UK Polling History - Election of 23 February 1950

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UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – Burnley

«	Previous election 5 July 1945

Following election
25 October 1951

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Communist	Other
Votes	30,685	23,626	526	295
Votes gained	-1,437	+3,489	+14	–
Share of votes	55.7%	42.9%	1.0%	0.5%
Share of eligible voters	49.8%	38.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Gain in share of votes	-7.9%	+9.7%	+0.1%	–
Gain in share of eligible voters	-1.3%	+8.7%	+0.1%	–

Total votes:	55,132
Electorate:	61,568
Turnout:	89.5%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	8.8%	Conservative from Labour

Polling history

List of contests

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	National Liberal	National	Other	Alliance	UKIP	Reform UK	Green	Brexit	Communist	Others

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	National Liberal	National	Other	Alliance	UKIP	Reform UK	Green	Brexit	Communist	Others
4 July 2024	General Election	12,598	8,058		9,178						7,755	1,518			612
12 December 2019	General Election	14,368	15,720		3,501			1,294				739	3,362		0
8 June 2017	General Election	18,832	12,479		6,046					2,472		461			0
7 May 2015	General Election	14,951	5,374		11,707					6,864		850			0
6 May 2010	General Election	13,114	6,950		14,932			5,920		929					0
5 May 2005	General Election	14,999	4,206		9,221			10,557							0
7 June 2001	General Election	18,195	7,697		5,975			5,017							0
1 May 1997	General Election	26,210	9,148		7,877			2,010							0
9 April 1992	General Election	27,184	15,693		8,414										0
11 June 1987	General Election	25,140	17,583						9,241						0
9 June 1983	General Election	20,178	19,408						11,195						0
3 May 1979	General Election	20,172	14,062	5,091				352							0
10 October 1974	General Election	21,642	9,766	8,119											0
28 February 1974	General Election	21,108	11,268	9,471											0
18 June 1970	General Election	24,200	14,846	3,446											0
31 March 1966	General Election	25,583	11,710	5,045											0
15 October 1964	General Election	25,244	12,365	6,833											0
8 October 1959	General Election	27,675	20,902												0
26 May 1955	General Election	27,865	22,229												0
25 October 1951	General Election	31,261	24,034												0
23 February 1950	General Election	30,685	23,626					295						526	0
5 July 1945	General Election	32,122				18,431									0
14 November 1935	General Election	31,160				26,965									0
27 October 1931	General Election	26,917					35,126							512	0
30 May 1929	General Election	28,091	20,137	12,502											0
29 October 1924	General Election	20,549	16,084	8,601											0
6 December 1923	General Election	16,848	14,197	13,543											0
15 November 1922	General Election	17,385	14,731	12,339											0
14 December 1918	General Election	15,217	12,289	8,825											0

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