Home General Elections 28 February 1974 Chester-le-Street

UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Chester-le-Street

Result summary

Parties
Labour Liberal Conservative
Votes 33,534 14,808 8,291
Votes gained -160 +9,468 -5,072
Share of votes 59.2% 26.1% 14.6%
Share of eligible voters 49.4% 21.8% 12.2%
Gain in share of votes -12.4% +12.3% -13.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters -3.3% +11.0% -8.7%
Total votes: 56,633
Electorate: 67,838
Turnout: 83.5%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 13.0% Liberal from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
3 May 1979 General Election 38,672 16,112 9,247
10 October 1974 General Election 33,511 8,268 9,233
28 February 1974 General Election 33,534 8,291 14,808
18 June 1970 General Election 33,694 13,363
31 March 1966 General Election 32,467 9,720
15 October 1964 General Election 32,895 10,851
8 October 1959 General Election 33,901 10,838
27 September 1956 By Election 27,912 6,625
26 May 1955 General Election 32,323 10,047
25 October 1951 General Election 35,511 10,632
23 February 1950 General Election 35,348 10,379
5 July 1945 General Election 33,788 10,228
14 November 1935 General Election 29,111 11,901
27 October 1931 General Election 24,373 15,834
30 May 1929 General Election 26,975 6,334 5,340
29 October 1924 General Election 22,700 9,250
6 December 1923 General Election 20,712 7,015
15 November 1922 General Election 20,296 9,335
14 December 1918 General Election Uncontested

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