UK Polling History - Election of 31 March 1966 - Southampton Test

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UK Polling History: Election of 31 March 1966 – Southampton Test

«	Previous election 15 October 1964

Following election
18 June 1970

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Liberal
Votes	24,628	22,188	4,102
Votes gained	-724	-3,512	+1,519
Share of votes	48.4%	43.6%	8.1%
Share of eligible voters	37.8%	34.0%	6.3%
Gain in share of votes	-1.3%	-6.8%	+3.1%
Gain in share of eligible voters	-0.3%	-4.6%	+2.4%

Total votes:	50,918
Electorate:	65,174
Turnout:	78.1%
Outcome:		Labour gain from Conservative
Swing:	4.9%	Liberal from Conservative

Polling history

List of contests

«	Constituency formed from Southampton 23 February 1950

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	National Liberal	Liberal	Alliance	Other	Green	UKIP	Reform UK	Brexit	Others

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	National Liberal	Liberal	Alliance	Other	Green	UKIP	Reform UK	Brexit	Others
4 July 2024	General Election	15,945	6,612	3,252					3,594		5,261		1,141
12 December 2019	General Election	22,256	16,043	3,449				222	1,433			1,591	0
8 June 2017	General Election	27,509	16,006	1,892				1,496					0
7 May 2015	General Election	18,017	14,207	2,121				1,173	2,568	5,566			0
6 May 2010	General Election	17,001	14,588	9,865				126	881	1,726			0
5 May 2005	General Election	17,845	10,827	10,368				2,743					0
7 June 2001	General Election	21,824	10,617	7,522				1,612					0
1 May 1997	General Election	28,396	14,712	7,171				2,162					0
9 April 1992	General Election	23,919	24,504	7,391				636					0
11 June 1987	General Election	18,768	25,722				11,950						0
9 June 1983	General Election	15,311	24,657				14,592						0
3 May 1979	General Election	25,075	27,198			6,393							0
10 October 1974	General Election	22,780	22,250			8,994							0
28 February 1974	General Election	22,339	23,742			12,000							0
18 June 1970	General Election	22,858	24,660			4,349							0
31 March 1966	General Election	24,628	22,188			4,102							0
15 October 1964	General Election	25,352	25,700										0
8 October 1959	General Election	23,410	30,176										0
26 May 1955	General Election	22,865	26,707			2,583							0
25 October 1951	General Election	26,430			25,965								0
23 February 1950	General Election	25,052			23,663	3,697							0

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