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UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Hampstead

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
Votes 25,506 13,500 8,759
Votes gained -2,720 -2,540 +2,537
Share of votes 53.4% 28.3% 18.3%
Share of eligible voters 36.7% 19.4% 12.6%
Gain in share of votes -2.5% -3.5% +6.0%
Gain in share of eligible voters -2.2% -2.7% +4.0%
Total votes: 47,765
Electorate: 69,438
Turnout: 68.8%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 4.8% Liberal from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal National
Liberal		 National Communist Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal National
Liberal		 National Communist Other
3 May 1979 General Election 20,410 16,729 5,753 255
10 October 1974 General Election 18,139 16,414 5,566 295
28 February 1974 General Election 19,536 17,279 8,323
18 June 1970 General Election 21,264 20,790 3,550
31 March 1966 General Election 20,710 22,963 5,182 211
15 October 1964 General Election 19,888 18,053 8,019
8 October 1959 General Election 25,506 13,500 8,759
26 May 1955 General Election 28,226 16,040 6,222
25 October 1951 General Election 31,346 19,240 6,302
23 February 1950 General Election 29,949 17,373 8,336 1,603
5 July 1945 General Election 19,652 18,294
14 November 1935 General Election 28,334 6,987 3,396
27 October 1931 General Election 36,928 5,475
30 May 1929 General Election 23,370 8,473 8,273
29 October 1924 General Election 21,432 5,662
6 December 1923 General Election 13,513 9,538
15 November 1922 General Election 14,596 4,282 5,582
14 December 1918 General Election 13,393 3,646 1,881

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