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UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Clapham

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 15,205 10,014 2,850
Votes gained +3,837 -7,444 -19
Share of votes 54.2% 35.7% 10.2%
Share of eligible voters 38.3% 25.3% 7.2%
Gain in share of votes +14.7% -24.9% +1.1%
Gain in share of eligible voters +14.5% -11.4% +1.2%
Total votes: 28,069
Electorate: 39,657
Turnout: 70.8%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 19.8% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Independent
Labour		 Independent Other Communist
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Independent
Labour		 Independent Other Communist
18 June 1970 General Election 16,593 13,473 2,982 300
31 March 1966 General Election 15,379 19,555 2,968
15 October 1964 General Election 17,101 17,657 2,611 847
8 October 1959 General Election 22,266 20,390
26 May 1955 General Election 22,173 22,398
25 October 1951 General Election 23,745 25,053
23 February 1950 General Election 22,094 23,300 3,071 619
5 July 1945 General Election 10,014 15,205 2,850
14 November 1935 General Election 17,458 11,368
27 October 1931 General Election 21,648 2,869 7,317
30 May 1929 General Election 13,507 9,871 8,991
29 October 1924 General Election 16,404 9,204
6 December 1923 General Election 10,287 6,404 5,479
15 November 1922 General Election 13,285 4,919 4,444
14 December 1918 General Election 9,776 2,790 3,070 594

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