UK Polling History: Election of 27 October 1931 – Southend
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 46,564 | 7,741 |
| Votes gained | +18,959 | +4,597 |
| Share of votes | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 58.8% | 9.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +30.0% | +5.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +21.4% | +3.1% |
| Total votes: | 54,305 | |
| Electorate: | 79,220 | |
| Turnout: | 68.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 12.0% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from South East Essex 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Southend East, Southend West 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Independent Conservative |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Independent Conservative |
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| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 23,712 | 8,735 | 20,635 | |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 36,865 | 11,934 | 7,796 | |
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 46,564 | 7,741 | ||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 27,605 | 21,884 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 23,417 | 10,924 | 3,144 | |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 15,566 | 15,453 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 17,920 | 11,039 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 12,392 | 2,965 | 4,242 | |