Home General Elections 5 July 1945 Wolverhampton East

UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Wolverhampton East

Result summary

Parties
Labour Liberal Conservative
Votes 17,763 11,206 8,266
Votes gained +12,778 -4,729 -3,669
Share of votes 47.7% 30.1% 22.2%
Share of eligible voters 34.9% 22.0% 16.3%
Gain in share of votes +32.5% -18.4% -14.1%
Gain in share of eligible voters +23.8% -13.5% -10.4%
Total votes: 37,235
Electorate: 50,825
Turnout: 73.3%
Outcome: Labour gain from Liberal
Swing: 25.5% Labour from Liberal

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Liberal Conservative Labour Coalition
Labour
National
Liberal
Date Type Parties
Liberal Conservative Labour Coalition
Labour
National
Liberal
5 July 1945 General Election 11,206 8,266 17,763
14 November 1935 General Election 15,935 11,935 4,985
27 October 1931 General Election 14,945 12,628 6,340
30 May 1929 General Election 15,391 10,163 8,840
29 October 1924 General Election 11,066 10,013 5,188
6 December 1923 General Election Uncontested
15 November 1922 General Election 11,577 9,410 3,076 1,169
14 December 1918 General Election 7,660 7,138