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UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Mitcham

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Other
Votes 27,257 22,047 638
Votes gained +3,023 -1,659 +58
Share of votes 54.6% 44.1% 1.3%
Share of eligible voters 37.5% 30.4% 0.9%
Gain in share of votes +8.8% -0.6% +0.2%
Gain in share of eligible voters +1.2% -5.2% +0.0%
Total votes: 49,942
Electorate: 72,613
Turnout: 68.8%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 4.7% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
18 June 1970 General Election 27,257 22,047 638
31 March 1966 General Election 24,234 23,706 4,470 580
15 October 1964 General Election 25,087 21,175 6,902 657
8 October 1959 General Election 33,661 23,845
26 May 1955 General Election 32,798 25,208
25 October 1951 General Election 34,056 28,187
23 February 1950 General Election 31,881 27,055 3,864
5 July 1945 General Election 19,742 26,910
14 November 1935 General Election 35,239 26,087
27 October 1931 General Election 38,948 12,124
30 May 1929 General Election 20,254 13,057 9,016
29 October 1924 General Election 15,984 9,776
6 December 1923 General Election 10,829 9,877
15 November 1922 General Election 10,934 5,898
14 December 1918 General Election 7,651 4,968

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