§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT information about the number of ballot papers rejected in each constituency during the recent General Election under the following heads, namely, want of official mark, voting for more than one candidate, writing or mark by which voter could be identified, and unmarked or void for uncertainty.
§ Miss BaconThe information is as follows:
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GENERAL ELECTION—1966 Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) ENGLAND BEDFORDSHIRE Bedford — 13 3 20 36 Mid-Bedfordshire — 23 11 16 50 South Bedfordshire — 21 3 27 51 Luton — 11 5 30 46 BERKSHIRE Abingdon 17 9 7 17 50 Newbury 1 22 17 26 66 Windsor — 26 15 20 61 Wokingham 2 16 3 19 40 Reading — — 12 24 36 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Aylesbury — 36 8 15 59 Buckingham 1 17 12 28 58 South Buckinghamshire 28 10 11 52 101 Wycombe — 33 19 19 71 Eton and Slough 1 8 7 61 71 CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND ISLE OF ELY Cambridgeshire — 6 11 9 26 Isle of Ely 3 48 12 10 73 Cambridge 1 3 6 27 37 CHESHIRE Cheadle — 11 8 36 55 City of Chester 15 84 33 4 136 Crewe — 13 8 114 135 Knutsford — 11 18 16 45 Macclesfield 3 51 — 25 79 Nantwich — 6 4 15 25 Northwich — 20 2 16 38 Runcorn 1 7 8 11 27 Stalybridge and Hyde 3 24 8 66 101 Wirral — 15 21 12 48 Altrincham and Sale — 12 10 28 50 Bebington — 11 4 116 131 Birkenhead 9 5 2 74 90 Stockport North — 13 6 96 115 Stockport South — 9 8 81 98 Wallasey 1 7 5 40 53 CORNWALL Bodmin 2 21 6 24 53 Falmouth and Camborne 15 8 3 18 44 North Cornwall — 11 6 17 34 St. Ives — 24 4 13 41 Truro — 14 7 9 30 CUMBERLAND Penrith and the Border 11 6 6 14 37 Whitehaven — 14 10 104 128 Workington 1 12 3 40 56 Carlisle — 1 3 60 64 DERBYSHIRE Belper — 20 10 118 148 Bolsover 11 12 6 43 72 High Peak 12 15 4 11 42 Ilkeston 10 16 3 122 151 North East Derbyshire — 124 3 16 143 South East Derbyshire — 49 4 85 138 West Derbyshire — 3 5 22 30 Chesterfield — 12 6 15 33 Derby North — 21 2 88 111 Derby South — 28 15 21 64 230W231W
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) DEVONSHIRE Honiton … 14 16 13 3 46 North Devon … — 12 5 10 27 Tavistock … 2 14 17 13 46 Tiverton … — 14 9 12 35 Torrington … 5 21 5 16 47 Totnes … 3 26 13 25 67 Exeter … 5 1 7 16 29 Plymouth Devonport … — 2 38 25 65 Plymouth Sutton … — 76 10 37 123 Torquay … — 2 13 34 49 DORSETSHIRE North Dorset … 6 12 6 10 34 South Dorset … 4 11 8 11 34 West Dorset … — 23 5 12 40 Poole … — 12 5 28 45 DURHAM Bishop Auckland … — 15 4 36 55 Blaydon … 10 9 2 61 82 Chester-le-Street … 28 13 1 49 91 Consett … 6 11 1 47 65 Durham … — 12 80 19 111 Easington … — 9 3 52 64 Houghton-le-Spring … 9 