UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Leith
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | National Liberal |
Other | |
| Votes | 19,571 | 10,116 | 2,493 |
| Votes gained | +5,752 | -8,772 | – |
| Share of votes | 60.8% | 31.4% | 7.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 42.0% | 21.7% | 5.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | +18.6% | -26.3% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +14.3% | -16.1% | – |
| Total votes: | 32,180 | |
| Electorate: | 46,581 | |
| Turnout: | 69.1% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from National Liberal | |
| Swing: | 22.4% | Labour from National Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Leith Burghs 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Edinburgh Leith 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Conservative | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Conservative | Other | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 19,571 | 10,116 | 2,493 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 13,819 | 18,888 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 13,400 | 24,847 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 15,715 | 20,613 | |||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 11,250 | 16,569 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 8,267 | 15,004 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 6,567 | 13,971 | 7,372 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 4,251 | 10,338 | 7,613 | ||