UK Polling History - Election of 28 February 1974 - Stoke-on-Trent South

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UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Stoke-on-Trent South

«	Previous election 18 June 1970

Following election
10 October 1974

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Other
Votes	31,650	15,981	7,578	481
Votes gained	+10,880	+2,640	+3,276	+117
Share of votes	56.8%	28.7%	13.6%	0.9%
Share of eligible voters	44.0%	22.2%	10.5%	0.7%
Gain in share of votes	-3.4%	-10.0%	+5.5%	-0.2%
Gain in share of eligible voters	+13.5%	+2.6%	+3.6%	+0.1%

Total votes:	55,690
Electorate:	71,970
Turnout:	77.4%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	7.8%	Liberal from Conservative

Polling history

List of contests

«	Constituency formed from Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke 23 February 1950

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Liberal	Other	Alliance	UKIP	Reform UK	Green	Others

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Liberal	Other	Alliance	UKIP	Reform UK	Green	Others
4 July 2024	General Election	14,221	13,594	1,577					8,851	1,207	1,492
12 December 2019	General Election	13,361	24,632	1,611							0
8 June 2017	General Election	19,788	20,451	808						643	0
7 May 2015	General Election	15,319	12,780	1,309		372		8,298		1,029	0
6 May 2010	General Election	15,446	11,316	6,323		5,404		1,363			0
5 May 2005	General Election	17,727	9,046	5,894		5,153					0
7 June 2001	General Election	19,366	8,877	4,724		3,061					0
1 May 1997	General Election	28,645	10,342	4,710		2,539					0
9 April 1992	General Election	26,380	19,471	6,870		291					0
11 June 1987	General Election	24,794	19,741				7,669				0
9 June 1983	General Election	23,611	16,506				9,050				0
3 May 1979	General Election	31,610	17,364		4,829						0
10 October 1974	General Election	30,699	14,204		5,278						0
28 February 1974	General Election	31,650	15,981		7,578	481					0
18 June 1970	General Election	20,770	13,341			364					0
31 March 1966	General Election	27,380	14,769			2,262					0
15 October 1964	General Election	28,928	18,839								0
8 October 1959	General Election	29,578	20,318								0
26 May 1955	General Election	31,003	17,739								0
25 October 1951	General Election	35,261	18,355								0
23 February 1950	General Election	34,339	14,637		4,302						0

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