UK Polling History: Election of 10 October 1974 – Petersfield
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Other | |
| Votes | 28,689 | 19,702 | 8,301 | 117 |
| Votes gained | -2,043 | -1,450 | +598 | +16 |
| Share of votes | 50.5% | 34.7% | 14.6% | 0.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.6% | 26.5% | 11.2% | 0.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.0% | -0.8% | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -3.1% | -2.2% | +0.7% | +0.0% |
| Total votes: | 56,809 | |
| Electorate: | 74,241 | |
| Turnout: | 76.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 1.3% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Common Wealth Movement |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Common Wealth Movement |
Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 39,200 | 8,082 | 16,825 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 28,689 | 8,301 | 19,702 | 117 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 30,732 | 7,703 | 21,152 | 101 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 30,414 | 10,307 | 7,783 | 1,766 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 23,933 | 10,874 | 10,931 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 23,603 | 8,477 | 11,338 | 292 | |
| 16 November 1960 | By Election | 15,613 | 4,777 | 8,310 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 23,687 | 8,278 | 6,912 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,826 | 10,736 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 29,845 | 15,770 | 5,182 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 27,201 | 15,472 | 6,813 | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 20,838 | 8,269 | 6,600 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 22,877 | 6,061 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 26,081 | 3,559 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 15,605 | 3,418 | 9,334 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 14,646 | 2,582 | 3,755 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 12,195 | 6,403 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 12,600 | 7,036 | |||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 10,730 | 4,267 | |||