Home General Elections 1 May 1997 Mitcham and Morden

UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Mitcham and Morden

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Democrat		 Other
Votes 27,984 14,243 3,632 2,087
Votes gained +5,929 -9,546 -1,055 +1,432
Share of votes 58.4% 29.7% 7.6% 4.4%
Share of eligible voters 42.8% 21.8% 5.6% 3.2%
Gain in share of votes +15.3% -16.8% -1.6% +3.1%
Gain in share of eligible voters +8.2% -15.6% -1.8% +2.2%
Total votes: 47,946
Electorate: 65,402
Turnout: 73.3%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 16.0% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Democrat		 Liberal Alliance Other SDP Green UKIP Reform
UK		 Others Brexit National
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Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Democrat		 Liberal Alliance Other SDP Green UKIP Reform
UK		 Others Brexit National
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28 February 1974 General Election 21,771 18,546 10,462 507 0

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