UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951 – Huddersfield East
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 22,368 | 17,799 |
| Votes gained | +72 | +736 |
| Share of votes | 55.7% | 44.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 48.2% | 38.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.3% | +1.2% |
| Total votes: | 40,167 | |
| Electorate: | 46,384 | |
| Turnout: | 86.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 1.0% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Huddersfield 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Dewsbury, Huddersfield 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 19,040 | 15,945 | 4,890 | 243 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 19,522 | 11,108 | 7,326 | 764 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 20,224 | 12,920 | 8,530 | 1,042 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 20,629 | 15,632 | 4,569 | 308 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 21,960 | 11,081 | 6,303 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 20,501 | 12,232 | 7,494 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,474 | 19,389 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 22,835 | 18,611 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 22,368 | 17,799 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,296 | 17,063 | ||