UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Hendon South
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 25,354 | 14,918 |
| Votes gained | -826 | -1,206 |
| Share of votes | 63.0% | 37.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 46.1% | 27.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | +7.6% | +2.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +0.9% | -0.7% |
| Total votes: | 40,272 | |
| Electorate: | 54,983 | |
| Turnout: | 73.2% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.3% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Hendon 5 July 1945 |
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Constituency succeeded by Finchley and Golders Green, Hendon 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 20,593 | 8,546 | 5,609 | 289 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 19,341 | 7,261 | 8,217 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 17,115 | 7,415 | 10,682 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 19,981 | 11,231 | 5,799 | 853 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,866 | 11,903 | 7,404 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 17,795 | 11,088 | 11,198 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 18,901 | 12,712 | 4,981 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 17,176 | 13,120 | 7,632 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 18,452 | 11,441 | 8,430 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,971 | 11,016 | 7,134 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,354 | 14,918 | ||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 26,180 | 16,124 | 4,952 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 24,917 | 15,389 | 7,436 | |||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 16,974 | 14,917 | 7,232 | |||