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Home General Elections 11 June 1987 Houghton and Washington East |
UK Polling History: Election of 11 June 1987 – Houghton and Washington East
Result summary
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| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | |
| Votes | 32,805 | 12,612 | 10,090 |
| Votes gained | +6,637 | +508 | -2,257 |
| Share of votes | 59.1% | 22.7% | 18.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 42.1% | 16.2% | 13.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +7.4% | -1.2% | -6.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +7.9% | +0.4% | -3.2% |
| Total votes: | 55,507 | |
| Electorate: | 77,906 | |
| Turnout: | 71.2% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 6.8% | Labour from Alliance |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Houghton and Sunderland South, Washington and Sunderland West 6 May 2010 |
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Constituency formed from Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Houghton and Sunderland South, Washington and Sunderland West 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 22,310 | 4,772 | 6,245 | 1,367 | |
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 24,628 | 4,810 | 4,203 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 31,946 | 5,391 | 3,209 | 1,277 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 34,733 | 13,925 | 7,346 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 32,805 | 12,612 | 10,090 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 26,168 | 12,104 | 12,347 | ||