UK Polling History - Election of 18 June 1970

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UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Chesterfield

«	Previous election 31 March 1966

Following election
28 February 1974

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Liberal
Votes	30,386	16,217	4,891
Votes gained	-1,156	+2,774	-1,336
Share of votes	59.0%	31.5%	9.5%
Share of eligible voters	42.8%	22.8%	6.9%
Gain in share of votes	-2.6%	+5.2%	-2.7%
Gain in share of eligible voters	-4.5%	+2.7%	-2.4%

Total votes:	51,494
Electorate:	71,051
Turnout:	72.5%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	4.0%	Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

List of contests

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Liberal	National Liberal	Alliance	UKIP	Reform UK	Green	Other	Brexit	Independent Labour	Others	Communist

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Liberal	National Liberal	Alliance	UKIP	Reform UK	Green	Other	Brexit	Independent Labour	Others	Communist
4 July 2024	General Election	19,316	8,496	2,553					7,897	2,682				611
12 December 2019	General Election	18,171	16,720	3,985						1,148	391	4,771		0
8 June 2017	General Election	26,266	16,661	2,612				1,611		777				0
7 May 2015	General Election	21,829	8,231	6,301				7,523		1,352	331			0
6 May 2010	General Election	17,891	7,214	17,342				1,432		600	1,360			0
5 May 2005	General Election	17,830	3,605	20,875							1,811			0
7 June 2001	General Election	18,663	3,613	21,249							916			0
1 May 1997	General Election	26,105	4,752	20,330							202			0
9 April 1992	General Election	26,461	9,473	20,047										0
11 June 1987	General Election	24,512	13,472				15,955							0
1 March 1984	By Election	24,633	8,028		18,369								1,355	607
9 June 1983	General Election	23,881	16,118				9,705							0
3 May 1979	General Election	31,049	17,445		5,617									0
10 October 1974	General Election	30,953	13,393		7,349									0
28 February 1974	General Election	31,040	15,644		9,937									0
18 June 1970	General Election	30,386	16,217		4,891									0
31 March 1966	General Election	31,542	13,443		6,227									0
15 October 1964	General Election	29,452	14,944		7,738									0
8 October 1959	General Election	30,534	17,084		6,360									0
26 May 1955	General Election	29,602	21,748											0
25 October 1951	General Election	34,753				19,776								0
23 February 1950	General Election	33,914			4,052	17,231								0	554
5 July 1945	General Election	29,459	17,424											0
14 November 1935	General Election	21,439	16,555		4,096									0
27 October 1931	General Election	17,046	23,026											0
30 May 1929	General Election	20,296	9,915		7,329									0
29 October 1924	General Election	9,206			13,971									0
6 December 1923	General Election	6,198	5,541		12,164									0
15 November 1922	General Election				Uncontested									0
14 December 1918	General Election				Uncontested									0

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