UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Poole
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 26,956 | 15,325 | 8,735 |
| Votes gained | +362 | -1,707 | +2,985 |
| Share of votes | 52.8% | 30.0% | 17.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 42.4% | 24.1% | 13.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.0% | -4.5% | +5.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.2% | -3.8% | +4.3% |
| Total votes: | 51,016 | |
| Electorate: | 63,554 | |
| Turnout: | 80.3% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 5.0% | Liberal from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from East Dorset 23 February 1950 |
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Reform UK |
Green | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Reform UK |
Green | Others | ||
| 4 July 2024 | General Election | 14,150 | 14,168 | 5,507 | 7,429 | 2,218 | 1,023 | ||||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 29,599 | 10,483 | 7,819 | 848 | 1,702 | 0 | ||||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 28,888 | 14,679 | 4,433 | 551 | 1,299 | 0 | ||||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 23,745 | 6,102 | 5,572 | 1,820 | 7,956 | 2,198 | 0 | |||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 22,532 | 6,041 | 14,991 | 1,365 | 2,507 | 0 | ||||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 17,571 | 9,376 | 11,583 | 1,983 | 0 | |||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 17,710 | 10,544 | 10,011 | 968 | 0 | |||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 19,726 | 10,100 | 14,428 | 2,556 | 0 | |||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 33,445 | 6,912 | 20,614 | 1,923 | 0 | |||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 34,159 | 5,901 | 19,351 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 30,358 | 5,595 | 15,929 | 177 | 0 | |||||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 38,846 | 15,291 | 14,001 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 28,982 | 16,262 | 17,557 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 31,156 | 15,434 | 21,088 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 31,100 | 17,610 | 9,846 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 25,451 | 19,630 | 8,394 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 24,440 | 16,158 | 12,234 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 26,956 | 15,325 | 8,735 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 26,594 | 17,032 | 5,750 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 26,998 | 18,346 | 5,029 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 24,344 | 17,831 | 7,130 | 0 | ||||||