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UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Manchester Moss Side

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 14,715 12,323 7,979 206
Votes gained +882 -3,223 +4,178 -240
Share of votes 41.8% 35.0% 22.7% 0.6%
Share of eligible voters 28.9% 24.2% 15.6% 0.4%
Gain in share of votes -5.3% -17.9% +9.8% -1.6%
Gain in share of eligible voters -1.5% -9.9% +7.2% -0.9%
Total votes: 35,223
Electorate: 50,993
Turnout: 69.1%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 13.9% Liberal from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Others National
Front
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Others National
Front
3 May 1979 General Election 13,234 17,765 2,981 225 0
13 July 1978 By Election 10,998 12,556 2,502 394 623
10 October 1974 General Election 11,101 15,212 5,686 334 0
28 February 1974 General Election 12,323 14,715 7,979 206 0
18 June 1970 General Election 15,546 13,833 0
31 March 1966 General Election 13,436 12,353 3,801 0
15 October 1964 General Election 14,875 10,647 7,297 0
8 November 1961 By Election 9,533 5,980 6,447 1,212
8 October 1959 General Election 22,090 13,371 0
26 May 1955 General Election 23,631 13,103 0
25 October 1951 General Election 27,697 16,819 0
23 February 1950 General Election 25,347 16,769 2,607 0
5 July 1945 General Election 7,423 10,201 2,525 446 0
14 November 1935 General Election 15,199 10,694 0
27 October 1931 General Election 23,274 8,012 0
30 May 1929 General Election 11,625 9,522 8,191 0
29 October 1924 General Election 14,035 10,026 0
6 December 1923 General Election 9,097 12,210 949 0
15 November 1922 General Election 11,932 4,641 6,743 0
14 December 1918 General Election 10,621 5,708 0

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