19 3 30 61 North West Durham … 8 — 10 42 60 Sedgefield … 2 18 3 51 74 Darlington … — 5 5 11 21 Gateshead East … 1 11 4 62 78 Gateshead West … 1 5 1 15 22 Jarrow … — 5 5 63 73 South Shields … 5 1 66 31 103 Stockton-on-Tees … 8 3 2 64 77 Sunderland North … 27 10 3 57 97 Sunderland South … — 13 58 25 96 The Hartlepools … 1 2 21 16 40 ESSEX Billericay … 2 15 8 33 58 Chelmsford … 2 23 12 14 51 Chigwell … 3 24 9 26 62 Colchester … 1 9 4 26 40 Epping … 10 18 7 39 74 Harwich … — 23 13 21 57 Maldon … 4 16 9 21 50 Saffron Walden … — 18 10 15 43 South East Essex … — 11 10 26 47 Thurrock … — 16 18 11 45 Southend East … — 9 17 17 43 Southend West … — 5 24 17 46 GLOUCESTERSHIRE Cirencester and Tewkesbury … 23 14 6 236 279 South Gloucestershire … — 16 3 18 37 Stroud … — 10 4 24 38 West Gloucestershire … 11 16 1 14 42 Bristol Central … 2 7 3 33 45 Bristol North East … 1 4 10 103 118 Bristol North West … — 8 2 80 90 Bristol South … — 9 52 10 71 Bristol South-East … — 7 3 86 96 Bristol West … — 2 1 40 43 Cheltenham … — 12 15 167 194 Gloucester … 2 6 22 32 HAMPSHIRE Aldershot … — 64 7 23 94 Basingstoke … — 23 15 23 61 Eastleigh … — 13 6 15 34 New Forest … — 7 7 33 47 Petersfield … 1 8 11 17 37 232W233W
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) HAMPSHIRE—cont. Winchester — 7 6 15 28 Bournemouth East and Christ-church 1 3 14 13 31 Bournemouth West 2 6 21 23 52 Gosport and Fareham — 8 6 12 26 Portsmouth Langstone — to 5 21 36 Portsmouth South — 8 13 81 102 Portsmouth West 6 1 10 37 54 Southampton Itchen 5 12 1 94 112 Southampton Test — 11 5 24 40 HEREFORDSHIRE Hereford — 14 17 10 41 Leominster — 19 5 18 42 HERTFORDSHIRE East Hertfordshire 2 21 10 23 56 Hemel Hempstead — 28 1 26 55 Hertford — 23 — 216 239 Hitchin — 8 10 204 222 St. Albans — 14 11 9 34 South West Hertfordshire 7 14 17 32 70 Watford — 9 — 134 143 HUNTINGDONSHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH Huntingdonshire 5 21 7 15 48 Peterborough — 13 5 20 38 KENT Ashford 1 12 4 17 34 Canterbury 8 16 14 18 56 Dartford — 16 11 21 48 Dover — 22 20 17 59 Faversham 5 37 110 40 192 Folkestone and Hythe — 6 13 180 199 Gravesend — 23 16 24 63 Isle of Thanel — 10 14 27 51 Maidstone — 15 5 191 211 Sevenoaks 5 12 22 26 65 Tonbridge 7 24 3 20 54 Gillingham — 3 2 17 22 Rochester and Chatham 1 2 9 98 110 LANCASHIRE Chorley — 22 82 26 130 Clitheroe — 38 1 12 51 Darwen — 14 6 20 40 Farnworth — 11 7 104 122 Heywood and Royton — 17 3 25 45 Huyton — 6 3 36 45 Ince 35 12 6 69 122 Lancaster 2 17 47 34 100 Middleton and Prestwich — 9 31 11 51 Morecambe and Londsale — 8 2 22 32 Newton — 10 128 15 153 North Fylde — 19 10 13 42 Ormskirk — 15 121 26 162 South Fylde 11 29 4 30 74 Westhoughton — 11 5 91 107 Widnes — 4 11 61 76 Accrington — 31 2 20 53 Ashton under Lyne 3 14 3 75 95 Barrow-in-Furness — 9 10 40 59 Blackburn — 15 58 39 112 Blackpool North — 9 12 6 27 Blackpool South — 8 85 25 118 Bolton East — 36 2 117 155 Bolton West — 99 7 20 126 234W235W
