Home General Elections 29 October 1924 Pontefract and Castleford

UK Polling History: Election of 29 October 1924 – Pontefract and Castleford

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour
Votes 13,745 13,044
Votes gained +4,873 +1,910
Share of votes 51.3% 48.7%
Share of eligible voters 39.1% 37.1%
Gain in share of votes +15.2% +3.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters +12.6% +3.8%
Total votes: 26,789
Electorate: 35,148
Turnout: 76.2%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Labour
Swing: 5.9% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal		 Liberal Liberal
Democrat		 Alliance Coalition
Liberal		 Other Independent
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal		 Liberal Liberal
Democrat		 Alliance Coalition
Liberal		 Other Independent
5 May 2005 General Election 20,973 5,727 3,942 2,305
7 June 2001 General Election 21,890 5,512 2,315 1,674
1 May 1997 General Election 31,339 5,614 3,042 1,401
9 April 1992 General Election 33,546 10,051 4,410
11 June 1987 General Election 31,656 10,030 5,334 295
9 June 1983 General Election 24,990 11,299 7,452
3 May 1979 General Election 30,566 10,665 3,616
26 October 1978 By Election 19,508 8,080 2,054
10 October 1974 General Election 30,208 6,966 5,259 457
28 February 1974 General Election 34,409 10,605 991
18 June 1970 General Election 31,774 10,687
31 March 1966 General Election 32,328 8,927
15 October 1964 General Election 32,357 10,128
22 March 1962 By Election 26,461 6,633 1,146
8 October 1959 General Election 35,194 10,884
26 May 1955 General Election 32,646 10,183
25 October 1951 General Election 35,280 11,043
23 February 1950 General Election 35,432 11,431
5 July 1945 General Election 24,690 16,048
14 November 1935 General Election 19,783 17,257
27 October 1931 General Election 16,870 20,941
30 May 1929 General Election 17,335 10,040 8,892
29 October 1924 General Election 13,044 13,745
6 December 1923 General Election 11,134 8,872 4,567
15 November 1922 General Election 9,111 8,485 5,879
14 December 1918 General Election 5,047 8,561

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