UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Bury and Radcliffe
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 29,796 | 26,592 |
| Votes gained | +7,498 | -177 |
| Share of votes | 52.8% | 47.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.0% | 35.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +11.4% | -2.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +6.3% | -4.8% |
| Total votes: | 56,388 | |
| Electorate: | 74,534 | |
| Turnout: | 75.6% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative gain from Labour | |
| Swing: | 7.0% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Bury, Heywood and Radcliffe 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Bury North, Bury South 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 29,156 | 29,194 | 5,711 | 414 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 25,988 | 26,430 | 10,463 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 31,113 | 30,768 | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 29,796 | 26,592 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 22,298 | 26,769 | 4,694 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 22,639 | 23,865 | 7,589 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 28,623 | 24,715 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 28,080 | 24,331 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 29,949 | 28,058 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 26,485 | 25,705 | 5,662 | |