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UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – Ormskirk

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour
Votes 28,654 14,583
Votes gained +5,550 -15,543
Share of votes 66.3% 33.7%
Share of eligible voters 55.6% 28.3%
Gain in share of votes +30.8% -12.6%
Gain in share of eligible voters +31.0% -3.8%
Total votes: 43,237
Electorate: 51,535
Turnout: 83.9%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Labour
Swing: 21.7% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour National
Labour		 Liberal National
independent		 Independent Other Independent
Labour
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour National
Labour		 Liberal National
independent		 Independent Other Independent
Labour
3 May 1979 General Election 36,364 37,222 820
10 October 1974 General Election 26,541 35,392 8,387
28 February 1974 General Election 27,004 34,807 11,949
18 June 1970 General Election 40,517 25,486
31 March 1966 General Election 32,763 22,983
15 October 1964 General Election 33,704 20,156
8 October 1959 General Election 32,952 14,701
26 May 1955 General Election 27,066 12,527
12 November 1953 By Election 17,984 9,512
25 October 1951 General Election 26,729 12,908
5 April 1951 By Election 24,190 8,969 689
23 February 1950 General Election 28,654 14,583
5 July 1945 General Election 23,104 30,126 11,848
14 November 1935 General Election 19,579 27,624
27 October 1931 General Election 10,115 30,368
30 May 1929 General Election 17,761 20,350
29 October 1924 General Election 13,392 10,402
6 December 1923 General Election 10,598 9,388
15 November 1922 General Election 11,921 8,374
14 December 1918 General Election 6,080 6,545 4,989

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