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) LANCASHIRE—cont. Bootle — 127 5 9 141 Burnley 3 6 1 23 33 Bury and Radcliffe — 105 10 19 134 Crosby — 10 13 92 115 Eccles — 10 8 89 107 Leigh — 7 1 69 77 Liverpool Edge Hill 9 3 34 11 57 Liverpool Exchange 3 6 41 33 83 Liverpool Garston — 10 111 28 149 Liverpool Kirkdale 1 3 14 24 42 Liverpool Scotland 7 2 14 13 36 Liverpool Toxteth 25 4 54 10 93 Liverpool Walton 2 5 36 15 58 Liverpool Wavertree — 11 6 8 25 Liverpool West Derby — 4 36 13 53 Manchester Ardwick — 17 65 24 106 Manchester Blackley — 3 18 17 38 Manchester Cheetham — 2 9 62 73 Manchester Exchange — — 13 32 45 Manchester Gorton 1 5 78 51 135 Manchester Moss Side — 24 16 23 63 Manchester Openshaw — 11 47 22 80 Manchester Withington — 15 6 42 63 Manchester Wythenshawe — 5 18 24 47 Nelson and Colne — 13 9 65 87 Oldham East — 33 2 9 44 Oldham West — 14 5 42 61 Preston North 1 13 10 50 74 Preston South 1 16 4 44 65 Rochdale — 17 2 45 64 Rossendale — 19 56 14 89 St. Helens — 9 7 41 57 Salford East — 3 45 55 103 Salford West — 18 74 36 128 Southport — 5 18 26 49 Stretford — 8 3 51 62 Warrington 7 3 4 10 24 Wigan — 12 1 38 51 LEICESTERSHIRE Bosworth — 22 8 14 44 Harborough — 7 7 18 32 Loughborough — 14 4 26 44 Melton — 44 3 48 95 Leicester North East — 4 7 21 32 Leicester North West — 6 7 85 98 Leicester South East — — 1 222 223 Leicester South West — 18 61 22 101 LINCOLNSHIRE—PARTS OF HOLLAND Holland with Boston 15 13 8 88 124 LINCOLNSHIRE—PARTS OF KEST-EVEN AND RUTLANDSHIRE Grantham 6 6 3 11 26 Rutland and Stamford 1 7 3 83 94 LINCOLNSHIRE—PARTS OF LINDSEY Brigg — 13 6 90 109 Gainsborough — 13 10 23 46 Horncastle 12 37 16 10 75 Louth 3 7 10 26 46 Grimsby — — 15 41 56 Lincoln — 6 3 66 75 LONDON Barnet — 16 2 15 33 Carshalton — 10 20 13 43 Chislehurst — 17 6 12 35 236W237W
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) LONDON—cont. East Surrey 11 5 3 26 45 Orpington 5 5 3 13 26 Uxbridge — 15 9 17 41 Acton — 15 11 82 108 Baron's Court 15 38 9 31 93 Barking — 9 1 16 26 Battersea North — 23 2 57 82 Battersea South 2 27 3 15 47 Beckenham — 20 11 29 60 Bermondsey — 21 — 41 62 Bethnal Green — 34 6 19 59 Bexley 3 7 7 1 18 Brentford and Chiswick 3 12 1 28 44 Bromley — 7 4 36 47 Camberwell—Dulwich 6 22 9 19 56 Camberwell—Peckham — 41 14 51 106 Chelsea — 23 14 12 49 Cities and London and West minster — 40 13 26 79 Croydon—North West 12 4 5 32 53 Croydon—North East — 13 9 13 35 Croydon—South 