UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Horncastle
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 19,299 | 8,860 | 6,707 |
| Votes gained | +4,209 | -855 | -845 |
| Share of votes | 55.4% | 25.4% | 19.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.1% | 18.9% | 14.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | +8.7% | -4.6% | -4.1% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.7% | -3.9% | -3.4% |
| Total votes: | 34,866 | |
| Electorate: | 46,959 | |
| Turnout: | 74.2% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 6.7% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 21,362 | 10,833 | 6,240 | 319 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,750 | 11,506 | 6,849 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 19,344 | 12,555 | 6,791 | 367 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 19,299 | 6,707 | 8,860 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 15,090 | 7,552 | 9,715 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 15,854 | 8,069 | 8,044 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 19,799 | 9,928 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 20,392 | 10,122 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 22,043 | 11,143 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,329 | 11,671 | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 14,019 | 5,329 | 7,052 | |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 17,594 | 7,982 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 18,100 | 8,788 | ||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 12,837 | 10,168 | 3,683 | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 10,912 | 9,743 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 9,135 | 10,954 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 9,158 | 10,797 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 8,826 | 7,433 | ||