UK Polling History - Election of 28 February 1974 - Leicester West

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UK Polling History: Election of 28 February 1974 – Leicester West

«	Previous election 5 July 1945

Following election
10 October 1974

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Other
Votes	27,195	18,543	2,579
Votes gained	+6,632	+7,852	-10,769
Share of votes	56.3%	38.4%	5.3%
Share of eligible voters	42.5%	29.0%	4.0%
Gain in share of votes	+2.9%	+12.3%	-29.3%
Gain in share of eligible voters	+1.6%	+8.5%	-22.5%

Total votes:	48,317
Electorate:	64,037
Turnout:	75.4%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	20.8%	Conservative from Other

Polling history

List of contests

«	Constituency formed from Leicester 14 December 1918

Constituency succeeded by
Leicester North West, Leicester South West
23 February 1950

»

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

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	Other	Coalition Labour	National Labour	Alliance	UKIP	Green	National Liberal	Reform UK	Brexit	Others
4 July 2024	General Election	15,798	7,021		2,179						4,089		5,666		644
12 December 2019	General Election	17,291	13,079		1,808						977			1,620	0
8 June 2017	General Election	22,823	11,763		792	121				1,406	607				0
7 May 2015	General Election	16,051	8,848		1,507	288				5,950	1,878				0
6 May 2010	General Election	13,745	9,728		8,107	2,717				883	639				0
5 May 2005	General Election	17,184	8,114		5,803	2,123									0
7 June 2001	General Election	18,014	8,375		5,085	1,745									0
1 May 1997	General Election	22,580	9,716		5,795	2,823									0
9 April 1992	General Election	22,574	18,596		6,402	688									0
11 June 1987	General Election	22,156	20,955						6,708						0
9 June 1983	General Election	20,837	19,125			645			5,935						0
3 May 1979	General Election	26,032	17,194	4,032		1,308									0
10 October 1974	General Election	23,406	13,446	5,135		2,253									0
28 February 1974	General Election	27,195	18,543			2,579									0
5 July 1945	General Election	20,563		4,639		13,348									0
14 November 1935	General Election	15,734		4,621				15,821							0
27 October 1931	General Election	12,923		26,826											0
30 May 1929	General Election	22,635	10,691	7,617											0
29 October 1924	General Election	16,047		15,310											0
6 December 1923	General Election	13,634	7,696	9,236											0
15 November 1922	General Election	12,929		7,631								8,137			0
14 December 1918	General Election	6,347					20,570								0

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