- 1931: William Harold Hutchinson
- 1933: John C. Little
- 1939: Jack Tanner
- 1953: Robert Openshaw
- 1956: William Carron
- 1968: Hugh Scanlon
- 1978: Terry Duffy
- 1986: Bill Jordan
References[edit]
- ^ a b c James C. Docherty and Sjaak van der Velden, Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor, pp.24-25
- ^ a b Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of British Trade Unions, vol.3, pp.12-16
- ^ a b c Haydu, Jeffrey (1988). Between Craft and Class: Skilled Workers and Factory Politics in the United States and Britain, 1890-1922. University of California Press. p. 168. ISBN 9780520060609.
- ^ Jefferys, James B. (1970). The Story of the Engineers. Edinburgh: Reprints in Social and Economic History. p. 171–191.
- ^ Thorpe, Andrew (1997). A History of the British Labour Party. London: Macmillan Education UK. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-25305-0. ISBN 978-0-333-56081-5.
- ^ "Amalgamated Engineering Union and successors". Modern Records Centre. University of Warwick. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Chris Cook, The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945, pp.223-224
- ^ Lloyd, John (1990). Light and Liberty: A History of EEPTU. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 9780297796626.
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External links[edit]
- Catalogue of the AEU, AEF, and AUEW archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
- Catalogue of further AUEW archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
- Catalogue of the AUEW Construction Section archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
- Catalogue of the AEF/AUEW Foundry Section archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick