UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Kennington
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 12,910 | 5,471 |
| Votes gained | +1,054 | -6,930 |
| Share of votes | 70.2% | 29.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.7% | 18.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +21.4% | -21.4% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +16.5% | -9.9% |
| Total votes: | 18,381 | |
| Electorate: | 29,529 | |
| Turnout: | 62.3% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 21.4% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Coalition Liberal |
National Liberal |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Coalition Liberal |
National Liberal |
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| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 5,471 | 12,910 | |||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 12,401 | 11,856 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 18,371 | 10,188 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 12,328 | 15,477 | |||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 14,898 | 11,572 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 7,782 | 8,292 | 5,075 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 10,081 | 7,670 | 3,522 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 3,573 | 2,817 | 4,705 | ||