UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Stockport North
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 16,948 | 16,745 | 9,283 |
| Votes gained | -313 | -1,387 | +5,261 |
| Share of votes | 39.4% | 39.0% | 21.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 32.4% | 32.0% | 17.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | -4.4% | -7.0% | +11.4% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.4% | -2.5% | +10.1% |
| Total votes: | 42,976 | |
| Electorate: | 52,364 | |
| Turnout: | 82.1% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 9.2% | Liberal from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Stockport 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Denton and Reddish, Stockport 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 18,456 | 18,789 | 5,096 | 244 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,155 | 17,979 | 7,085 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 16,745 | 16,948 | 9,283 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 18,132 | 17,261 | 4,022 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 18,262 | 21,598 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 17,067 | 18,969 | 6,560 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 23,487 | 20,265 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 23,547 | 18,980 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 25,691 | 20,893 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,762 | 19,134 | 5,638 | |