Home General Elections 28 February 1974 Rochester and Chatham |
UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Rochester and Chatham
Result summary
Parties | |||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
Votes | 24,326 | 23,483 | 14,945 |
Votes gained | -5,937 | -1,439 | – |
Share of votes | 38.8% | 37.4% | 23.8% |
Share of eligible voters | 30.8% | 29.7% | 18.9% |
Gain in share of votes | -16.1% | -7.7% | – |
Gain in share of eligible voters | -8.5% | -2.6% | – |
Total votes: | 62,754 | |
Electorate: | 79,106 | |
Turnout: | 79.3% | |
Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
Swing: | 4.2% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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First contested 23 February 1950 |
Constituency succeeded by Medway, Mid Kent 9 June 1983 |
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Date | Type | Parties | |||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other |
Date | Type | Parties | |||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
3 May 1979 | General Election | 27,574 | 24,886 | 5,219 | 417 |
10 October 1974 | General Election | 23,049 | 25,467 | 9,035 | 1,150 |
28 February 1974 | General Election | 24,326 | 23,483 | 14,945 | |
18 June 1970 | General Election | 30,263 | 24,922 | ||
31 March 1966 | General Election | 25,692 | 27,938 | ||
15 October 1964 | General Election | 25,148 | 26,161 | ||
8 October 1959 | General Election | 26,510 | 25,487 | ||
26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,198 | 26,645 | ||
25 October 1951 | General Election | 25,543 | 26,390 | ||
23 February 1950 | General Election | 24,378 | 24,855 |