UK Polling History - Election of 23 February 1950

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UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – Yeovil

«	Previous election 5 July 1945

Following election
25 October 1951

Result summary

	Parties
	Conservative	Labour	Liberal
Votes	21,145	19,532	8,990
Votes gained	+4,330	+2,891	-2,067
Share of votes	42.6%	39.3%	18.1%
Share of eligible voters	37.2%	34.4%	15.8%
Gain in share of votes	+4.8%	+1.9%	-6.7%
Gain in share of eligible voters	+8.8%	+6.3%	-2.8%

Total votes:	49,667
Electorate:	56,790
Turnout:	87.5%
Outcome:		Conservative hold
Swing:	5.8%	Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

List of contests

«	Constituency formed from East Somerset, South Somerset 14 December 1918

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrat	Liberal	Alliance	Other	UKIP	Reform UK	Green	Others

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrat	Liberal	Alliance	Other	UKIP	Reform UK	Green	Others
4 July 2024	General Election	11,497	3,002	23,765					7,677	2,403	608
12 December 2019	General Election	34,588	3,761	18,407			875			1,629	0
8 June 2017	General Election	32,369	7,418	17,646			919			1,052	0
7 May 2015	General Election	24,178	4,053	18,865				7,646		2,191	0
6 May 2010	General Election	18,807	2,991	31,843			1,162	2,357			0
5 May 2005	General Election	17,096	5,256	25,658			1,903				0
7 June 2001	General Election	17,338	7,077	21,266			2,451				0
1 May 1997	General Election	14,946	8,053	26,349			4,705				0
9 April 1992	General Election	22,125	5,765	30,958			1,047				0
11 June 1987	General Election	23,141	4,099			28,841					0
9 June 1983	General Election	23,202	2,928			26,608					0
3 May 1979	General Election	31,321	14,098		19,939						0
10 October 1974	General Election	24,709	17,330		17,298		338				0
28 February 1974	General Election	25,955	17,362		18,465		720				0
18 June 1970	General Election	27,689	20,621		7,418						0
31 March 1966	General Election	22,664	20,584		9,248						0
15 October 1964	General Election	21,919	17,171		12,426						0
8 October 1959	General Election	23,771	17,638		9,484						0
26 May 1955	General Election	24,059	19,793		6,089						0
25 October 1951	General Election	23,701	20,780		6,118						0
23 February 1950	General Election	21,145	19,532		8,990						0
5 July 1945	General Election	16,815	16,641		11,057						0
14 November 1935	General Election	17,640	7,567		12,482						0
27 October 1931	General Election	20,165	5,377		14,046						0
30 May 1929	General Election	15,526	7,609		14,679						0
29 October 1924	General Election	14,477	6,179		9,320						0
6 December 1923	General Election	12,690	5,080		10,715						0
15 November 1922	General Election	15,468	9,581								0
14 December 1918	General Election	10,522	7,589		2,743						0

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