UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Ripon
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 21,211 | 9,147 | 4,583 |
| Votes gained | +3,859 | +540 | -2,718 |
| Share of votes | 60.7% | 26.2% | 13.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 44.7% | 19.3% | 9.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +8.5% | +0.3% | -8.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +3.6% | -1.1% | -7.7% |
| Total votes: | 34,941 | |
| Electorate: | 47,404 | |
| Turnout: | 73.7% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 8.7% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | Independent Conservative |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | Independent Conservative |
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| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 25,292 | 6,749 | 9,089 | 781 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 20,636 | 5,330 | 13,632 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 21,080 | 4,643 | 16,745 | ||
| 26 July 1973 | By Election | 12,956 | 4,435 | 13,902 | 690 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 21,211 | 9,147 | 4,583 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 17,352 | 8,607 | 7,301 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 18,503 | 7,341 | 7,814 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,757 | 9,791 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 21,977 | 9,912 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 23,047 | 10,627 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,292 | 11,317 | |||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 29,674 | 12,599 | 6,122 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 30,804 | 9,116 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 37,898 | 5,125 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 23,173 | 4,339 | 14,542 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | Uncontested | ||||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | Uncontested | ||||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | Uncontested | ||||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | Uncontested | ||||