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UK Polling History: Election of 31 March 1966 – Lanark

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative SNP
Votes 29,735 21,995 5,838
Votes gained -507 -2,927 –
Share of votes 51.7% 38.2% 10.1%
Share of eligible voters 43.2% 32.0% 8.5%
Gain in share of votes -3.2% -7.0% –
Gain in share of eligible voters -3.9% -6.9% –
Total votes: 57,568
Electorate: 68,763
Turnout: 83.7%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 1.9% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour SNP Independent
Labour		 Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour SNP Independent
Labour		 Liberal Other
3 May 1979 General Election 12,979 18,118 7,902 2,967
10 October 1974 General Election 9,222 14,948 14,250 1,374
28 February 1974 General Election 14,723 16,823 8,803
18 June 1970 General Election 27,721 30,194 7,859 1,273
31 March 1966 General Election 21,995 29,735 5,838
15 October 1964 General Election 24,922 30,242
8 October 1959 General Election 24,631 25,171
26 May 1955 General Election 21,828 20,870
25 October 1951 General Election 21,467 19,674
23 February 1950 General Election 19,890 19,205
5 July 1945 General Election 15,900 17,784
14 November 1935 General Election 17,759 10,950 2,583
27 October 1931 General Election 20,675 11,815
30 May 1929 General Election 12,652 15,054 3,177
29 October 1924 General Election 12,714 11,426 2,126
6 December 1923 General Election 11,154 11,384
15 November 1922 General Election 12,005 9,812
14 December 1918 General Election 12,976 5,821

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