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UK Polling History: Election of 27 October 1931 – Glasgow Shettleston

Result summary

Parties
Independent
Labour		 Conservative Labour Other
Votes 16,301 15,530 1,856 402
Votes gained – +2,660 -17,738 -68
Share of votes 47.8% 45.6% 5.4% 1.2%
Share of eligible voters 37.2% 35.4% 4.2% 0.9%
Gain in share of votes – +5.9% -54.9% -0.7%
Gain in share of eligible voters – +4.9% -42.2% -0.7%
Total votes: 34,089
Electorate: 43,819
Turnout: 77.8%
Outcome: Independent Labour gain from Labour
Swing: 30.4% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
North West Lanarkshire
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Glasgow Central, Glasgow East
5 May 2005 		»
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Independent
Labour		 SNP Alliance National
Liberal		 Liberal Communist Other Liberal
Democrat
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Independent
Labour		 SNP Alliance National
Liberal		 Liberal Communist Other Liberal
Democrat
7 June 2001 General Election 13,235 1,082 3,417 1,626 1,105
1 May 1997 General Election 19,616 1,484 3,748 904 1,061
9 April 1992 General Election 21,665 5,396 6,831 1,881
11 June 1987 General Election 23,991 5,010 4,807 3,942
9 June 1983 General Election 19,203 6,787 2,801 6,568 103
3 May 1979 General Election 13,955 4,794 3,022
10 October 1974 General Election 13,391 3,543 7,042 690
28 February 1974 General Election 14,208 6,472 5,834
18 June 1970 General Election 17,840 7,969 3,995
31 March 1966 General Election 20,208 6,857 3,732
15 October 1964 General Election 22,494 10,598
8 October 1959 General Election 22,916 14,743
26 May 1955 General Election 21,464 15,645
25 October 1951 General Election 15,876 25,359 1,195
23 February 1950 General Election 23,467 15,226 1,031 1,678
5 July 1945 General Election 6,910 10,453 11,947 4,122 186
14 November 1935 General Election 2,610 13,802 18,377
27 October 1931 General Election 1,856 15,530 16,301 402
30 May 1929 General Election 19,594 12,870
29 October 1924 General Election 12,714 12,084
6 December 1923 General Election 12,624 8,471
15 November 1922 General Election 14,695 9,704 470
14 December 1918 General Election 9,827 9,901

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