UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Portsmouth Central
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | |
| Votes | 14,745 | 11,345 | 561 |
| Votes gained | +4,012 | -10,233 | – |
| Share of votes | 55.3% | 42.6% | 2.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.7% | 31.3% | 1.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +25.4% | -17.5% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +19.4% | -11.4% | – |
| Total votes: | 26,651 | |
| Electorate: | 36,255 | |
| Turnout: | 73.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 21.5% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Portsmouth 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Portsmouth Langstone, Portsmouth South, Portsmouth West 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Other | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 11,345 | 14,745 | 561 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 21,578 | 10,733 | 3,612 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 24,623 | 14,512 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 13,628 | 15,153 | 6,993 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 14,028 | 10,525 | 5,926 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 10,231 | 7,991 | 11,493 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 7,666 | 6,126 | 7,129 | 7,659 | |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 6,008 | 4,004 | 10,929 | ||