UK Polling History - Election of 18 June 1970

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UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Newcastle-under-Lyme

«	Previous election 30 October 1969

Following election
28 February 1974

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Other
Votes	22,329	20,223	1,954	1,194
Votes gained	+543	-521	-1,045	–
Share of votes	48.9%	44.3%	4.3%	2.6%
Share of eligible voters	32.0%	29.0%	2.8%	1.7%
Gain in share of votes	+2.7%	+0.3%	-2.1%	–
Gain in share of eligible voters	-1.4%	-2.8%	-1.8%	–

Total votes:	45,700
Electorate:	69,811
Turnout:	65.5%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	2.4%	Labour from Liberal

Polling history

List of contests

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Liberal	Alliance	Other	UKIP	National Liberal	Reform UK	Green	Others	Brexit

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Liberal	Alliance	Other	UKIP	National Liberal	Reform UK	Green	Others	Brexit
4 July 2024	General Election	15,992	10,923	1,987						8,865	1,851	0
12 December 2019	General Election	16,039	23,485	2,361							933	0	1,921
8 June 2017	General Election	21,124	21,094	1,624								0
7 May 2015	General Election	16,520	15,870	1,826			283	7,252			1,246	0
6 May 2010	General Election	16,393	14,841	8,466				3,491				0
5 May 2005	General Election	18,053	9,945	7,528			4,262					0
7 June 2001	General Election	20,650	10,664	5,993			1,367					0
1 May 1997	General Election	27,743	10,537	6,858			3,991					0
9 April 1992	General Election	25,652	15,813	11,727			314					0
11 June 1987	General Election	21,618	14,863			16,486	397					0
17 July 1986	By Election	16,819	7,863		16,020							545
9 June 1983	General Election	21,210	18,406			10,916						0
3 May 1979	General Election	28,649	24,421		5,878		156					0
10 October 1974	General Election	28,154	20,784		7,604		256					0
28 February 1974	General Election	28,603	22,955		8,861		228					0
18 June 1970	General Election	22,329	20,223		1,954		1,194					0
30 October 1969	By Election	21,786	20,744		2,999							1,699
31 March 1966	General Election	31,548	19,497									0
15 October 1964	General Election	30,470	22,073									0
8 October 1959	General Election	29,840	23,838									0
26 May 1955	General Election	28,314	21,569									0
25 October 1951	General Election	30,814	22,278									0
23 February 1950	General Election	30,249	22,132									0
5 July 1945	General Election	25,903	8,380		4,838							0
14 November 1935	General Election	Uncontested										0
27 October 1931	General Election	Uncontested										0
30 May 1929	General Election	20,931	9,011									0
29 October 1924	General Election	14,226	10,425									0
6 December 1923	General Election	12,881	6,746									0
15 November 1922	General Election	14,503							9,573			0
14 December 1918	General Election											0

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