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UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Frome

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative
Votes 29,735 24,228
Votes gained +11,045 +4,544
Share of votes 55.1% 44.9%
Share of eligible voters 43.1% 35.1%
Gain in share of votes +11.2% -1.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters +6.9% -3.0%
Total votes: 53,963
Electorate: 68,954
Turnout: 78.3%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 6.3% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal National
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal National
5 July 1945 General Election 24,228 29,735
14 November 1935 General Election 19,684 18,690 4,177
27 October 1931 General Election 24,858 17,748
30 May 1929 General Election 16,378 18,524 5,774
29 October 1924 General Election 16,397 14,652
6 December 1923 General Election 13,306 15,902
15 November 1922 General Election 15,017 14,311
14 December 1918 General Election 11,118 10,454 2,004 258