UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Motherwell
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 20,147 | 17,262 |
| Votes gained | +984 | +3,928 |
| Share of votes | 53.9% | 46.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.2% | 35.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | -2.6% | +6.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.9% | +8.0% |
| Total votes: | 37,409 | |
| Electorate: | 48,875 | |
| Turnout: | 76.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.7% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | National Liberal |
Other | Liberal | Communist | National | SNP | Independent Conservative |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | National Liberal |
Other | Liberal | Communist | National | SNP | Independent Conservative |
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| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 20,683 | 12,509 | 1,829 | 3,861 | |||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 22,658 | 13,100 | 1,508 | ||||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 23,281 | 14,789 | 1,565 | ||||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,009 | 17,613 | 1,331 | ||||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 20,147 | 17,262 | |||||||
| 14 April 1954 | By Election | 19,163 | 13,334 | 1,457 | ||||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 23,641 | 17,650 | |||||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,608 | 14,183 | 1,007 | 3,892 | |||||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 15,831 | 6,197 | 8,022 | ||||||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 14,755 | 14,325 | |||||||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 14,714 | 15,513 | |||||||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 16,650 | 7,502 | 3,597 | 984 | |||||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 12,816 | 11,776 | |||||||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 9,793 | 4,799 | 8,712 | ||||||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 8,262 | 3,966 | 7,214 | 5,359 | |||||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 4,135 | 6,972 | 4,817 | 1,923 | |||||