UK Polling History - Election of 23 February 1950

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UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – South Shields

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Following election
25 October 1951

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Communist
Votes	33,452	15,897	9,446	415
Votes gained	+11,042	+8,787	-3,486	–
Share of votes	56.5%	26.8%	16.0%	0.7%
Share of eligible voters	46.2%	21.9%	13.0%	0.6%
Gain in share of votes	-2.9%	+11.0%	-12.3%	–
Gain in share of eligible voters	+2.7%	+10.4%	-7.5%	–

Total votes:	59,210
Electorate:	72,463
Turnout:	81.7%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	11.7%	Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

List of contests

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	National Liberal	Coalition Liberal	UKIP	Alliance	Other	National Labour	Green	Reform UK	Brexit	Others	Independent	BNP	Communist

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	National Liberal	Coalition Liberal	UKIP	Alliance	Other	National Labour	Green	Reform UK	Brexit	Others	Independent	BNP	Communist
4 July 2024	General Election	15,122	4,128		1,402							5,433	8,469		2,270
12 December 2019	General Election	17,273	7,688		1,514					3,658		1,303		6,446	0
8 June 2017	General Election	25,078	10,570		681			3,006				1,437			0
7 May 2015	General Election	18,589	6,021		639			7,975		1,427		1,614			0
2 May 2013	By Election	12,493	2,857		352			5,988							1,048	1,331	711
6 May 2010	General Election	18,995	7,886		5,189					3,686		762			0
5 May 2005	General Election	18,269	5,207		5,957					773					0
7 June 2001	General Election	19,230	5,140		5,127					951					0
1 May 1997	General Election	27,834	5,681		3,429					2,034					0
9 April 1992	General Election	24,876	11,399		5,344										0
11 June 1987	General Election	24,882	11,031						6,654	408					0
9 June 1983	General Election	19,055	12,653						9,288						0
3 May 1979	General Election	28,675	15,551	6,003											0
10 October 1974	General Election	26,492	11,667	8,106						711					0
28 February 1974	General Election	30,740	18,754							1,958					0
18 June 1970	General Election	30,191	19,960												0
31 March 1966	General Election	31,829	17,340												0
15 October 1964	General Election	29,694	16,344	7,837											0
8 October 1959	General Election	32,577	23,638												0
26 May 1955	General Election	31,734	21,482												0
25 October 1951	General Election	33,633	20,208	6,270											0
23 February 1950	General Election	33,452	15,897	9,446											0			415
5 July 1945	General Election	22,410				15,296									0
14 November 1935	General Election	22,031		12,932							10,784				0
27 October 1931	General Election	20,512		30,528											0
30 May 1929	General Election	18,938	7,110	18,898											0
29 October 1924	General Election	16,852		23,171											0
6 December 1923	General Election	15,717		22,912											0
15 November 1922	General Election	15,735		15,760		8,121									0
14 December 1918	General Election	6,425					19,514								0

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