Home General Elections 28 February 1974 Bolton East

UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Bolton East

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 19,833 18,220 8,728 1,259
Votes gained -2,465 -4,549 +1,855 –
Share of votes 41.3% 37.9% 18.2% 2.6%
Share of eligible voters 33.3% 30.6% 14.6% 2.1%
Gain in share of votes -8.2% -12.6% +3.7% –
Gain in share of eligible voters -3.1% -6.6% +3.0% –
Total votes: 48,040
Electorate: 59,620
Turnout: 80.6%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 8.2% Liberal from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Bolton
23 February 1950
Constituency succeeded by
Bolton North East, Bolton South East
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other Others
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other Others
3 May 1979 General Election 21,920 20,068 3,603 457 0
10 October 1974 General Election 21,569 17,504 5,792 1,255 0
28 February 1974 General Election 19,833 18,220 8,728 1,259 0
18 June 1970 General Election 22,298 22,769 0
31 March 1966 General Election 26,613 18,331 0
15 October 1964 General Election 21,937 18,785 6,873 0
16 November 1960 By Election 14,858 15,499 10,173 493
8 October 1959 General Election 23,153 25,885 0
26 May 1955 General Election 22,634 26,145 0
25 October 1951 General Election 26,751 27,106 0
23 February 1950 General Election 24,826 21,117 8,647 0

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