UK Polling History: Election of 31 March 1966 – Manchester Openshaw
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | |
| Votes | 22,103 | 10,465 | 1,479 |
| Votes gained | -486 | -2,922 | -468 |
| Share of votes | 64.9% | 30.7% | 4.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 42.8% | 20.2% | 2.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | +5.4% | -4.6% | -0.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +0.3% | -4.9% | -0.8% |
| Total votes: | 34,047 | |
| Electorate: | 51,682 | |
| Turnout: | 65.9% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 5.0% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Droylsden, Manchester Gorton 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Central Manchester, Oldham West 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 17,099 | 9,955 | 470 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,109 | 7,596 | 3,980 | 300 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 16,478 | 9,021 | 4,467 | 853 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 19,397 | 12,296 | 552 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 22,103 | 10,465 | 1,479 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 22,589 | 13,387 | 1,947 | ||
| 5 December 1963 | By Election | 16,101 | 7,139 | 1,185 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 24,975 | 16,537 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,638 | 16,596 | |||