UK Polling History: Election of 29 October 1924 – Leith
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Liberal | Labour | |
| Votes | 16,569 | 11,250 |
| Votes gained | +1,565 | +2,983 |
| Share of votes | 59.6% | 40.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 42.0% | 28.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | -4.9% | +4.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +3.9% | +7.5% |
| Total votes: | 27,819 | |
| Electorate: | 39,480 | |
| Turnout: | 70.5% | |
| Outcome: | Liberal hold | |
| Swing: | 4.9% | Labour from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
| « |
Constituency formed from Leith Burghs 14 December 1918 |
|
Constituency succeeded by Edinburgh Leith 23 February 1950 |
» |
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Conservative | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Conservative | Other | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 19,571 | 10,116 | 2,493 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 13,819 | 18,888 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 13,400 | 24,847 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 15,715 | 20,613 | |||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 11,250 | 16,569 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 8,267 | 15,004 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 6,567 | 13,971 | 7,372 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 4,251 | 10,338 | 7,613 | ||