6 12 7 22 47 Dagenham — 19 4 83 106 Deptford — 23 6 34 63 Ealing North — 13 7 24 44 Ealing South — 20 12 28 60 East Ham North — 4 4 61 69 East Ham South — 5 1 44 50 Edmonton — 13 200 17 230 Enfield East — 5 — 21 26 Enfield West — 4 20 13 37 Erith and Crayford — 24 3 10 37 Feltham — 19 6 16 41 Finchley — 18 4 31 53 Fulham 8 109 2 24 143 Greenwich — 68 39 205 312 Hackney Central — 16 15 21 52 Hammersmith North 3 27 6 65 101 Hampstead — 65 3 28 96 Harrow East — 13 4 21 38 Harrow West — 13 9 6 28 Harrow Central — 18 5 13 36 Hayes and Harlington — 21 — 58 79 Hendon North 6 13 4 16 3? Hendon South — 16 8 20 44 Heston and Isleworth 4 7 14 22 47 Holborn and St. Pancras South — 35 16 80 131 Hornchurch 9 16 7 239 271 Hornsey — 62 13 54 129 Ilford North — 5 3 32 40 Ilford South — 11 4 22 37 Islington East — 48 2 35 85 Islington North — 19 5 38 62 Islington South West — 96 4 74 174 Kensington North 7 55 15 29 106 Kensington South — 16 22 20 58 Kingston-upon-Thames — 12 10 24 46 Lambeth Brixton — 25 7 65 97 Lambeth Norwood 1 53 7 30 91 Lambeth Vauxhall — 27 9 49 85 Lewisham North — 22 10 92 124 Lewisham South — 27 1 17 45 Lewisham West — 23 1 105 129 Leyton — 48 5 19 72 Merton and Morden — 7 10 117 134 Mitcham — 22 26 20 68 Paddington North — 51 13 48 112 238W239W
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) LONDON—cont. Paddington South — 29 10 24 63 Poplar — 23 7 50 80 Richmond — 6 19 26 51 Romford 2 15 19 154 190 Ruislip—Northwood — 5 1 18 24 St. Marylebone — 36 3 33 72 St. Pancras North 5 65 6 90 166 Shoreditch and Finsbury — 30 46 24 100 Southall — 18 14 70 102 Southgate — 9 5 13 27 Southwark — 53 40 42 135 Stepney — 48 21 70 139 Stoke Newington and Hackney North — 23 110 41 174 Surbiton — 15 7 163 185 Sutton and Cheam — 1 21 18 40 Tottenham 2 7 3 105 117 Twickenham — 14 9 20 43 Walthamstow East — 12 7 14 33 Walthamstow West — 14 2 11 27 Wandsworth Central — 29 5 20 54 Wandsworth Clapham 17 37 14 32 100 Wandsworth Putney — 37 9 26 72 Wandsworth Streatham — 9 9 176 194 Wanstead and Woodford — 8 16 14 38 Wembley North — 5 6 13 24 Wembley South — 7 7 15 29 West Ham North — 9 2 19 30 West Ham South — 9 1 13 23 Willesden East — 51 14 31 96 Willesden West — 46 7 71 124 Wimbledon — 11 2 18 31 Wood Green 2 20 2 88 112 Woolwich East — 23 6 74 103 Woolwich West — 49 73 25 147 NORFOLK Central Norfolk — 7 8 106 121 King's Lynn 1 7 45 38 91 North Norfolk 3 14 6 73 96 South Norfolk 5 17 7 16 45 South West Norfolk — 7 2 54 63 Yarmouth 4 8 2 69 83 Norwich North — 7 3 41 51 Norwich South 6 8 S 52 74 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Kettering 11 34 11 12 68 South Northants 5 15 83 25 128 Wellingborough — 18 5 77 100 Northampton 1 17 89 36 