Home By Elections 16 July 1981 Warrington

UK Polling History: Election of 16 July 1981 – Warrington

Result summary

Parties
Labour SDP Conservative Others
Votes 14,280 12,521 2,102 605
Votes gained -5,026 – -6,930 –
Share of votes 48.4% 42.4% 7.1% 2.1%
Share of eligible voters 32.4% 28.4% 4.8% 1.4%
Gain in share of votes -13.3% – -21.7% –
Gain in share of eligible voters -11.5% – -15.8% –
Total votes: 29,508
Electorate: 44,042
Turnout: 67.0%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 4.2% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal SDP Others Communist Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal SDP Others Communist Other
16 July 1981 By Election 14,280 2,102 12,521 605
3 May 1979 General Election 19,306 9,032 2,833 0 144
10 October 1974 General Election 19,882 7,621 4,158 0
28 February 1974 General Election 19,550 8,444 6,187 0
18 June 1970 General Election 20,970 11,647 0
31 March 1966 General Election 21,930 8,918 3,070 0
15 October 1964 General Election 20,551 11,297 4,119 0
20 April 1961 By Election 16,149 9,149 3,623 0
8 October 1959 General Election 22,890 17,791 0
26 May 1955 General Election 22,721 17,075 0
25 October 1951 General Election 26,225 17,623 1,537 0
23 February 1950 General Election 26,482 17,730 1,899 0 496
5 July 1945 General Election 22,265 13,110 0
14 November 1935 General Election 20,720 21,324 0
27 October 1931 General Election 19,055 24,400 0
30 May 1929 General Election 21,610 18,025 3,070 0
29 October 1924 General Election 15,251 16,788 0
6 December 1923 General Election 12,984 12,314 4,511 0
15 November 1922 General Election 13,570 15,394 0
14 December 1918 General Election 5,377 10,403 8,011 0

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