UK Polling History: Election of 14 December 1918 – Houghton-le-Spring
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Liberal | Coalition Labour |
|
| Votes | 7,315 | 6,626 | 6,185 |
| Votes gained | – | – | – |
| Share of votes | 36.3% | 32.9% | 30.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 22.5% | 20.4% | 19.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | – | – | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | – | – | – |
| Total votes: | 20,126 | |
| Electorate: | 32,552 | |
| Turnout: | 61.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Coalition Labour |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Coalition Labour |
Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 30,181 | 9,105 | 4,479 | 326 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 29,699 | 4,399 | 9,298 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 34,263 | 10,300 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 32,888 | 11,914 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 32,067 | 9,304 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 32,914 | 11,076 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 35,960 | 11,398 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 33,375 | 10,476 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 37,718 | 12,042 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 36,044 | 10,682 | |||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 43,730 | 21,864 | |||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 30,665 | 22,990 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 22,700 | 25,549 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 25,056 | 8,545 | 10,267 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 17,857 | 13,023 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 15,225 | 10,445 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 14,611 | 7,555 | 5,958 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 7,315 | 6,626 | 6,185 | ||