Home General Elections 5 July 1945 Greenock

UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Greenock

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Communist Liberal
Votes 16,186 8,097 5,900 4,180
Votes gained -759 +1,580 -540 -7,010
Share of votes 47.1% 23.6% 17.2% 12.2%
Share of eligible voters 32.0% 16.0% 11.7% 8.3%
Gain in share of votes +3.1% +4.6% -1.1% -20.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters -5.1% +1.1% -3.0% -17.3%
Total votes: 34,363
Electorate: 50,561
Turnout: 68.0%
Outcome: Labour gain from Liberal
Swing: 12.5% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Liberal Conservative National
Liberal		 Communist Unionist Other Independent
Labour
Date Type Parties
Labour Liberal Conservative National
Liberal		 Communist Unionist Other Independent
Labour
18 June 1970 General Election 19,334 16,100 559
31 March 1966 General Election 18,988 7,727 5,835 702
15 October 1964 General Election 19,627 9,055 6,473 458
8 October 1959 General Election 19,320 10,238 8,616
8 December 1955 By Election 19,698 17,004
26 May 1955 General Election 19,378 18,345
25 October 1951 General Election 23,452 17,615
23 February 1950 General Election 20,548 11,639 1,228 7,176
5 July 1945 General Election 16,186 4,180 8,097 5,900
14 November 1935 General Election 16,945 20,299 1,286
27 October 1931 General Election 10,850 18,013 6,440
30 May 1929 General Election 9,697 11,190 6,517 7,005
29 October 1924 General Election 13,464 12,752
6 December 1923 General Election 10,335 16,337
15 November 1922 General Election 9,776 10,520 8,404
14 December 1918 General Election 2,542 10,933 7,246 2,050

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