UK Polling History: Election of 26 November 1981 – Crosby
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| SDP | Conservative | Labour | Others | |
| Votes | 28,118 | 22,829 | 5,450 | 900 |
| Votes gained | – | -11,939 | -10,046 | – |
| Share of votes | 49.1% | 39.8% | 9.5% | 1.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.0% | 27.6% | 6.6% | 1.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | – | -17.1% | -15.9% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | – | -15.2% | -12.5% | – |
| Total votes: | 57,297 | |
| Electorate: | 82,680 | |
| Turnout: | 69.3% | |
| Outcome: | SDP gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 0.6% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Waterloo 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Alliance | Liberal | Liberal Democrat |
SDP | Other | Independent Conservative |
Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Alliance | Liberal | Liberal Democrat |
SDP | Other | Independent Conservative |
Others | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 11,623 | 17,463 | 6,298 | 810 | 0 | ||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 11,974 | 20,327 | 4,084 | 481 | 0 | ||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 15,367 | 22,549 | 5,080 | 1,145 | 0 | ||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 32,267 | 17,461 | 16,562 | 1,763 | 0 | ||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 30,836 | 11,992 | 23,989 | 0 | |||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 30,604 | 6,611 | 27,203 | 415 | 0 | ||||
| 26 November 1981 | By Election | 22,829 | 5,450 | 28,118 | 900 | |||||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 34,768 | 15,496 | 9,302 | 1,489 | 0 | ||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 29,764 | 17,589 | 10,429 | 0 | |||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 32,519 | 16,949 | 12,842 | 0 | |||||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 24,042 | 18,350 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 21,980 | 18,674 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 21,538 | 14,158 | 8,590 | 0 | |||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 29,801 | 14,745 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 29,161 | 13,725 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 November 1953 | By Election | 18,614 | 7,545 | 1,180 | 0 | |||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 25,034 | 10,251 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,347 | 9,403 | 5,336 | 0 | |||||