UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – East Dorset
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 26,561 | 25,093 | 8,975 |
| Votes gained | +1,041 | +14,271 | -2,374 |
| Share of votes | 43.8% | 41.4% | 14.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 32.9% | 31.0% | 11.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | -9.7% | +18.7% | -9.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -7.0% | +14.2% | -6.6% |
| Total votes: | 60,629 | |
| Electorate: | 80,816 | |
| Turnout: | 75.0% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 14.2% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Independent Conservative |
Coalition Liberal |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Independent Conservative |
Coalition Liberal |
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| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 26,561 | 25,093 | 8,975 | |||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 25,520 | 10,822 | 11,349 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 20,711 | 7,009 | 18,801 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 17,533 | 6,819 | 17,810 | |||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 14,479 | 4,205 | 8,828 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 12,480 | 5,760 | 7,535 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 6,914 | 6,062 | 12,513 | |||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 4,321 | 11,944 | ||||