143 NORTHUMBERLAND Berwick upon Tweed 6 14 3 9 32 Hexham 4 6 8 26 44 Morpeth 2 11 3 55 71 Blyth 4 17 10 40 71 Newcastle upon Tyne Central 6 13 19 9 47 Newcastle upon Tyne East 3 3 51 3 60 Newcastle upon Tyne North — — 3 13 16 Newcastle upon Tyne West 3 7 6 68 84 Tynemouth — 4 11 23 38 Wallsend — 8 94 24 126 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Ashfield 10 22 1 88 121 Bassetlaw 3 21 11 75 110 Carlton — 15 7 20 42 240W241W
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) NOTTINGHAMSHIRE—cont Mansfield … — 181 7 12 200 Newark … 1 13 67 34 115 Rushcliffe … 3 19 5 16 43 Nottingham Central … — 15 17 37 69 Nottingham North … — 19 6 94 119 Nottingham South … — 9 14 102 125 Nottingham West … — 4 14 78 96 OXFORDSHIRE Banbury … 5 15 5 31 56 Henley … 8 — 5 271 284 Oxford … 4 47 6 37 94 SHROPSHIRE Ludlow … 3 23 — 77 103 Oswestry … 1 7 9 11 28 Shrewsbury … 6 3 6 6 21 The Wrekin … 2 13 10 55 80 SOMERSETSHIRE Bridgwater … 7 13 16 14 50 North Somerset … 2 11 13 23 49 Taunton … 2 8 5 10 25 Wells … 3 22 19 12 56 Weston super Mare … 1 8 13 16 38 Yeovil … 11 24 7 15 57 Bath … — 8 9 16 33 STAFFORDSHIRE … Brierley Hill … 1 35 13 107 156 Burton … 2 15 4 59 80 Cannock … — 20 9 74 103 Leek … — 25 11 106 142 Lichfield and Tamworth … 5 10 2 99 116 Stafford and Stone … 6 11 8 17 42 Bilston … — 30 1 39 70 Newcastle under Lyme … — 6 15 120 141 Rowley Regis and Tipton … 2 30 30 17 79 Smethwick … — 30 18 36 84 Stoke on Trent Central … — 6 2 67 75 Stoke on Trent North … — 11 7 35 53 Stoke on Trent South … — — 5 94 99 Walsall North … 5 23 6 41 75 Walsall South … — 20 7 101 128 Wednesbury … — 25 8 54 87 West Bromwich … — 22 12 44 78 Wolverhampton North East … — 34 4 39 77 Wolverhampton South West … — 12 5 112 129 SUFFOLK Bury St. Edmunds … — 16 73 22 111 Eye … — 12 6 15 33 Lowestoft … 1 7 7 16 31 Sudbury and Woodbridge … 18 22 10 29 79 Ipswich … 1 22 2 34 59 SURREY Chertsey … — 24 7 29 60 Dorking … — 7 7 13 27 Epsom … 10 22 9 23 64 Esher … 1 23 26 17 67 Farnham … — 9 10 14 33 Guildford … — 9 18 9 36 Reigate … 1 12 5 23 41 Spelthorne … 2 25 3 17 47 Woking … — 26 13 22 61 242W243W
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) EAST SUSSEX Eastbourne … 10 7 3 29 49 East Grinstead … 2 13 5 29 49 Lewes … 10 13 3 34 60 Rye … 4 9 10 23 46 Brighton Kemptown … 15 8 21 58 102 Brighton Pavilion … 5 9 14 161 189 Hastings … — 6 13 36 55 Hove … 1 27 10 32 70 WEST SUSSEX Arundel and Shoreham … 5 14 9 18 46 Chichester … 5 12 17 15 49 Horsham … 20 18 6 42 86 Worthing … — 7 8 16 31 WARWICKSHIRE Meriden … 4 15 74 22 115 Nuneaton … — 13 3 13 29 Rugby … — 10 — 94 104 Solihull … 2 18 9 247 276 Stratford … 2 21 4 13 40 Warwick and Leamington … 1 64 15 19 99 Birmingham All