UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Shoreditch and Finsbury
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 14,474 | 7,166 |
| Votes gained | -2,982 | +1,209 |
| Share of votes | 66.9% | 33.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 32.6% | 16.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | -4.3% | +8.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -5.5% | +3.1% |
| Total votes: | 21,640 | |
| Electorate: | 44,436 | |
| Turnout: | 48.7% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 6.5% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Independent Labour |
Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Independent Labour |
Liberal | Other | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 14,474 | 7,166 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 17,456 | 5,957 | 1,126 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 18,207 | 8,412 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,744 | 11,178 | |||
| 27 November 1958 | By Election | 10,215 | 3,219 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,500 | 9,216 | |||
| 21 October 1954 | By Election | 18,082 | 5,043 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 30,162 | 11,399 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,510 | 7,879 | 7,602 | 4,297 | |