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UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – North Lanarkshire

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative SNP
Votes 21,448 14,664 8,187
Votes gained -534 -2,299 +4,701
Share of votes 48.4% 33.1% 18.5%
Share of eligible voters 40.1% 27.4% 15.3%
Gain in share of votes -3.4% -6.9% +10.3%
Gain in share of eligible voters -0.2% -3.7% +8.9%
Total votes: 44,299
Electorate: 53,541
Turnout: 82.7%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 8.6% SNP from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Independent
Labour		 SNP Liberal Independent
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Independent
Labour		 SNP Liberal Independent
3 May 1979 General Election 25,015 14,195 5,887
10 October 1974 General Election 19,902 9,665 11,561 1,899
28 February 1974 General Election 21,448 14,664 8,187
18 June 1970 General Election 21,982 16,963 3,486
31 March 1966 General Election 23,160 14,857
15 October 1964 General Election 23,385 15,192
8 October 1959 General Election 21,152 14,883
26 May 1955 General Election 20,307 14,784
25 October 1951 General Election 22,304 16,000
23 February 1950 General Election 22,162 14,812 1,023
5 July 1945 General Election 30,251 20,489
14 November 1935 General Election 6,763 22,301 17,267
27 October 1931 General Election 24,384 19,691
30 May 1929 General Election 19,884 15,680
29 October 1924 General Election 11,852 13,880
6 December 1923 General Election 10,526 7,165 3,168
15 November 1922 General Election 10,349 7,957 3,569
14 December 1918 General Election 5,673 7,175 3,068 710

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