Saints … — 29 32 50 111 Birmingham Aston … — 20 10 63 93 Birmingham Edgbaston … — 10 16 18 44 Birmingham Hall Green … — — 6 32 38 Birmingham Handsworth … — 5 9 94 108 Birmingham Ladywood … — 7 11 20 38 Birmingham Northfield … — 18 97 13 128 Birmingham Perry Barr … — 4 29 13 46 Birmingham Selly Oak … — 29 21 21 71 Birmingham Small Heath … — 32 29 9 70 Birmingham Sparkbrook … — 25 35 74 134 Birmingham Stechford … 1 — 6 44 51 Birmingham Yardley … — 6 54 15 75 Coventry East … — 26 11 37 74 Coventry North … — 34 10 106 150 Coventry South … — 25 5 150 180 Sutton Coldfield … 1 15 3 20 39 WESTMORLAND Westmorland … — 4 6 14 24 ISLE OF WIGHT Isle of Wight … — 20 8 22 50 WILTSHIRE Chippenham … — 10 — 21 31 Devizes … 8 27 2 14 51 Salisbury … 5 11 12 118 146 Westbury … 24 20 4 14 62 Swindon … — 18 4 83 105 WORCESTERSHIRE Bromsgrove … 7 16 8 181 212 Kidderminster … 1 16 56 8 81 South Worcestershire … 11 4 9 22 46 WORCESTERSHIRE Dudley … — 28 1 112 141 Oldbury and Halesowen … 1 16 69 16 102 Worcester … — 10 14 66 90 YORKSHIRE—EAST RIDING Bridlington … 10 18 10 16 54 Haltemprice … — 7 4 43 54 Howden … 29 19 4 14 66 Kingston upon Hull East … 4 2 17 17 40 Kingston upon Hull North … — 1 9 20 30 Kingston upon Hull West … 2 5 41 17 65 244W245W
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainly Total (1) (2) (3) (4) YORKSHIRE-NORTH RIDING Cleveland — 27 13 7 47 Richmond (Yorks) — 31 4 17 52 Scarborough and Whitby 5 12 9 16 42 Thirsk and Mahon 2 5 8 124 139 Middlesbrough Bast — 8 9 43 60 Middlesbrough West — 3 9 65 77 YORKSHIRE—WEST RIDING Barkston Ash 29 7 10 106 152 Colne Valley — 34 1 17 52 Dearne Valley 4 10 1 16 31 Don Valley 5 18 65 47 135 Goole — 23 3 71 97 Harrogate 5 14 1 9 29 Hemsworth 6 23 4 43 76 Normanton 8 7 — 72 87 Penistone 3 40 6 5 54 Ripon 2 34 13 6 55 Rother Valley 8 23 81 9 121 Shipley 3 3 3 7 16 Skipton 4 4 12 15 35 Sowerby 15 12 6 96 129 Barnsley — 20 2 108 130 Batley and Morley 1 33 1 12 47 Bradford East — 25 13 74 112 Bradford North — 15 9 87 111 Bradford South — 7 5 7 19 Bradford West 4 19 89 8 120 Brighouse and Spenborough 6 23 5 88 122 Dewsbury — 4 11 21 36 Doncaster — 15 8 55 78 Halifax 4 9 6 20 39 Huddersfield East — 14 13 21 48 Huddersfield West — 14 9 23 46 Keighley — 17 11 84 112 Leeds East — 15 54 16 85 Leeds North East — 12 3 133 148 Leeds North West — 3 7 219 229 Leeds South — 6 32 20 58 Leeds South East — 13 17 38 68 Leeds West — 12 6 20 38 Pontefract 3 9 3 40 55 Pudsey — 12 5 10 27 Rotherham 9 6 10 40 65 Sheffield Attercliffe — 4 8 69 81 Sheffield Brightside — 2 8 35 45 Sheffield Hallam — — 5 31 36 Sheffield Heeley — 7 11 125 143 Sheffield Hillsborough — 7 4 29 40 Sheffield Park — — 12 30 42 Wakefield — 17 2 119 138 York 9 13 11 106 139 ENGLAND TOTAL 1,203 8,847 7,145 21,913 39,108 WALES ANGLESEY Anglesey — 18 38 9 65 BRECKNOCKSHIRE AND RADNORSHIRE Brecon and Radnor 22 19 33 87 161 CAERNARVONSHIRE Caernarvon 4 17 3 51 75 Conway — 30 2 72 104 246W247W
