UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Leicester South East
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 26,483 | 15,788 |
| Votes gained | +2,868 | -31 |
| Share of votes | 62.7% | 37.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.0% | 26.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +2.8% | -2.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.1% | -2.6% |
| Total votes: | 42,271 | |
| Electorate: | 58,820 | |
| Turnout: | 71.9% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.8% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 26,483 | 15,788 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 23,615 | 15,819 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 23,236 | 11,090 | 7,205 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 28,390 | 13,760 | |
| 28 November 1957 | By Election | 18,023 | 11,541 | |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 26,070 | 14,529 | |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 23,853 | 16,225 | |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 20,964 | 14,823 | 5,024 |