Home General Elections 23 February 1950 Wembley South

UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – Wembley South

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Communist
Votes 20,920 17,251 4,366 430
Votes gained +7,423 +323 -592 –
Share of votes 48.7% 40.1% 10.2% 1.0%
Share of eligible voters 43.0% 35.4% 9.0% 0.9%
Gain in share of votes +10.5% -7.7% -3.9% –
Gain in share of eligible voters +14.4% -0.4% -1.5% –
Total votes: 42,967
Electorate: 48,678
Turnout: 88.3%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Labour
Swing: 9.1% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Communist
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Communist
18 June 1970 General Election 16,578 14,336
31 March 1966 General Election 15,377 14,194 4,386
15 October 1964 General Election 16,512 12,199 5,713
8 October 1959 General Election 19,733 12,166 5,403
26 May 1955 General Election 22,052 15,596
25 October 1951 General Election 23,380 18,546
23 February 1950 General Election 20,920 17,251 4,366 430
5 July 1945 General Election 13,497 16,928 4,958

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