UK Polling History: Election of 10 October 1974 – Dudley West
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 28,740 | 20,215 | 7,259 |
| Votes gained | -403 | -4,259 | – |
| Share of votes | 51.1% | 36.0% | 12.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.5% | 27.1% | 9.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +2.2% | -5.1% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.8% | -5.9% | – |
| Total votes: | 56,214 | |
| Electorate: | 74,731 | |
| Turnout: | 75.2% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 3.7% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Other | Others | UKIP | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Other | Others | UKIP | ||
| 15 December 1994 | By Election | 28,400 | 7,706 | 3,154 | 1,457 | 590 | |||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 28,940 | 34,729 | 7,446 | 0 | ||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 21,980 | 32,224 | 10,477 | 0 | ||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 18,527 | 27,250 | 13,251 | 0 | ||||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 29,019 | 30,158 | 0 | |||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 28,740 | 20,215 | 7,259 | 0 | ||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 29,143 | 24,474 | 5,971 | 0 | ||||