Home General Elections 18 June 1970 Leicester North West

UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Leicester North West

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 18,226 15,584 2,862 935
Votes gained -3,596 +1,569 -2,174 –
Share of votes 48.5% 41.4% 7.6% 2.5%
Share of eligible voters 34.3% 29.4% 5.4% 1.8%
Gain in share of votes -12.4% +2.3% -3.7% –
Gain in share of eligible voters -10.6% +0.5% -4.3% –
Total votes: 37,607
Electorate: 53,080
Turnout: 70.9%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 7.4% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
18 June 1970 General Election 18,226 15,584 2,862 935
31 March 1966 General Election 21,822 14,015
15 October 1964 General Election 21,134 16,740
8 October 1959 General Election 21,515 19,742
26 May 1955 General Election 22,807 19,297
25 October 1951 General Election 25,184 19,125
23 February 1950 General Election 23,505 15,912 5,036

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