Home General Elections 8 October 1959 Bristol North East

UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Bristol North East

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
Votes 24,258 21,574 5,030
Votes gained +2,394 -1,166 +794
Share of votes 47.7% 42.4% 9.9%
Share of eligible voters 37.7% 33.5% 7.8%
Gain in share of votes +2.9% -4.1% +1.2%
Gain in share of eligible voters +2.8% -2.8% +1.1%
Total votes: 50,862
Electorate: 64,319
Turnout: 79.1%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Labour
Swing: 3.5% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Bristol East, Bristol North
23 February 1950
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal
Liberal Green Reform
UK
Other Liberal
Democrat
Others
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal
Liberal Green Reform
UK
Other Liberal
Democrat
Others
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3 May 1979 General Election 19,337 13,685 3,693 789 0
10 October 1974 General Election 19,647 11,056 6,303 0
28 February 1974 General Election 18,625 12,538 8,127 0
18 June 1970 General Election 22,792 23,254 0
31 March 1966 General Election 25,699 21,727 0
15 October 1964 General Election 21,212 22,423 4,346 0
8 October 1959 General Election 21,574 24,258 5,030 0
26 May 1955 General Election 22,740 21,864 4,236 0
25 October 1951 General Election 21,910 19,410 0
23 February 1950 General Election 20,456 16,082 4,848 0