UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Coventry East
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 32,744 | 24,982 |
| Votes gained | +5,032 | +3,374 |
| Share of votes | 56.7% | 43.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 46.3% | 35.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | +0.5% | -0.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| Total votes: | 57,726 | |
| Electorate: | 70,689 | |
| Turnout: | 81.7% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 0.5% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Reform UK |
Communist | Other | Green | Others | Liberal Democrat |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Reform UK |
Communist | Other | Green | Others | Liberal Democrat |
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| 4 July 2024 | General Election | 18,308 | 6,240 | 6,685 | 2,730 | 1,824 | 1,227 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 36,275 | 24,010 | 841 | 0 | |||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 36,757 | 18,061 | 4,235 | 1,368 | 0 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 36,246 | 23,208 | 1,138 | 0 | |||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 32,744 | 24,982 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 27,712 | 21,608 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 32,108 | 19,437 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 30,456 | 17,003 | 3,420 | 487 | 0 | ||||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 34,379 | 15,630 | 2,820 | 3,986 | 0 | ||||