UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – Bolton East
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 24,826 | 21,117 | 8,647 |
| Votes gained | – | – | – |
| Share of votes | 45.5% | 38.7% | 15.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 39.7% | 33.8% | 13.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | – | – | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | – | – | – |
| Total votes: | 54,590 | |
| Electorate: | 62,514 | |
| Turnout: | 87.3% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Bolton 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Bolton North East, Bolton South East 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Others | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 21,920 | 20,068 | 3,603 | 457 | 0 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 21,569 | 17,504 | 5,792 | 1,255 | 0 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 19,833 | 18,220 | 8,728 | 1,259 | 0 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 22,298 | 22,769 | 0 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 26,613 | 18,331 | 0 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 21,937 | 18,785 | 6,873 | 0 | |
| 16 November 1960 | By Election | 14,858 | 15,499 | 10,173 | 493 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 23,153 | 25,885 | 0 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 22,634 | 26,145 | 0 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 26,751 | 27,106 | 0 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 24,826 | 21,117 | 8,647 | 0 | |