Home By Elections 21 October 1954 Shoreditch and Finsbury

UK Polling History: Election of 21 October 1954 – Shoreditch and Finsbury

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative
Votes 18,082 5,043
Votes gained -12,080 -6,356
Share of votes 78.2% 21.8%
Share of eligible voters 31.8% 8.9%
Gain in share of votes +5.6% -5.6%
Gain in share of eligible voters -21.3% -11.2%
Total votes: 23,125
Electorate: 56,780 (estimated)
Turnout: 40.7%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 5.6% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Independent
Labour
Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Independent
Labour
Liberal Other
18 June 1970 General Election 14,474 7,166
31 March 1966 General Election 17,456 5,957 1,126
15 October 1964 General Election 18,207 8,412
8 October 1959 General Election 22,744 11,178
27 November 1958 By Election 10,215 3,219
26 May 1955 General Election 25,500 9,216
21 October 1954 By Election 18,082 5,043
25 October 1951 General Election 30,162 11,399
23 February 1950 General Election 22,510 7,879 7,602 4,297