Home General Elections 28 February 1974 Sutton and Cheam

UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Sutton and Cheam

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Liberal Labour
Votes 22,555 20,836 6,270
Votes gained +11,644 +2,508 +3,333
Share of votes 45.4% 42.0% 12.6%
Share of eligible voters 37.5% 34.7% 10.4%
Gain in share of votes +13.5% -11.6% +4.0%
Gain in share of eligible voters +19.6% +4.5% +5.6%
Total votes: 49,661
Electorate: 60,109
Turnout: 82.6%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing: 12.6% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

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Date Type Parties
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Date Type Parties
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Democrat		 Liberal Alliance UKIP Reform
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7 June 2001 General Election 15,078 5,263 19,382 0
1 May 1997 General Election 17,822 7,280 19,919 2,071 0
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11 June 1987 General Election 29,710 5,202 13,992 0
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26 May 1955 General Election 29,538 15,205 0
4 November 1954 By Election 21,930 11,023 0
25 October 1951 General Election 30,684 18,202 0
23 February 1950 General Election 29,200 17,706 4,389 0
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