UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Hendon North
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 21,934 | 17,874 | 3,467 |
| Votes gained | -1,395 | -2,864 | +148 |
| Share of votes | 50.7% | 41.3% | 8.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.9% | 33.3% | 6.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +1.5% | -2.5% | +1.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.6% | -4.5% | +0.4% |
| Total votes: | 43,275 | |
| Electorate: | 53,653 | |
| Turnout: | 80.7% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.0% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Hendon 5 July 1945 |
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Constituency succeeded by Hendon, Hertsmere 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Communist | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 20,569 | 13,447 | 4,136 | 525 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 20,155 | 9,223 | 6,859 | ||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 18,499 | 8,786 | 9,474 | 310 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 20,766 | 14,374 | 4,113 | 638 | |||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,299 | 14,549 | 5,822 | ||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 17,285 | 14,673 | 8,585 | ||||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 18,192 | 15,013 | 3,704 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 18,468 | 17,868 | 3,503 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 17,784 | 16,660 | 5,719 | ||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 21,898 | 16,566 | 4,598 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 21,934 | 17,874 | 3,467 | ||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 23,329 | 20,738 | 3,319 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 20,755 | 18,500 | 6,575 | 918 | |||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 13,607 | 18,251 | 6,478 | ||||