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UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – Glasgow Central

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Other
Votes 14,861 11,857 485
Votes gained +7,012 +2,492 +185
Share of votes 54.6% 43.6% 1.8%
Share of eligible voters 40.5% 32.3% 1.3%
Gain in share of votes +17.8% -0.4% +0.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters +18.5% +6.1% +0.5%
Total votes: 27,203
Electorate: 36,739
Turnout: 74.0%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 9.1% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative SNP Liberal
Democrat		 Alliance Liberal Other Green Independent
Labour		 Communist UKIP Others SDP National
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Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative SNP Liberal
Democrat		 Alliance Liberal Other Green Independent
Labour		 Communist UKIP Others SDP National
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12 December 2019 General Election 13,276 3,698 19,750 1,952 1,429 0
8 June 2017 General Election 13,829 5,014 16,096 1,045 0
7 May 2015 General Election 12,996 2,359 20,658 612 348 1,559 786 0
6 May 2010 General Election 15,908 2,158 5,357 5,010 1,101 800 246 0
5 May 2005 General Election 13,518 1,757 4,148 4,987 3,627 0
9 April 1992 General Election 17,341 4,208 6,322 1,921 541 0
15 June 1989 By Election 14,480 2,028 8,018 411 1,019 326 253
11 June 1987 General Election 21,619 4,366 3,339 3,528 681 0
9 June 1983 General Election 17,066 6,104 3,300 5,366 347 0
26 June 1980 By Election 4,902 707 2,122 183 148
3 May 1979 General Election 8,542 1,937 1,308 0
10 October 1974 General Election 9,231 1,880 2,790 605 0
28 February 1974 General Election 9,400 3,435 2,211 982 0
18 June 1970 General Election 7,936 2,394 1,688 0
31 March 1966 General Election 11,673 3,924 0
15 October 1964 General Election 13,343 5,679 0
8 October 1959 General Election 15,918 8,712 0
26 May 1955 General Election 16,674 10,307 0
25 October 1951 General Election 15,757 10,875 411 0
23 February 1950 General Election 14,861 11,857 485 0
5 July 1945 General Election 7,849 9,365 1,072 300 2,709 0
14 November 1935 General Election 13,186 16,707 0
27 October 1931 General Election 11,456 21,547 0
30 May 1929 General Election 17,663 18,336 0
29 October 1924 General Election 12,617 18,258 0
6 December 1923 General Election 12,976 13,392 2,870 0
15 November 1922 General Election 12,923 15,437 2,518 0
14 December 1918 General Election 17,653 4,736 0

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