UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Acton
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 20,645 | 20,120 |
| Votes gained | -2,642 | -1,176 |
| Share of votes | 50.6% | 49.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.8% | 40.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.6% | +1.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -3.6% | -0.8% |
| Total votes: | 40,765 | |
| Electorate: | 49,373 | |
| Turnout: | 82.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 1.6% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Ealing 14 December 1918 |
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Last contested 23 February 1950 |
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First contested 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Ealing Acton 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Communist | National Front |
Other | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Communist | National Front |
Other | Others | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 21,056 | 15,258 | 3,549 | 744 | 0 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 17,669 | 16,861 | 4,569 | 0 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 18,492 | 17,041 | 7,160 | 0 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 13,300 | 13,960 | 1,583 | 258 | 0 | ||
| 28 March 1968 | By Election | 12,242 | 8,522 | 2,868 | 1,400 | 119 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 13,600 | 18,541 | 0 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 14,423 | 17,022 | 3,049 | 0 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 19,358 | 18,438 | 0 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 20,120 | 20,645 | 0 | ||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 21,296 | 23,287 | 0 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 19,116 | 21,751 | 2,781 | 663 | 0 | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 12,134 | 19,590 | 3,172 | 0 | |||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 19,137 | 13,559 | 0 | ||||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 24,196 | 11,924 | 0 | ||||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 12,739 | 13,208 | 5,981 | 0 | |||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 12,799 | 5,583 | 3,074 | 1,775 | 0 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 8,943 | 6,069 | 4,909 | 0 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 10,208 | 5,342 | 4,877 | 0 | |||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 11,671 | 4,241 | 0 | ||||