UK Polling History: Election of 30 May 1929 – Portsmouth Central
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 15,153 | 13,628 | 6,993 |
| Votes gained | +4,628 | -400 | +1,067 |
| Share of votes | 42.4% | 38.1% | 19.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 31.5% | 28.3% | 14.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +7.8% | -7.9% | +0.1% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +3.8% | -8.6% | -1.1% |
| Total votes: | 35,774 | |
| Electorate: | 48,146 | |
| Turnout: | 74.3% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 7.9% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Portsmouth 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Portsmouth Langstone, Portsmouth South, Portsmouth West 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Other | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 11,345 | 14,745 | 561 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 21,578 | 10,733 | 3,612 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 24,623 | 14,512 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 13,628 | 15,153 | 6,993 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 14,028 | 10,525 | 5,926 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 10,231 | 7,991 | 11,493 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 7,666 | 6,126 | 7,129 | 7,659 | |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 6,008 | 4,004 | 10,929 | ||