Home General Elections 18 June 1970 Coventry East

UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Coventry East

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Other
Votes 36,275 24,010 841
Votes gained -482 +5,949 -527
Share of votes 59.3% 39.3% 1.4%
Share of eligible voters 41.9% 27.7% 1.0%
Gain in share of votes -1.5% +9.4% -0.9%
Gain in share of eligible voters -5.2% +4.6% -0.8%
Total votes: 61,126
Electorate: 86,603
Turnout: 70.6%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 5.4% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Reform
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Communist Other Green Others Liberal
Democrat
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Reform
UK
Communist Other Green Others Liberal
Democrat
4 July 2024 General Election 18,308 6,240 6,685 2,730 1,824 1,227
18 June 1970 General Election 36,275 24,010 841 0
31 March 1966 General Election 36,757 18,061 4,235 1,368 0
15 October 1964 General Election 36,246 23,208 1,138 0
8 October 1959 General Election 32,744 24,982 0
26 May 1955 General Election 27,712 21,608 0
25 October 1951 General Election 32,108 19,437 0
23 February 1950 General Election 30,456 17,003 3,420 487 0
5 July 1945 General Election 34,379 15,630 2,820 3,986 0