Home General Elections 28 February 1974 Bedwellty

UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Bedwellty

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Plaid
Cymru
Votes 26,664 5,027 5,020 3,048
Votes gained -1,414 -772 -3,416 -732
Share of votes 67.1% 12.6% 12.6% 7.7%
Share of eligible voters 53.6% 10.1% 10.1% 6.1%
Gain in share of votes -7.5% -2.8% -19.8% -2.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters -3.5% -1.7% -14.0% -1.6%
Total votes: 39,759
Electorate: 49,758
Turnout: 79.9%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 8.7% Plaid Cymru from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Plaid
Cymru		 Coalition
Liberal		 Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Plaid
Cymru		 Coalition
Liberal		 Other
3 May 1979 General Election 28,794 8,358 2,648 556
10 October 1974 General Election 27,418 4,556 3,621 3,086
28 February 1974 General Election 26,664 5,027 5,020 3,048
18 June 1970 General Election 28,078 5,799 3,780
31 March 1966 General Election 29,723 4,739
15 October 1964 General Election 29,425 5,810
8 October 1959 General Election 30,697 6,817
26 May 1955 General Election 30,104 6,412
25 October 1951 General Election 31,582 6,339
23 February 1950 General Election 31,329 6,247
5 July 1945 General Election 30,480 6,641
14 November 1935 General Election Uncontested
27 October 1931 General Election Uncontested
30 May 1929 General Election 26,021 6,936
29 October 1924 General Election Uncontested
6 December 1923 General Election 17,564 8,436
15 November 1922 General Election 17,270 10,132
14 December 1918 General Election 11,730 10,170

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