UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Islington South West
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | |
| Votes | 12,876 | 6,601 | 1,670 |
| Votes gained | -3,330 | +698 | -1,173 |
| Share of votes | 60.9% | 31.2% | 7.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 29.7% | 15.3% | 3.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | -4.1% | +7.6% | -3.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -3.3% | +3.2% | -1.9% |
| Total votes: | 21,147 | |
| Electorate: | 43,282 | |
| Turnout: | 48.9% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 5.8% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | Liberal | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | Liberal | Communist | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 12,876 | 6,601 | 1,670 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 16,206 | 5,903 | 2,843 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 17,589 | 8,023 | 1,377 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,362 | 11,974 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,935 | 11,667 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 31,637 | 14,750 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 30,201 | 13,012 | 2,602 | 834 | |