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Home General Elections 10 October 1974 Sudbury and Woodbridge |
UK Polling History: Election of 10 October 1974 – Sudbury and Woodbridge
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 30,049 | 17,986 | 15,206 |
| Votes gained | -1,938 | -242 | -3,080 |
| Share of votes | 47.5% | 28.4% | 24.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 35.7% | 21.3% | 18.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +0.8% | +1.8% | -2.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -2.6% | -0.5% | -3.8% |
| Total votes: | 63,241 | |
| Electorate: | 84,267 | |
| Turnout: | 75.0% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.2% | Labour from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Sudbury, Woodbridge 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by South Suffolk, Suffolk Coastal 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 39,544 | 18,972 | 13,435 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 30,049 | 17,986 | 15,206 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 31,987 | 18,228 | 18,286 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 32,393 | 19,829 | 7,136 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 26,689 | 19,680 | 6,839 |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 26,370 | 17,778 | 8,044 |
| 5 December 1963 | By Election | 22,005 | 16,416 | 5,935 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 26,130 | 16,248 | 6,914 |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,185 | 17,995 | 3,760 |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 27,262 | 21,310 | |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 23,599 | 19,062 | 6,219 |