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Home General Elections 5 July 1945 Peebles and Southern Midlothian |
UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Peebles and Southern Midlothian
Result summary
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| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 15,546 | 9,050 | 3,299 |
| Votes gained | +3,337 | -4,621 | -2,349 |
| Share of votes | 55.7% | 32.4% | 11.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.0% | 23.9% | 8.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +8.6% | -20.4% | -11.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.6% | -15.7% | -8.7% |
| Total votes: | 27,895 | |
| Electorate: | 37,931 | |
| Turnout: | 73.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 14.5% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Peebles and Selkirk 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Midlothian and Peebles 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency formed from Peebles and Selkirk 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Midlothian and Peebles 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 15,546 | 9,050 | 3,299 |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 12,209 | 13,671 | |
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 9,185 | 17,435 | |
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 11,161 | 7,736 | 5,648 |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 7,797 | 6,723 | 4,550 |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 7,882 | 6,203 | 4,245 |
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 6,394 | 5,992 | 5,377 |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 4,830 | 7,429 | |