UK Polling History - Election of 5 July 1945 - Sheffield Brightside

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UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Sheffield Brightside

«	Previous election 14 November 1935

Following election
23 February 1950

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Communist
Votes	19,373	8,177	4,115
Votes gained	+388	-5,290	+2,544
Share of votes	61.2%	25.8%	13.0%
Share of eligible voters	46.2%	19.5%	9.8%
Gain in share of votes	+2.7%	-15.7%	+8.9%
Gain in share of eligible voters	+6.0%	-9.0%	+6.5%

Total votes:	31,665
Electorate:	41,913
Turnout:	75.5%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	12.3%	Communist from Conservative

Polling history

List of contests

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	National Liberal	Other	Liberal	Alliance	Liberal Democrat	Coalition Liberal	Communist	Independent	Others

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	National Liberal	Other	Liberal	Alliance	Liberal Democrat	Coalition Liberal	Communist	Independent	Others
5 May 2005	General Election	16,876	2,205		2,316			3,232				0
7 June 2001	General Election	19,650	2,601		1,063			2,238				0
1 May 1997	General Election	24,901	2,850		1,167			4,947				0
9 April 1992	General Election	29,771	7,090		150			5,273				0
11 June 1987	General Election	31,208	7,017				6,434					0
9 June 1983	General Election	25,531	7,888		286		10,322					0
3 May 1979	General Election	25,672	7,979		354	3,482						0
10 October 1974	General Election	18,108	4,905		10,182	3,271						0
28 February 1974	General Election	27,363	6,796		513	5,347						0
18 June 1970	General Election	23,941	8,572		665							0
15 June 1968	By Election	14,179	8,931							1,069	918	586
31 March 1966	General Election	26,653	7,476		989							0
15 October 1964	General Election	27,317	9,963		1,356							0
8 October 1959	General Election	28,302	12,269		1,373							0
26 May 1955	General Election	27,643	12,239		1,461							0
25 October 1951	General Election	31,519		12,433						1,116		0
23 February 1950	General Election	32,542		13,136						1,081		0
5 July 1945	General Election	19,373	8,177							4,115		0
14 November 1935	General Election	18,985	13,467									0
27 October 1931	General Election	15,528	20,270		847					1,571		0
30 May 1929	General Election	20,277	9,828			6,612						0
29 October 1924	General Election	17,053	13,708									0
6 December 1923	General Election	14,741	9,408			3,684						0
15 November 1922	General Election	16,692		10,949								0
14 December 1918	General Election	6,781							12,164			0

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