UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951 – Arundel and Shoreham
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 34,946 | 16,923 |
| Votes gained | +4,172 | +1,703 |
| Share of votes | 67.4% | 32.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 52.5% | 25.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | +9.2% | +3.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.3% | +1.6% |
| Total votes: | 51,869 | |
| Electorate: | 66,515 | |
| Turnout: | 78.0% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.7% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Others | ||
| 1 April 1971 | By Election | 34,482 | 11,228 | 7,917 | 191 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 43,907 | 16,531 | 11,769 | 0 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 36,913 | 18,817 | 10,816 | 0 |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 36,943 | 15,624 | 11,671 | 0 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 37,034 | 12,745 | 8,081 | 0 |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 35,180 | 15,188 | 0 | |
| 9 March 1954 | By Election | 24,857 | 11,420 | 0 | |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 34,946 | 16,923 | 0 | |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 30,774 | 15,220 | 6,879 | 0 |