National Liberal Party (UK) election results explained

This article lists the National Liberal Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections.

Summary of general election performance

Number of Candidates	Total votes	Average votes per candidate	% UK vote	Change (percentage points)	Saved deposits	Number of MPs
41	809,302	19,739	3.7	N/A	41	35
44	784,608	17,832	3.7	N/A	44	33
49	686,652	14,013	2.8	-0.9	49	11
55	985,343	17,915	3.4	+0.6	55	16
55	1,058,138	19,239	3.7	+0.3	55	19
45	842,133	18,714	3.1	-0.6	45	21
39	765,794	19,636	2.7	-0.4	39	20
19	326,130	17,165	1.2	-1.5	19	6
9	149,779	16,642	0.5	-0.7	9	3

Source: F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts, 1885–1975, p.55

Constituency	Votes	%	Position^[1]
	14,681	41.3	2
	21,392	50.9	1
	17,551	51.4	1
	29,926	68.0	1
	11,611	35.4	2
	22,474	53.0	1
	unopposed	N/A	1
	16,863	57.9	1
	18,801	40.4	2
	unopposed	N/A	1
	25,945	79.8	1
	unopposed	N/A	1
	unopposed	N/A	1
	40,405	71.4	1
	34,764	60.1	1
	21,008	78.6	1
	18,013	51.1	1
	26,818	86.4	1
	30,375	77.5	1
	47,056	70.1	1
	23,102	83.3	1
	18,702	65.3	1
	24,847	65.0	1
	32,015	80.2	1
	unopposed	N/A	1
	17,212	77.0	1
	24,552	63.4	1
	40,925	30.4	1
	12,811	20.7	3
	23,459	72.2	1
	14,709	43.7	2
	unopposed	N/A	1
	unopposed	N/A	1
	19,596	56.7	1
	54,269	33.6	2
	25,700	88.0	1
Southwark North [CHECK]	13,045	64.9	1
	28,647	64.6	1
	20,603	58.6	1
	14,462	31.2	2
	5,793	54.8	1

Barrie won in Southampton by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.

Votes	%	Position
7,963	46.9	1
15,770	52.2	1
16,271	60.3	1

Constituency	Votes	%	Position
	17,683	41.1	2
	7,674	37.8	2
	22,969	59.2	1
	26,965	46.4	2
	15,227	45.8	2
	7,529	27.7	2
	17,897	41.3	2
Denbigh	17,372	50.1	1
	22,053	65.4	1
	14,848	47.7	2
	14,910	40.9	2
	27,915	82.3	1
	23,108	68.8	1
	unopposed	N/A	1
	21,606	73.9	1
	28,772	52.7	1
	16,998	59.3	1
	20,299	52.7	1
	21,716	70.3	1
	25,162	65.5	1
	37,009	60.8	1
	17,287	68.7	1
	14,985	56.4	1
	18,888	57.7	1
	28,809	65.5	1
	unopposed	N/A	1
	15,198	69.6	1
	23,146	58.6	1
	36,039	29.1	1
	34,755	24.1	2
	20,852	68.1	1
	17,257	46.6	2
	10,810	76.7	1
Rotherham	14,298	32.5	2
	unopposed	N/A	1
	11,673	38.6	2
	43,697	29.3	2
	20,767	78.7	1
	8,086	50.2	1
	21,671	50.8	1
	49,001	30.2	1
	18,784	52.9	1
	28,563	57.5	1
	4,076	30.9	2

Morrison in Combined Scottish Universities, Dodd in Oldham and Barrie in Southampton won seats by taking second place in a two seat constituency.

