UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951 – Luton
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| National Liberal |
Labour | |
| Votes | 26,554 | 23,842 |
| Votes gained | +3,608 | +1,982 |
| Share of votes | 52.7% | 47.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 46.2% | 41.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | +6.1% | +2.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.6% | +2.8% |
| Total votes: | 50,396 | |
| Electorate: | 57,535 | |
| Turnout: | 87.6% | |
| Outcome: | National Liberal hold | |
| Swing: | 1.6% | National Liberal from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | National Liberal |
Liberal | Coalition Liberal |
Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | National Liberal |
Liberal | Coalition Liberal |
Other | Communist | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 21,959 | 23,308 | 447 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 23,069 | 20,605 | 3,049 | 586 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 23,751 | 23,028 | 567 | ||||
| 7 November 1963 | By Election | 21,108 | 17,359 | 5,001 | 490 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,134 | 27,153 | |||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 20,304 | 24,722 | 3,140 | ||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 23,842 | 26,554 | |||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 21,860 | 22,946 | 4,447 | ||||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 39,335 | 31,914 | |||||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 15,181 | 28,809 | |||||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 7,897 | 32,015 | |||||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 7,351 | 16,930 | 20,248 | ||||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 5,850 | 15,443 | 11,495 | ||||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 2,998 | 11,738 | 15,569 | ||||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 7,107 | 13,301 | 10,137 | ||||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 5,964 | 13,501 | |||||