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UK Polling History: Election of 16 November 1961 – Glasgow Bridgeton

Result summary

Parties
Labour Unionist SNP Independent
Labour
Votes 10,930 3,935 3,549 586
Votes gained -10,118 – – -1,388
Share of votes 57.5% 20.7% 18.7% 3.1%
Share of eligible voters 24.1% 8.7% 7.8% 1.3%
Gain in share of votes -5.9% – – -2.7%
Gain in share of eligible voters -19.3% – – -3.2%
Total votes: 19,000
Electorate: 45,346
Turnout: 41.9%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 1.6% Independent Labour from Labour

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Independent
Labour		 Coalition
Liberal		 National
Liberal		 Other SNP Unionist Liberal Independent Communist
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Independent
Labour		 Coalition
Liberal		 National
Liberal		 Other SNP Unionist Liberal Independent Communist
18 June 1970 General Election 11,056 3,801 1,180 1,550
31 March 1966 General Election 16,219 5,619
15 October 1964 General Election 18,879 7,492
16 November 1961 By Election 10,930 586 3,549 3,935
8 October 1959 General Election 21,048 12,139
26 May 1955 General Election 20,476 12,375 2,619
25 October 1951 General Election 21,307 10,382 1,796
23 February 1950 General Election 20,268 11,025 1,974 858
5 July 1945 General Election 6,695 13,220
14 November 1935 General Election 594 8,951 17,691
27 October 1931 General Election 11,941 16,630
30 May 1929 General Election 21,033 10,049
29 October 1924 General Election 16,850 10,633
6 December 1923 General Election 15,735 6,101 2,445
15 November 1922 General Election 17,890 10,198
14 December 1918 General Election 7,860 10,887 991

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