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UK Polling History: Election of 10 October 1974 – Brighouse and Spenborough

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 21,964 19,787 8,265
Votes gained -143 -774 -2,764
Share of votes 43.9% 39.6% 16.5%
Share of eligible voters 34.5% 31.1% 13.0%
Gain in share of votes +2.9% +1.4% -4.0%
Gain in share of eligible voters -0.5% -1.5% -4.5%
Total votes: 50,016
Electorate: 63,631
Turnout: 78.6%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 3.4% Labour from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Elland, Spen Valley
23 February 1950
Constituency succeeded by
Batley and Spen, Calder Valley
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal		 Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal		 Liberal Other
3 May 1979 General Election 21,714 23,448 7,278
10 October 1974 General Election 21,964 19,787 8,265
28 February 1974 General Election 22,107 20,561 11,029 169
18 June 1970 General Election 22,894 22,953 3,781
31 March 1966 General Election 25,740 21,216
15 October 1964 General Election 20,734 19,812 6,411
17 March 1960 By Election 21,806 22,472
8 October 1959 General Election 23,290 23,243
26 May 1955 General Election 23,674 22,048
25 October 1951 General Election 26,105 23,828
4 May 1950 By Election 24,004 23,567
23 February 1950 General Election 25,588 23,456

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