UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Rossendale
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 23,472 | 20,561 |
| Votes gained | -1,342 | -2,583 |
| Share of votes | 53.3% | 46.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 44.9% | 39.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | +1.6% | -1.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.9% | -3.4% |
| Total votes: | 44,033 | |
| Electorate: | 52,288 | |
| Turnout: | 84.2% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 1.6% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Communist | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 18,497 | 20,370 | 3,534 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,156 | 15,953 | 8,693 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 15,243 | 16,040 | 10,478 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 18,568 | 20,448 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 21,093 | 16,984 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 21,371 | 18,230 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 20,743 | 18,152 | 4,752 | |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 23,472 | 20,561 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 24,814 | 23,144 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 21,596 | 19,483 | 6,757 | |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 15,741 | 10,153 | 8,542 | 1,663 |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 14,769 | 15,650 | 9,343 | |
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 11,135 | 16,206 | 13,089 | |
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 14,624 | 12,225 | 13,747 | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 9,951 | 12,836 | 7,958 | |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 9,230 | 11,362 | 9,592 | |
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 11,029 | 12,881 | 6,327 | |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 7,984 | 8,907 | 5,837 | |