Home General Elections 18 June 1970 Leicester South West

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

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 14,611 14,505 2,124 749
Votes gained +1,714 +5,547 -1,001 –
Share of votes 45.7% 45.3% 6.6% 2.3%
Share of eligible voters 32.6% 32.4% 4.7% 1.7%
Gain in share of votes -6.0% +9.5% -5.9% –
Gain in share of eligible voters +2.9% +11.7% -2.5% –
Total votes: 31,989
Electorate: 44,811
Turnout: 71.4%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 7.7% Labour from Conservative

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 14,505 14,611 2,124 749
2 November 1967 By Election 8,958 12,897 3,125
31 March 1966 General Election 18,822 13,268
15 October 1964 General Election 16,957 12,851 4,533
8 October 1959 General Election 17,395 14,652 5,438
26 May 1955 General Election 21,487 16,998
25 October 1951 General Election 24,340 17,347
23 February 1950 General Election 23,399 14,727 4,720

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