UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – Leyton
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 35,702 | 24,052 | 5,650 |
| Votes gained | – | – | – |
| Share of votes | 54.6% | 36.8% | 8.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.5% | 30.6% | 7.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | – | – | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | – | – | – |
| Total votes: | 65,404 | |
| Electorate: | 78,491 | |
| Turnout: | 83.3% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Leyton East, Leyton West 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Leyton and Wanstead 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Others | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 20,334 | 8,850 | 8,180 | 1,229 | 0 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 16,536 | 11,692 | 11,895 | 0 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 16,504 | 11,988 | 9,448 | 0 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 21,095 | 15,361 | 3,425 | 1,179 | 0 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 22,130 | 10,617 | 5,408 | 2,168 | 0 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 22,785 | 12,848 | 8,707 | 2,097 | 0 | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 23,386 | 17,906 | 0 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 26,803 | 18,157 | 3,851 | 441 | 0 | ||
| 21 January 1965 | By Election | 16,339 | 16,544 | 5,382 | 313 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 23,640 | 15,714 | 7,598 | 0 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 28,367 | 24,448 | 0 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 29,747 | 21,543 | 4,421 | 0 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 37,728 | 27,563 | 0 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 35,702 | 24,052 | 5,650 | 0 | |||