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UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Rugby

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 25,176 19,022 6,560 106
Votes gained +135 -3,064 +1,038 -148
Share of votes 49.5% 37.4% 12.9% 0.2%
Share of eligible voters 42.6% 32.2% 11.1% 0.2%
Gain in share of votes -3.4% -9.2% -0.1% -0.3%
Gain in share of eligible voters -0.4% -5.8% +0.1% -0.3%
Total votes: 50,864
Electorate: 59,031
Turnout: 86.2%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 4.6% Liberal from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Rugby and Kenilworth
6 May 2010
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Liberal
Democrat		 Reform
UK		 UKIP Green Others
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Liberal
Democrat		 Reform
UK		 UKIP Green Others
4 July 2024 General Election 15,105 19,533 3,252 8,225 2,556 333
12 December 2019 General Election 29,255 15,808 4,207 1,544 0
8 June 2017 General Election 27,872 19,660 2,851 953 0
7 May 2015 General Election 24,040 13,695 225 2,776 6,855 1,415 0
6 May 2010 General Election 20,901 14,901 1,375 9,434 406 451 0
3 May 1979 General Election 24,417 21,688 4,945 551 0
10 October 1974 General Election 17,722 22,926 6,775 137 0
28 February 1974 General Election 19,022 25,176 6,560 106 0
18 June 1970 General Election 22,086 25,041 254 0
31 March 1966 General Election 21,388 21,797 397 0
15 October 1964 General Election 19,221 17,532 5,522 304 0
8 October 1959 General Election 17,429 16,959 6,413 142 0
26 May 1955 General Election 18,331 19,709 1,274 0
25 October 1951 General Election 19,796 19,995 0
23 February 1950 General Election 14,947 15,983 8,080 0
5 July 1945 General Election 17,049 10,470 18,615 0
14 November 1935 General Election 20,905 13,061 0
27 October 1931 General Election 24,493 10,523 0
30 May 1929 General Election 15,147 11,588 10,158 0
29 October 1924 General Election 14,434 3,768 10,524 0
6 December 1923 General Election 11,286 13,798 0
15 November 1922 General Election 11,934 4,940 8,196 0
14 December 1918 General Election 11,325 7,399 0

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