UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Bexley
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 28,610 | 24,111 |
| Votes gained | -459 | -3,319 |
| Share of votes | 54.3% | 45.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 44.8% | 37.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +2.8% | -2.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.4% | -4.9% |
| Total votes: | 52,721 | |
| Electorate: | 63,863 | |
| Turnout: | 82.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.8% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 27,075 | 19,017 | 3,222 | 1,771 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 26,377 | 24,044 | 4,405 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 25,716 | 21,127 | 6,161 | 1,263 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 32,025 | 23,392 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 28,610 | 24,111 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 29,069 | 27,430 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 25,854 | 25,721 | 4,186 | 481 | |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 12,923 | 24,686 | 5,750 | ||