Home General Elections 31 March 1966 Coventry East

UK Polling History: Election of 31 March 1966 – Coventry East

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 36,757 18,061 4,235 1,368
Votes gained +511 -5,147 +815 +230
Share of votes 60.8% 29.9% 7.0% 2.3%
Share of eligible voters 47.0% 23.1% 5.4% 1.8%
Gain in share of votes +1.0% -8.4% +0.4% +0.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters +0.5% -6.7% -0.5% +0.3%
Total votes: 60,421
Electorate: 78,131
Turnout: 77.3%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 4.7% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Reform
UK
Communist Other Green Others Liberal
Democrat
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Reform
UK
Communist Other Green Others Liberal
Democrat
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