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) CARDIGANSHIRE Cardigan … 20 13 1 10 44 CARMARTHENSHIRE Carmarthen … — 33 — 18 51 Llanelly … 19 78 2 36 135 DENBIGHSHIRE Denbigh … 29 41 19 22 111 Wrexham … 4 53 12 20 89 FLINTSHIRE East Flint … 1 44 3 21 69 West Flint … — 14 2 16 32 GLAMORGANSHIRE Aberavon … 2 33 3 73 111 Barry … 5 16 11 113 145 Caerphilly … — 42 6 35 83 Gower … 2 21 5 89 117 Neath … — 47 — 102 149 Ogmore … 6 34 6 7 53 Pontypridd … 10 20 6 101 137 Aberdare … 3 99 13 15 130 Cardiff North … 16 85 5 149 255 Cardiff South East … — 5 11 26 42 Cardiff West … 1 — 76 30 107 Merthyr Tydfil … — 23 — 32 55 Rhondda East … — 21 3 9 33 Rhondda West … —. 19 3 9 31 Swansea East … 1 11 1 46 59 Swansea West … — 8 6 108 122 MERIONETHSHIRE Merioneth … — 22 1 6 29 MONMOUTHSHIRE Abertillery … 7 47 — 36 90 Bedwellty … 4 14 3 54 75 Ebbw Vale … — 22 5 56 83 Monmouth … 4 13 6 94 117 Pontypool … 33 33 7 50 123 Newport … — 3 9 95 107 MONTGOMERYSHIRE Montgomery … 5 10 3 8 26 PEMBROKESHIRE Pembroke … — 28 5 32 65 WALES TOTAL … 198 1,036 309 1.737 3,280 SCOTLAND ABERDEENSHIRE East Aberdeenshire … 10 65 5 3 83 West Aberdeenshire … 9 6 33 8 56 Aberdeen North … 17 15 10 17 59 Aberdeen South … 17 3 20 20 60 ANGUS AND KINCARDINE North Angus and Mearns … 7 19 3 13 42 South Angus … 3 9 3 127 142 Dundee East … — 14 8 109 131 Dundee West … — 76 3 55 134 ARGYLL Argyll … 5 12 4 17 38 248W249W
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) AYRSHIRE AND BUTE Ayr 3 5 3 29 40 Bute and North Ayrshire 25 44 3 26 98 Central Ayrshire 17 10 5 42 74 South Ayrshire 10 6 83 19 118 Kilmarnock 4 4 68 19 95 BANFFSHIRE Banff — 9 11 33 53 BERWICK AND EAST LOTHIAN Berwick and East Lothian 2 13 10 38 63 CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND Caithness and Sutherland 15 6 2 8 31 DUMFRIESSHIRE Dumfries — 9 2 21 32 DUNBARTONSHIRE East Dunbartonshire 26 27 5 60 118 West Dunbartonshire 6 23 2 30 61 FIFE East File 5 17 5 9 36 West Fife 16 24 18 32 90 Dunfermline 8 15 14 12 49 Kirkcaldy Burghs 2 30 1 10 43 INVERNESS-SHIRE AND Ross AND CROMARTY Inverness 26 9 10 37 82 Ross and Cromarty 10 6 6 8 30 Western Isles 1 5 1 41 48 KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE AND WIGTOWNSHIRE Galloway 7 3 4 73 87 LANARKSHIRE Bothwell 1 19 12 80 112 Hamilton 20 — 72 53 123 Lanark 20 16 38 26 100 Motherwell 4 — 2 42 48 North Lanarkshire — 9 2 73 84 Rutherglen 12 6 4 19 41 Coatbridge and Airdrie 11 2 7 47 67 Glasgow, Bridgeton 24 8 