UK Polling History - Election of 23 February 1950

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UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – Darlington

«	Previous election 5 July 1945

Following election
25 October 1951

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Liberal
Votes	23,528	17,421	11,588
Votes gained	+2,086	+4,268	+2,373
Share of votes	44.8%	33.2%	22.1%
Share of eligible voters	39.4%	29.2%	19.4%
Gain in share of votes	-4.2%	+3.1%	+1.0%
Gain in share of eligible voters	+0.3%	+5.2%	+2.6%

Total votes:	52,537
Electorate:	59,701
Turnout:	88.0%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	3.6%	Conservative from Labour

Polling history

List of contests

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	Alliance	SDP	UKIP	Reform UK	Other	Green	Brexit	Others

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	Alliance	SDP	UKIP	Reform UK	Other	Green	Brexit	Others
4 July 2024	General Election	16,621	14,323		1,735				6,852		2,847		0
12 December 2019	General Election	17,607	20,901		2,097					292	1,057	1,544	0
8 June 2017	General Election	22,681	19,401		1,031			1,180			524		0
7 May 2015	General Election	17,637	14,479		1,966			5,392		223	1,444		0
6 May 2010	General Election	16,891	13,503		10,046			1,194		1,262			0
5 May 2005	General Election	20,643	10,239		7,269					1,237			0
7 June 2001	General Election	22,479	12,095		4,358					967			0
1 May 1997	General Election	29,658	13,633		3,483					1,399			0
9 April 1992	General Election	26,556	23,758		4,586					355			0
11 June 1987	General Election	22,170	24,831			6,289							0
9 June 1983	General Election	18,996	22,434			8,737				108			0
24 March 1983	By Election	20,544	18,132				12,735						590
3 May 1979	General Election	22,565	21,513	5,054						444			0
10 October 1974	General Election	21,332	17,620	7,882									0
28 February 1974	General Election	20,546	18,477	11,398									0
18 June 1970	General Election	23,208	19,447	5,222									0
31 March 1966	General Election	23,909	19,546	3,891									0
15 October 1964	General Election	21,751	19,841	6,578									0
8 October 1959	General Election	19,901	24,318	5,863									0
26 May 1955	General Election	23,184	25,765										0
25 October 1951	General Election	26,045	26,858										0
23 February 1950	General Election	23,528	17,421	11,588									0
5 July 1945	General Election	21,442	13,153	9,215									0
14 November 1935	General Election	18,105	22,320										0
27 October 1931	General Election	15,798	24,416										0
30 May 1929	General Election	17,061	15,596	6,149									0
29 October 1924	General Election	13,008	15,174										0
6 December 1923	General Election	9,284	11,638	6,697									0
15 November 1922	General Election	9,048	13,286	4,419									0
14 December 1918	General Election		11,951	7,494									0

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