UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Birkenhead
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 20,696 | 13,702 | 11,410 |
| Votes gained | -284 | -1,449 | +6,484 |
| Share of votes | 45.2% | 29.9% | 24.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.6% | 22.9% | 19.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | -5.5% | -6.7% | +13.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.5% | -3.1% | +10.6% |
| Total votes: | 45,808 | |
| Electorate: | 59,887 | |
| Turnout: | 76.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 9.8% | Liberal from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Birkenhead East, Birkenhead West 23 February 1950 |
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Green | Other | Reform UK |
UKIP | Brexit | Communist | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Green | Other | Reform UK |
UKIP | Brexit | Communist | Others | ||
| 4 July 2024 | General Election | 22,468 | 3,238 | 2,292 | 8,670 | 6,142 | 324 | ||||||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 24,990 | 5,540 | 1,620 | 1,405 | 7,285 | 1,489 | 0 | |||||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 33,558 | 8,044 | 1,118 | 943 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 26,468 | 5,816 | 1,396 | 1,626 | 3,838 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 22,082 | 6,687 | 6,554 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 18,059 | 4,602 | 5,125 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 20,418 | 4,827 | 3,722 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 27,825 | 5,982 | 3,548 | 1,968 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 29,098 | 11,485 | 4,417 | 733 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 27,883 | 12,511 | 7,095 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 23,249 | 13,535 | 9,782 | 337 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 20,803 | 14,894 | 5,708 | 306 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 21,748 | 12,264 | 8,380 | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 20,696 | 13,702 | 11,410 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 20,980 | 15,151 | 4,926 | 351 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 24,188 | 15,438 | 604 | 0 | ||||||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 23,994 | 18,133 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,990 | 19,361 | 4,658 | 0 | ||||||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,526 | 21,352 | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 29,014 | 23,765 | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 26,472 | 20,343 | 5,234 | 971 | 0 | |||||||