UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951 – Beverley
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 27,937 | 12,778 | 6,522 |
| Votes gained | +1,238 | +379 | -1,197 |
| Share of votes | 59.1% | 27.1% | 13.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 47.3% | 21.6% | 11.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +3.4% | +1.2% | -2.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.1% | +0.2% | -2.3% |
| Total votes: | 47,237 | |
| Electorate: | 59,067 | |
| Turnout: | 80.0% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.9% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Buckrose, Holderness, Howdenshire 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Haltemprice, Howden 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency formed from Haltemprice 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Beverley and Holderness, Haltemprice and Howden 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Independent Conservative |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Independent Conservative |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 34,503 | 12,026 | 17,986 | 199 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 31,459 | 9,901 | 18,864 | ||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 31,233 | 6,921 | 17,364 | ||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 27,937 | 12,778 | 6,522 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 26,699 | 12,399 | 7,719 | 1,121 | |||