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UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Isle of Thanet

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 33,434 21,709 7,176 2,136
Votes gained +4,132 -2,707 -776 –
Share of votes 51.9% 33.7% 11.1% 3.3%
Share of eligible voters 37.5% 24.4% 8.1% 2.4%
Gain in share of votes +4.4% -5.9% -1.8% –
Gain in share of eligible voters +1.6% -5.6% -1.7% –
Total votes: 64,455
Electorate: 89,093
Turnout: 72.4%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 5.1% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
18 June 1970 General Election 33,434 21,709 7,176 2,136
31 March 1966 General Election 29,302 24,416 7,952
15 October 1964 General Election 27,870 20,520 9,979
8 October 1959 General Election 29,453 17,555 6,998
26 May 1955 General Election 31,270 18,981
12 March 1953 By Election 25,261 15,935
25 October 1951 General Election 33,551 20,892
23 February 1950 General Election 31,345 20,522 4,561
5 July 1945 General Election 15,023 12,075 3,732
14 November 1935 General Election Uncontested
27 October 1931 General Election 33,173 11,517
30 May 1929 General Election 22,595 4,490 15,648
29 October 1924 General Election 21,130 4,202 6,779
6 December 1923 General Election 13,821 13,773
15 November 1922 General Election 16,116 10,226
14 December 1918 General Election Uncontested

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