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UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Oxford

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
Votes 24,873 22,989 5,103
Votes gained +2,886 -1,423 -1,049
Share of votes 47.0% 43.4% 9.6%
Share of eligible voters 35.0% 32.4% 7.2%
Gain in share of votes +5.1% -3.0% -2.1%
Gain in share of eligible voters +1.8% -4.5% -2.1%
Total votes: 52,965
Electorate: 71,058
Turnout: 74.5%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Labour
Swing: 4.1% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Communist
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Communist
3 May 1979 General Election 27,459 25,962 6,234 959
10 October 1974 General Election 22,323 23,359 8,374 636
28 February 1974 General Election 23,967 23,146 13,094
18 June 1970 General Election 24,873 22,989 5,103
31 March 1966 General Election 21,987 24,412 6,152
15 October 1964 General Election 22,212 20,783 8,797
8 October 1959 General Election 26,798 18,310 7,491
26 May 1955 General Election 27,708 19,930 5,336
25 October 1951 General Election 32,367 25,427
2 November 1950 By Election 27,583 20,385
23 February 1950 General Election 27,508 23,902 6,807 494
5 July 1945 General Election 14,314 11,451 5,860
14 November 1935 General Election 16,306 9,661
27 October 1931 General Election Uncontested
30 May 1929 General Election 14,638 4,694 8,581
29 October 1924 General Election 12,196 2,260 6,836
6 December 1923 General Election 9,618 12,311
15 November 1922 General Election 8,683 12,489
14 December 1918 General Election 9,805 4,057

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