UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Harrow Central
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 23,813 | 14,049 |
| Votes gained | -183 | -1,906 |
| Share of votes | 62.9% | 37.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 50.0% | 29.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +2.8% | -2.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +2.3% | -2.2% |
| Total votes: | 37,862 | |
| Electorate: | 47,635 | |
| Turnout: | 79.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.8% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Harrow East, Harrow West 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Harrow East, Harrow West 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 | 16,627 | 12,124 | 4,785 | 427 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 14,356 | 12,288 | 5,566 | 813 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 15,320 | 12,403 | 7,635 | 823 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 16,525 | 12,561 | 3,449 | 358 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 15,971 | 14,341 | 5,118 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 16,534 | 12,067 | 7,168 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 23,813 | 14,049 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 23,996 | 15,955 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 25,564 | 17,540 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,907 | 16,371 | 4,827 | |