UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Penryn and Falmouth
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 17,962 | 15,169 | 7,917 |
| Votes gained | +4,857 | -967 | -3,610 |
| Share of votes | 43.8% | 37.0% | 19.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 32.0% | 27.0% | 14.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | +11.6% | -2.6% | -9.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +7.0% | -3.7% | -7.8% |
| Total votes: | 41,048 | |
| Electorate: | 56,214 | |
| Turnout: | 73.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 10.3% | Labour from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from St Austell, Truro 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Falmouth and Camborne, Truro 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | National Liberal |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | National Liberal |
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| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 15,169 | 7,917 | 17,962 | |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 16,136 | 11,527 | 13,105 | |
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 16,388 | 14,006 | 10,098 | |
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 13,136 | 14,274 | 11,166 | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 12,485 | 9,913 | 6,462 | |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 10,429 | 17,015 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 11,566 | 8,879 | 4,482 | 2,129 |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 10,050 | 9,815 | ||