24 46 102 Glasgow, Cathcart 12 5 8 77 102 Glasgow, Central 6 — — 39 45 Glasgow, Craigton 9 1 3 31 44 Glasgow, Gorbals 4 50 5 9 68 Glasgow, Govan 13 2 9 62 86 Glasgow, Hillhead 10 7 14 110 141 Glasgow, Kelvingrove 6 12 24 30 72 Glasgow, Maryhill — 3 12 43 58 Glasgow, Pollok 3 4 11 91 109 Glasgow, Provan 33 7 — 91 131 Glasgow, Scotstoun — — 60 50 110 Glasgow, Shettleston 19 6 12 21 58 Glasgow, Springburn 7 8 6 16 37 Glasgow, Woodside 4 8 7 40 59 MIDLOTHIAN Midlothian — 35 4 42 81 Edinburgh, Central — 5 12 74 91 Edinburgh, East — 3 8 110 121 Edinburgh, Leith — 2 5 44 51 Edinburgh, North — — 7 27 34 Edinburgh, Pentlands 12 — 3 36 51 Edinburgh, South — 2 — 113 115 Edinburgh, West — 8 3 19 30 MORAY AND NAIRNSHIRE Moray and Nairn 16 13 46 18 93
Name of Constituency Want of Official Mark Voting for more than one Candidate Writing or Mark by which Voter could be identified Unmarked or void for Uncertainty Total (1) (2) (3) (4) ORKNEY AND ZETLAND Orkney and Zetland — 4 — 12 16 PERTHSHIRE AND KINROSS-SHIRE Kinross and West Perthshire 3 15 — 27 45 Perth and East Perthshire 13 6 3 49 71 RENFREWSHIRE East Renfrewshire 23 3 2 58 86 West Renfrewshire 4 5 7 90 106 Greenock 8 2 1 17 28 Paisley 27 8 1 27 63 ROXBURGHSHIRE, SELKIRKSHIRE AND PEEBLES-SHIRE Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles 5 9 4 28 46 STIRLING AND CLACKMANNANSHIRE Clackmannanshire and East Stirlingshire 27 6 — 55 88 West Stirlingshire 26 16 5 21 68 Stirling and Falkirk Burghs 7 8 2 19 36 WEST LOTHIAN West Lothian 12 45 3 16 76 TOTALS 652 852 790 2,894 5,188 NORTHERN IRELAND North Antrim — 13 13 65 91 South Antrim — 48 20 61 129 Armagh 3 192 101 92 388 North Down — 37 29 53 119 South Down — 63 21 75 159 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 3 71 4 108 186 Mid-Ulster 2 50 — 409 461 Londonderry — 54 16 110 180 Belfast East — 21 17 51 89 Belfast North — 51 42 40 133 Belfast South — 21 7 65 93 Belfast West — 163 11 121 295 NORTHERN IRELAND TOTAL 8 784 281 1,250 2,323 SUMMARY ENGLAND TOTAL 1,203 8,847 7,145 21,913 39,108 WALES TOTAL 198 1,036 309 1,737 3,280 SCOTLAND TOTAL 652 852 790 2,894 5,188 N. IRELAND TOTAL 8 784 281 1,250 2,323 GRAND TOTAL 2,061 11,519 8,525 27,794 49,899
§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT information about the number of postal ballots cast in each constituency during the recent General Election.
§ Miss BaconI would refer the hon. Member to the Answer which I gave on250W 23rd June to a Question by the hon. Member for Blackpool, South (Mr. Blaker) and to the Answer which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland gave on the same day to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow, Pollok (Mr. Garrow).