UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951 – Bexley
Result summary
Parties | ||
Conservative | Labour | |
Votes | 29,069 | 27,430 |
Votes gained | +3,215 | +1,709 |
Share of votes | 51.5% | 48.5% |
Share of eligible voters | 45.2% | 42.6% |
Gain in share of votes | +5.5% | +2.8% |
Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.4% | +2.1% |
Total votes: | 56,499 | |
Electorate: | 64,343 | |
Turnout: | 87.8% | |
Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
Swing: | 1.3% | 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 |