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UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Acton

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 13,960 13,300 1,583 258
Votes gained +5,438 +1,058 -1,285 –
Share of votes 48.0% 45.7% 5.4% 0.9%
Share of eligible voters 32.0% 30.5% 3.6% 0.6%
Gain in share of votes +14.1% -3.0% -6.0% –
Gain in share of eligible voters +11.7% +1.4% -3.2% –
Total votes: 29,101
Electorate: 43,670
Turnout: 66.6%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 10.0% Labour from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Ealing
14 December 1918
Last contested
23 February 1950 		»
« First contested
23 February 1950
Constituency succeeded by
Ealing Acton
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Communist National
Front		 Other Others
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Communist National
Front		 Other Others
3 May 1979 General Election 21,056 15,258 3,549 744 0
10 October 1974 General Election 17,669 16,861 4,569 0
28 February 1974 General Election 18,492 17,041 7,160 0
18 June 1970 General Election 13,300 13,960 1,583 258 0
28 March 1968 By Election 12,242 8,522 2,868 1,400 119
31 March 1966 General Election 13,600 18,541 0
15 October 1964 General Election 14,423 17,022 3,049 0
8 October 1959 General Election 19,358 18,438 0
26 May 1955 General Election 20,120 20,645 0
25 October 1951 General Election 21,296 23,287 0
23 February 1950 General Election 19,116 21,751 2,781 663 0
5 July 1945 General Election 12,134 19,590 3,172 0
14 November 1935 General Election 19,137 13,559 0
27 October 1931 General Election 24,196 11,924 0
30 May 1929 General Election 12,739 13,208 5,981 0
29 October 1924 General Election 12,799 5,583 3,074 1,775 0
6 December 1923 General Election 8,943 6,069 4,909 0
15 November 1922 General Election 10,208 5,342 4,877 0
14 December 1918 General Election 11,671 4,241 0

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