Home General Elections 5 July 1945 Plymouth Sutton

UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Plymouth Sutton

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 15,417 10,738 3,695
Votes gained +23 -10,753 -1,735
Share of votes 51.6% 36.0% 12.4%
Share of eligible voters 37.2% 25.9% 8.9%
Gain in share of votes +9.9% -22.3% -1.7%
Gain in share of eligible voters +4.8% -19.3% -2.5%
Total votes: 29,850
Electorate: 41,493
Turnout: 71.9%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 16.1% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Plymouth
14 December 1918
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal
Democrat		 Alliance Other Independent
Conservative
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal
Democrat		 Alliance Other Independent
Conservative
5 May 2005 General Election 11,388 15,497 8,685 2,622
7 June 2001 General Election 12,310 19,827 5,605 1,331
1 May 1997 General Election 14,441 23,881 6,613 2,717
9 April 1992 General Election 27,070 15,120 12,291 256
11 June 1987 General Election 23,187 8,310 19,174
9 June 1983 General Election 25,203 6,538 13,516 470
3 May 1979 General Election 28,892 17,605 6,226
10 October 1974 General Election 20,457 15,269 10,131
28 February 1974 General Election 21,649 13,545 12,683
18 June 1970 General Election 28,636 29,383
31 March 1966 General Election 26,345 31,567
15 October 1964 General Election 24,722 24,312 7,383
8 October 1959 General Election 32,752 25,991
26 May 1955 General Election 30,051 26,241
25 October 1951 General Election 28,908 28,198
23 February 1950 General Election 26,588 27,512 3,541
5 July 1945 General Election 10,738 15,417 3,695
14 November 1935 General Election 21,491 15,394
27 October 1931 General Election 24,277 14,073
30 May 1929 General Election 16,625 16,414 5,430
29 October 1924 General Election 18,174 13,095
6 December 1923 General Election 16,114 13,438
15 November 1922 General Election 13,924 10,831 4,643
14 December 1918 General Election 17,091 5,334 3,488

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