Votes	%	Position
17,990	46.6	2
21,846	60.0	1
13,044	50.4	1
14,810	40.1	2
13,052	35.6	2
28,720	57.1	1
18,257	62.9	1
4,322	42.6	2
unopposed	N/A	1
unopposed	N/A	1
7,537	41.0	2

Votes	%	Position
11,382	27.1	2
2,238	19.8	2
11,240	35.9	2
20,854	44.4	2
15,392	33.1	2
16,648	42.2	2
9,877	29.8	2
15,227	45.8	2
12,198	29.9	2
17,023	41.7	1
8,674	29.9	2
16,465	47.4	1
12,028	35.3	2
12,331	33.8	2
24,765	69.4	1
23,307	55.8	1
15,294	57.7	1
17,719	32.5	2
14,115	31.5	2
7,974	44.2	2
4,901	24.2	2
16,452	55.7	1
26,939	55.9	1
24,496	35.5	2
15,389	50.1	1
12,090	43.3	1
11,649	34.0	3
2,624	20.1	2
10,116	31.4	2
31,914	44.8	2
9,883	30.6	2
13,966	58.2	1
8,466	16.9	2
11,774	31.1	2
25,945	23.0	3
24,199	18.2	4
12,420	25.8	2
14,256	47.3	1
14,404	36.6	2
4,081	26.0	2
22,650	17.4	4
19,065	67.6	1
15,296	40.6	2
2,673	31.0	2
19,621	43.3	2
29,366	21.3	3
6,102	24.2	2
13,089	42.0	2
24,197	46.1	2
8,597	20.6	3
13,714	28.6	2

Votes	%	Position
1,938	5.9	5
11,490	34.4	2
19,313	42.4	2

Votes	%	Position^[2]
8,091	19.0	2
8,480	13.8	3
13,375	31.6	2
12,527	27.0	2
20,628	45.7	1
15,998	35.6	2
23,456	47.8	2
16,082	38.9	2
15,818	32.1	2
20,407	51.3	1
17,231	30.9	2
10,365	20.4	2
17,473	38.9	1
26,268	59.3	1
22,863	46.2	2
23,685	44.6	2
14,967	38.8	2
25,749	63.7	1
15,841	43.0	2
13,530	40.1	2
11,660	35.8	2
15,708	37.1	2
10,208	23.9	2
22,814	50.6	1
10,254	17.6	2
30,336	53.9	1
18,551	51.4	1
17,784	41.3	2
22,946	46.6	1
14,183	34.0	2
10,929	25.5	2
15,485	51.5	1
17,741	43.0	2
25,421	49.9	2
27,329	44.9	2
11,431	24.4	2
10,912	62.6	1
16,653	46.0	1
12,185	28.4	2
13,136	28.1	2
28,159	65.1	1
26,560	56.3	1
19,613	39.8	2
11,311	27.2	2
13,678	30.3	2
19,324	53.9	1
24,536	44.1	2
23,663	45.2	2
18,546	41.8	2
22,608	46.3	2
19,128	51.1	1
28,700	44.0	2
10,131	23.6	2
20,810	53.9	1
14,117	25.5	2

Richard Nugent is not listed; he was elected as a Conservative, but joined the National Liberal group in Parliament.^[3]

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
		8,365	26.8	2
		23,567	49.5	2

Votes	%	Position
9,296	17.3	2
16,343	39.3	2
16,999	37.1	2
24,524	54.3	1
17,863	39.4	2
23,828	47.7	2
19,410	47.0	2
16,041	33.1	2
21,909	55.9	1
19,776	36.3	2
20,269	45.7	1
19,562	36.4	2
26,386	61.3	1
22,863	46.2	2
15,657	38.9	2
28,446	70.6	1
19,236	49.9	2
14,344	42.4	2
11,811	36.2	2
18,836	43.6	2
17,073	39.6	2
10,351	24.1	2
22,611	43.4	2
26,169	58.9	1
31,683	57.9	1
20,845	57.4	1
17,484	39.4	2
26,554	52.7	1
17,650	42.7	2
11,199	26.5	2
20,788	49.7	2
23,930	51.1	1
18,515	64.1	1
29,768	48.1	2
11,043	23.8	2
10,969	64.3	1
18,828	53.3	1
12,161	28.9	2
12,433	27.6	2
29,016	70.8	1
27,776	61.0	1
19,617	41.0	2
10,655	27.0	2
13,743	30.8	2
25,708	45.9	2
25,965	49.6	2
24,478	70.9	1
22,917	50.9	1
14,668	28.6	2
23,162	66.2	1
6,709	40.7	2
11,038	24.6	2
21,546	53.8	1
18,563	37.7	2
19,124	34.8	2

Richard Nugent is not listed; he was elected as a Conservative, but joined the National Liberal group in Parliament.

