UK Polling History: Election of 31 March 1966 – Bury and Radcliffe
Result summary
Parties | |||
Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
Votes | 26,769 | 22,298 | 4,694 |
Votes gained | +2,904 | -341 | -2,895 |
Share of votes | 49.8% | 41.5% | 8.7% |
Share of eligible voters | 40.5% | 33.7% | 7.1% |
Gain in share of votes | +5.7% | -0.4% | -5.3% |
Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.1% | -0.8% | -4.5% |
Total votes: | 53,761 | |
Electorate: | 66,168 | |
Turnout: | 81.2% | |
Outcome: | Labour hold | |
Swing: | 5.5% | Labour from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Bury, Heywood and Radcliffe 23 February 1950 |
Constituency succeeded by Bury North, Bury South 9 June 1983 |
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Date | Type | Parties | |||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
3 May 1979 | General Election | 29,156 | 29,194 | 5,711 | 414 |
10 October 1974 | General Election | 25,988 | 26,430 | 10,463 | |
28 February 1974 | General Election | 31,113 | 30,768 | ||
18 June 1970 | General Election | 29,796 | 26,592 | ||
31 March 1966 | General Election | 22,298 | 26,769 | 4,694 | |
15 October 1964 | General Election | 22,639 | 23,865 | 7,589 | |
8 October 1959 | General Election | 28,623 | 24,715 | ||
26 May 1955 | General Election | 28,080 | 24,331 | ||
25 October 1951 | General Election | 29,949 | 28,058 | ||
23 February 1950 | General Election | 26,485 | 25,705 | 5,662 |