UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Nottingham Central
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 20,903 | 20,145 |
| Votes gained | +525 | -372 |
| Share of votes | 50.9% | 49.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 37.0% | 35.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +1.1% | -1.1% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -3.5% | -5.1% |
| Total votes: | 41,048 | |
| Electorate: | 56,463 | |
| Turnout: | 72.7% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative gain from Labour | |
| Swing: | 1.1% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | National | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | National | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 14,079 | 17,638 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 14,922 | 21,348 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 18,912 | 21,040 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 24,004 | 21,869 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 20,903 | 20,145 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 20,378 | 20,517 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 17,487 | 19,237 | 4,814 | |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 10,947 | 13,681 | 3,644 | |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 18,706 | 10,193 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 25,828 | 7,932 | ||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 14,571 | 11,573 | 8,738 | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 15,107 | 6,852 | 4,409 | |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 11,403 | 13,208 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 11,459 | 11,481 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 10,552 | 3,988 | 1,999 | |