UK Polling History: Election of 31 March 1966 – Houghton-le-Spring
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 32,067 | 9,304 |
| Votes gained | -847 | -1,772 |
| Share of votes | 77.5% | 22.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 57.3% | 16.6% |
| Gain in share of votes | +2.7% | -2.7% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.6% | -3.2% |
| Total votes: | 41,371 | |
| Electorate: | 56,001 | |
| Turnout: | 73.9% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 2.7% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Coalition Labour |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Coalition Labour |
Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 30,181 | 9,105 | 4,479 | 326 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 29,699 | 4,399 | 9,298 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 34,263 | 10,300 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 32,888 | 11,914 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 32,067 | 9,304 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 32,914 | 11,076 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 35,960 | 11,398 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 33,375 | 10,476 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 37,718 | 12,042 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 36,044 | 10,682 | |||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 43,730 | 21,864 | |||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 30,665 | 22,990 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 22,700 | 25,549 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 25,056 | 8,545 | 10,267 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 17,857 | 13,023 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 15,225 | 10,445 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 14,611 | 7,555 | 5,958 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 7,315 | 6,626 | 6,185 | ||