Home General Elections 25 October 1951 Walsall

UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951 – Walsall

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 33,556 23,083 7,517
Votes gained -2,927 +7,265 -7,908
Share of votes 52.3% 36.0% 11.7%
Share of eligible voters 43.5% 29.9% 9.7%
Gain in share of votes -3.7% +5.4% -18.1%
Gain in share of eligible voters -4.8% +3.6% -15.9%
Total votes: 64,156
Electorate: 77,195
Turnout: 83.1%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 11.8% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal
Liberal National Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal
Liberal National Other
25 October 1951 General Election 33,556 23,083 7,517
23 February 1950 General Election 36,483 28,700
5 July 1945 General Election 28,324 24,197
14 November 1935 General Election 19,594 28,563 1,480
27 October 1931 General Election 23,952 30,507
30 May 1929 General Election 20,524 15,818 15,425
29 October 1924 General Election 11,474 15,168 12,734 622
6 December 1923 General Election 7,007 14,141 16,304
15 November 1922 General Election 8,946 14,349 14,674
14 December 1918 General Election 8,336 4,914 14,491