UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Seaham
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 42,942 | 10,685 |
| Votes gained | +4,562 | +3,864 |
| Share of votes | 80.1% | 19.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 63.6% | 15.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +11.9% | +6.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.7% | +4.1% |
| Total votes: | 53,627 | |
| Electorate: | 67,485 | |
| Turnout: | 79.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 2.9% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Houghton-le-Spring, South East Durham 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Easington, Houghton-le-Spring 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | National Labour |
Conservative | Liberal | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | National Labour |
Conservative | Liberal | Communist | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 42,942 | 10,685 | |||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 38,380 | 17,882 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 23,027 | 28,978 | 677 | ||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 35,615 | 6,821 | 5,266 | 1,431 | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 22,399 | 11,775 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 21,281 | 8,546 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 20,203 | 8,315 | 5,247 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 8,988 | 12,754 | |||