UK Polling History: Election of 4 May 1972 – Southwark
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Independent | |
| Votes | 12,108 | 2,756 | 398 |
| Votes gained | -4,726 | -4,284 | – |
| Share of votes | 79.3% | 18.1% | 2.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 23.4% | 5.3% | 0.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +12.0% | -10.1% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -9.1% | -8.3% | – |
| Total votes: | 15,262 | |
| Electorate: | 51,845 | (estimated) |
| Turnout: | 29.4% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 11.1% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | Liberal | Independent Labour |
Independent | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | Liberal | Independent Labour |
Independent | ||
| 4 May 1972 | By Election | 12,108 | 2,756 | 398 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 16,834 | 7,040 | 1,128 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 21,855 | 6,454 | 1,404 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 22,426 | 8,563 | 1,599 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 25,036 | 12,696 | 1,395 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 28,174 | 10,944 | 959 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 36,586 | 14,032 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 35,049 | 12,671 | 2,950 | 668 | ||