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UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Kilmarnock

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative
Votes 23,324 14,983
Votes gained -1,340 -972
Share of votes 60.9% 39.1%
Share of eligible voters 49.4% 31.7%
Gain in share of votes +0.2% -0.2%
Gain in share of eligible voters -3.3% -2.3%
Total votes: 38,307
Electorate: 47,256
Turnout: 81.1%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 0.2% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Constituency succeeded by
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal National
Labour		 SNP Independent
Labour		 Coalition
Liberal		 Other Communist
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal National
Labour		 SNP Independent
Labour		 Coalition
Liberal		 Other Communist
3 May 1979 General Election 25,718 14,251 8,963
10 October 1974 General Election 22,184 9,203 2,508 14,655
28 February 1974 General Election 23,544 13,817 4,878 7,644
18 June 1970 General Election 24,477 11,476 2,459 2,836
31 March 1966 General Election 26,036 11,949
15 October 1964 General Election 25,173 10,796 4,443
8 October 1959 General Election 25,379 15,087
26 May 1955 General Election 23,324 14,983
25 October 1951 General Election 24,664 15,955
23 February 1950 General Election 22,412 14,179 2,157 860
5 July 1945 General Election 23,837 16,300
14 November 1935 General Election 12,558 19,115 3,582 2,346
27 October 1931 General Election 21,803 14,767
30 May 1929 General Election 17,368 10,939 7,700
29 October 1924 General Election 13,054 14,237
6 December 1923 General Election 10,992 6,298 8,185
15 November 1922 General Election 10,752 12,991
14 December 1918 General Election 6,652 13,568

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