UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Bermondsey
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 24,847 | 6,126 | 3,751 | 1,485 |
| Votes gained | +10,939 | +1,954 | +2,197 | +770 |
| Share of votes | 68.6% | 16.9% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.3% | 11.2% | 6.8% | 2.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | -8.3% | -6.2% | +4.9% | +1.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.5% | -1.1% | +3.0% | +0.9% |
| Total votes: | 36,209 | |
| Electorate: | 54,904 | |
| Turnout: | 66.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 6.6% | Liberal from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Bermondsey West, Rotherhithe 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Southwark and Bermondsey 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Independent | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Independent | Others | ||
| 24 February 1983 | By Election | 7,698 | 1,631 | 17,017 | 2,243 | 900 | |
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 19,338 | 7,582 | 2,072 | 1,414 | 0 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 22,875 | 4,294 | 2,520 | 1,488 | 0 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 24,847 | 6,126 | 3,751 | 1,485 | 0 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 13,908 | 4,172 | 0 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 16,605 | 3,990 | 0 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 17,481 | 4,568 | 0 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 20,528 | 6,187 | 0 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 21,709 | 4,309 | 1,554 | 715 | 0 | |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 26,267 | 5,265 | 1,779 | 0 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 26,018 | 5,964 | 1,852 | 0 | ||