UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Gateshead East
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 28,524 | 15,489 |
| Votes gained | +896 | +3,405 |
| Share of votes | 64.8% | 35.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.8% | 24.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | -4.8% | +4.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -6.8% | +1.8% |
| Total votes: | 44,013 | |
| Electorate: | 62,231 | |
| Turnout: | 70.7% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.8% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Gateshead 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Gateshead East and Washington West, Jarrow, Tyne Bridge 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | National Liberal |
Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Independent Labour |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | National Liberal |
Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Independent Labour |
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| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 30,100 | 11,570 | 5,720 | ||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 28,895 | 11,667 | 8,231 | ||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 22,981 | 12,659 | 11,920 | ||||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 28,776 | 14,078 | 4,201 | ||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 27,620 | 10,021 | 6,998 | ||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 27,269 | 11,970 | 10,196 | ||||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 28,524 | 15,489 | |||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 27,628 | 12,084 | |||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 26,633 | 14,654 | |||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 25,319 | 17,654 | |||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 21,653 | 16,706 | |||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 19,525 | 14,344 | |||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 15,249 | 13,530 | 5,001 | ||||