UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Rye
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 28,500 | 10,560 |
| Votes gained | +8,799 | +3,146 |
| Share of votes | 73.0% | 27.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 53.5% | 19.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +14.4% | +5.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +12.1% | +4.2% |
| Total votes: | 39,060 | |
| Electorate: | 53,223 | |
| Turnout: | 73.4% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.7% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Hastings 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Bexhill and Battle, Hastings and Rye, Wealden 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 35,516 | 12,438 | 6,852 | 1,819 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 30,511 | 14,828 | 8,303 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 33,591 | 17,456 | 6,967 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 32,300 | 8,947 | 9,031 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 27,056 | 9,957 | 9,155 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 27,240 | 10,264 | 8,014 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 27,465 | 7,549 | 7,359 | |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 28,500 | 10,560 | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 19,701 | 6,530 | 7,414 | |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 22,604 | 9,162 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | Uncontested | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 18,061 | 10,198 | 3,505 | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 14,871 | 7,289 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 11,167 | 9,651 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 10,922 | 7,488 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 10,378 | 4,034 | ||