UK Polling History: Election of 9 June 1983 – Salford East
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | Other | |
| Votes | 21,373 | 11,832 | 6,190 | 417 |
| Votes gained | +7,920 | +4,235 | – | – |
| Share of votes | 53.7% | 29.7% | 15.5% | 1.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 33.1% | 18.3% | 9.6% | 0.6% |
| Gain in share of votes | -10.2% | -6.4% | – | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -8.1% | -4.9% | – | – |
| Total votes: | 39,812 | |
| Electorate: | 64,649 | |
| Turnout: | 61.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 1.9% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Salford North, Salford South 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Salford 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 20,327 | 9,092 | 3,836 | 613 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 22,555 | 10,499 | 5,105 | 201 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 21,373 | 11,832 | 6,190 | 417 | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 13,453 | 7,597 | ||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 14,276 | 6,440 | 3,160 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 14,426 | 7,495 | 4,536 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 15,853 | 9,583 | 3,000 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 18,409 | 9,000 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 19,641 | 12,498 | ||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 20,639 | 17,171 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 20,351 | 18,623 | ||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 27,729 | 20,951 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 26,873 | 18,625 | 4,057 | |||