UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Torquay
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 29,777 | 12,547 | 7,012 |
| Votes gained | -1,664 | -2,254 | +108 |
| Share of votes | 60.4% | 25.4% | 14.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.6% | 19.2% | 10.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +1.2% | -2.4% | +1.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.7% | -3.1% | +0.3% |
| Total votes: | 49,336 | |
| Electorate: | 65,353 | |
| Turnout: | 75.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 1.8% | Liberal from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 33,996 | 11,163 | 15,948 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 28,693 | 12,750 | 16,594 |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 28,801 | 13,652 | 12,530 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 29,527 | 10,685 | 11,784 |
| 15 December 1955 | By Election | 20,964 | 9,775 | 10,383 |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 29,777 | 7,012 | 12,547 |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 31,441 | 6,904 | 14,801 |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 29,153 | 10,987 | 14,287 |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 25,479 | 13,003 | 13,590 |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 27,008 | 9,073 | 6,387 |
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 34,690 | 7,351 | |
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 21,690 | 16,337 | 5,576 |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 18,119 | 11,958 | 2,752 |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 14,922 | 15,294 | |
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 14,676 | 13,425 | |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 14,068 | 3,173 | 4,029 |