UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Billericay
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 24,327 | 20,121 |
| Votes gained | -2,609 | -492 |
| Share of votes | 54.7% | 45.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.3% | 34.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.9% | +1.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -2.4% | +0.7% |
| Total votes: | 44,448 | |
| Electorate: | 58,872 | |
| Turnout: | 75.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 1.9% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Basildon, Thurrock 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Basildon and Billericay, Rayleigh and Wickford 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Alliance | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Alliance | Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 25,487 | 14,281 | 6,471 | 2,619 | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 21,608 | 16,595 | 6,323 | 1,072 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 22,033 | 20,677 | 8,763 | 3,947 | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 37,406 | 13,880 | 14,912 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 33,741 | 11,942 | 15,755 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 29,635 | 10,528 | 15,020 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 47,719 | 43,765 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 38,371 | 40,013 | 7,587 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 35,347 | 33,755 | 10,706 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 29,224 | 24,402 | 9,347 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,327 | 20,121 | ||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 26,936 | 20,613 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 23,803 | 19,437 | 3,872 | |||