UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – East Grinstead
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 28,450 | 11,750 | 6,034 |
| Votes gained | -4,353 | -2,521 | -1,341 |
| Share of votes | 61.5% | 25.4% | 13.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 46.2% | 19.1% | 9.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +1.3% | -0.8% | -0.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -2.2% | -2.0% | -1.1% |
| Total votes: | 46,234 | |
| Electorate: | 61,567 | |
| Turnout: | 75.1% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 1.0% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 28,279 | 6,196 | 11,102 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 22,035 | 6,648 | 12,755 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 23,928 | 5,629 | 15,351 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 38,359 | 12,014 | 12,343 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 31,595 | 11,938 | 13,611 |
| 4 February 1965 | By Election | 24,896 | 6,101 | 14,279 |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 29,094 | 10,859 | 14,753 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 31,759 | 10,104 | 9,100 |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 28,450 | 11,750 | 6,034 |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 32,803 | 14,271 | 7,375 |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 29,786 | 12,983 | 11,329 |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 28,273 | 12,519 | 8,711 |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 29,440 | 8,097 | |
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 34,826 | 5,121 | |
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 21,940 | 6,265 | 9,718 |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 18,365 | 4,479 | 5,604 |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 14,215 | 6,451 | |
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 15,981 | 6,527 | |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 12,584 | 6,208 | |