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UK Polling History: Election of 15 October 1964 – Paisley

Result summary

Parties
Labour Liberal Conservative
Votes 26,318 16,837 6,583
Votes gained +7,118 -705 -14,667
Share of votes 52.9% 33.9% 13.2%
Share of eligible voters 42.2% 27.0% 10.6%
Gain in share of votes +7.6% -7.6% -29.5%
Gain in share of eligible voters +11.3% -1.2% -23.1%
Total votes: 49,738
Electorate: 62,336
Turnout: 79.8%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 18.5% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal SNP Coalition
Labour		 Unionist Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal SNP Coalition
Labour		 Unionist Other
3 May 1979 General Election 25,894 12,139 7,305 1,078
10 October 1974 General Election 21,368 7,440 3,116 15,778
28 February 1974 General Election 23,820 14,923 10,455
18 June 1970 General Election 25,429 15,232 2,918 3,432
31 March 1966 General Election 28,160 10,892 7,889
15 October 1964 General Election 26,318 6,583 16,837
20 April 1961 By Election 19,200 17,542 5,597
8 October 1959 General Election 28,519 21,250
26 May 1955 General Election 26,823 20,725
25 October 1951 General Election 29,570 16,545 7,291
23 February 1950 General Election 29,204 19,001 3,830
5 July 1945 General Election 25,156 14,826 4,532 765
14 November 1935 General Election 22,077 22,466
27 October 1931 General Election 16,183 26,187
30 May 1929 General Election 22,425 7,094 10,640
29 October 1924 General Election 17,057 14,829
6 December 1923 General Election 7,977 7,758 9,723 3,685
15 November 1922 General Election 14,689 15,005
14 December 1918 General Election 7,436 7,542 7,201

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