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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

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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