Votes	%	Position
14,035	35.6	2
10,905	27.1	2
19,532	59.1	1
13,334	39.3	2
12,476	30.8	2

Votes	%	Position
14,776	27.2	2
14,713	38.4	2
21,084	50.1	1
16,768	38.7	2
22,306	53.8	1
22,048	48.2	2
21,864	44.8	2
18,379	40.8	2
21,851	57.3	1
21,748	42.4	2
18,312	43.2	1
24,550	61.3	1
14,170	39.0	2
21,606	45.7	2
24,208	46.9	2
26,104	70.6	1
10,693	32.3	2
15,456	37.8	2
8,135	21.1	2
23,889	56.4	1
28,412	53.2	1
20,609	58.4	1
16,392	40.7	2
24,722	51.3	1
3,001	12.7	4
25,236	63.8	1
18,516	69.0	1
19,657	48.5	2
24,821	47.1	1
10,183	23.8	2
9,929	62.3	1
17,063	52.0	1
13,503	29.0	2
12,239	29.6	2
30,069	66.2	1
30,798	60.9	1
16,428	41.2	2
10,565	26.8	2
23,967	72.7	1
23,365	52.8	1
20,124	65.1	1
15,970	37.5	2
6,315	42.7	2
21,283	55.2	1
16,286	33.0	2

Richard Nugent is not listed; he was elected as a Conservative, but joined the National Liberal group in Parliament.

Votes	%	Position
14,529	42.0	2
22,850	53.1	1
18,158	39.3	2
23,012	56.2	1
23,243	49.9	2
24,258	47.7	1
22,485	43.1	2
21,918	50.3	1
17,084	31.6	2
17,893	41.7	1
25,867	58.4	1
22,082	45.7	2
25,143	48.3	2
14,744	38.6	2
26,585	69.9	1
12,018	38.0	2
16,581	38.6	2
9,837	24.0	2
23,653	53.2	1
29,013	53.5	1
20,254	53.9	1
27,153	55.1	1
17,536	67.4	1
19,126	49.2	2
28,481	56.4	1
10,884	23.6	2
7,813	47.2	1
15,700	47.9	1
15,304	31.2	2
12,269	29.3	2
28,747	62.7	1
33,236	59.0	1
16,845	43.5	2
10,598	28.9	2
19,435	57.1	1
25,861	47.1	1
7,496	46.4	2
20,959	53.5	1
17,144	31.9	2

Richard Nugent is not listed; he was elected as a Conservative, but joined the National Liberal group in Parliament.

Votes	%	Position
22,472	50.8	1
13,268	37.7	1
25,143	48.3	2

Votes	%	Position
11,075	38.2	2
16,507	40.2	2
17,097	37.7	2
21,121	54.0	1
19,812	42.2	2
22,423	46.7	1
21,499	45.2	2
22,473	44.3	2
14,033	38.5	2
12,777	44.5	2
15,435	36.9	2
8,822	22.5	2
25,102	50.4	1
29,082	55.4	1
20,320	51.1	1
11,756	29.1	2
5,516	32.1	2
14,040	42.6	1
17,240	32.9	2

John Osborn and Peter Roberts are not listed; they were elected as Conservatives, but joined the National Liberal group in Parliament.

Votes	%	Position
8,091	30.5	2
18,170	48.0	2
21,216	45.2	2
21,727	45.8	2
13,969	34.0	2
24,975	47.6	1
20,504	49.2	1
14,312	41.3	1
12,596	24.6	2

Book: Craig, F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 . 3 . 1983 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-06-X.
Book: Craig, F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1950–1973 . 2 . 1983 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-07-8.
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