UK Polling History: Election of 31 March 1966 – Brierley Hill
Result summary
Parties | ||
Conservative | Labour | |
Votes | 34,026 | 32,459 |
Votes gained | +656 | +3,491 |
Share of votes | 51.2% | 48.8% |
Share of eligible voters | 40.4% | 38.5% |
Gain in share of votes | -0.8% | +3.7% |
Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.2% | +2.4% |
Total votes: | 66,485 | |
Electorate: | 84,210 | |
Turnout: | 79.0% | |
Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
Swing: | 2.3% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
Date | Type | Parties | ||||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | Independent |
Date | Type | Parties | ||||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | Independent | ||
18 June 1970 | General Election | 43,440 | 28,203 | |||
29 April 1967 | By Election | 31,371 | 21,151 | 4,536 | 1,305 | |
31 March 1966 | General Election | 34,026 | 32,459 | |||
15 October 1964 | General Election | 33,370 | 28,968 | 1,820 | ||
8 October 1959 | General Election | 31,202 | 27,069 | |||
26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,064 | 25,013 | |||
25 October 1951 | General Election | 23,212 | 25,510 | |||
23 February 1950 | General Election | 19,665 | 24,302 | 4,329 |