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UK Polling History: Election of 31 March 1966 – Billericay

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 40,013 38,371 7,587
Votes gained +6,258 +3,024 -3,119
Share of votes 46.5% 44.6% 8.8%
Share of eligible voters 39.2% 37.5% 7.4%
Gain in share of votes +4.2% +0.3% -4.6%
Gain in share of eligible voters +4.3% +1.0% -3.6%
Total votes: 85,971
Electorate: 102,198
Turnout: 84.1%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 4.4% Labour from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Basildon, Thurrock
9 June 1983
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
Democrat		 Liberal Alliance Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
Democrat		 Liberal Alliance Other
5 May 2005 General Election 25,487 14,281 6,471 2,619
7 June 2001 General Election 21,608 16,595 6,323 1,072
1 May 1997 General Election 22,033 20,677 8,763 3,947
9 April 1992 General Election 37,406 13,880 14,912
11 June 1987 General Election 33,741 11,942 15,755
9 June 1983 General Election 29,635 10,528 15,020
18 June 1970 General Election 47,719 43,765
31 March 1966 General Election 38,371 40,013 7,587
15 October 1964 General Election 35,347 33,755 10,706
8 October 1959 General Election 29,224 24,402 9,347
26 May 1955 General Election 24,327 20,121
25 October 1951 General Election 26,936 20,613
23 February 1950 General Election 23,803 19,437 3,872

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