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UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Swansea East

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Plaid
Cymru
Votes 29,884 9,754 4,651
Votes gained +1,686 -972 –
Share of votes 67.5% 22.0% 10.5%
Share of eligible voters 54.0% 17.6% 8.4%
Gain in share of votes -5.0% -5.5% –
Gain in share of eligible voters +1.8% -2.2% –
Total votes: 44,289
Electorate: 55,301
Turnout: 80.1%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 0.3% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Swansea
14 December 1918
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Plaid
Cymru		 Liberal
Democrat		 National
Liberal		 Alliance Coalition
Liberal		 Other UKIP Brexit Independent Green Communist
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Plaid
Cymru		 Liberal
Democrat		 National
Liberal		 Alliance Coalition
Liberal		 Other UKIP Brexit Independent Green Communist
12 December 2019 General Election 17,405 9,435 1,905 1,409 2,842 583
8 June 2017 General Election 22,307 9,139 1,689 625 1,040 359
7 May 2015 General Election 17,807 5,142 3,498 1,392 5,779
6 May 2010 General Election 16,819 4,823 2,181 5,981 1,715 839 318
5 May 2005 General Election 17,457 3,103 2,129 6,208 1,937
7 June 2001 General Election 19,612 3,026 3,464 3,064 906
1 May 1997 General Election 29,151 3,582 1,308 3,440 1,193
9 April 1992 General Election 31,179 7,697 1,607 4,248
11 June 1987 General Election 27,478 8,140 1,145 6,380
9 June 1983 General Election 22,297 8,080 1,531 8,762 294
3 May 1979 General Election 31,909 10,689 2,732 308
10 October 1974 General Election 26,735 6,014 5,173 3,978
28 February 1974 General Election 28,537 8,850 5,135 507
18 June 1970 General Election 28,183 8,191 4,188 563
31 March 1966 General Election 30,290 6,241 2,749 902
15 October 1964 General Election 30,904 7,863 3,556
28 March 1963 By Election 18,909 2,272 4,895 1,620 2,462 773
8 October 1959 General Election 29,884 9,754 4,651
26 May 1955 General Election 28,198 10,726
25 October 1951 General Election 32,790 11,768
23 February 1950 General Election 32,680 10,712
5 July 1945 General Election 19,127 6,102
14 November 1935 General Election Uncontested
27 October 1931 General Election 17,126 13,177
30 May 1929 General Election 16,665 3,003 9,825
29 October 1924 General Election 12,274 10,186
6 December 1923 General Election 12,735 9,463
15 November 1922 General Election 11,333 10,926
14 December 1918 General Election 6,341 11,071

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