UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Eton and Slough
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 20,567 | 18,124 |
| Votes gained | -2,165 | -524 |
| Share of votes | 53.2% | 46.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 42.4% | 37.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.8% | +1.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -3.9% | -0.6% |
| Total votes: | 38,691 | |
| Electorate: | 48,459 | |
| Turnout: | 79.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 1.8% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Wycombe 5 July 1945 |
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Last contested 23 February 1950 |
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First contested 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 20,710 | 19,370 | 5,254 | 3,302 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 22,238 | 14,575 | 8,213 | 1,361 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 22,919 | 16,028 | 10,051 | 1,885 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 24,103 | 21,436 | 3,407 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 26,553 | 21,890 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 22,670 | 22,681 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 20,851 | 20,763 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 20,567 | 18,124 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 22,732 | 18,648 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 19,987 | 15,594 | 5,026 | 614 | |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 25,711 | 23,287 | 7,487 | ||