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UK Polling History: Election of 29 October 1924 – Sowerby

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Liberal Labour
Votes 11,181 9,480 8,881
Votes gained +1,249 -1,870 +1,492
Share of votes 37.8% 32.1% 30.1%
Share of eligible voters 31.5% 26.7% 25.0%
Gain in share of votes +3.2% -7.5% +4.3%
Gain in share of eligible voters +3.4% -5.4% +4.1%
Total votes: 29,542
Electorate: 35,500
Turnout: 83.2%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing: 5.9% Labour from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Independent National
Liberal		 Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Independent National
Liberal		 Other
3 May 1979 General Election 15,617 16,797 7,369
10 October 1974 General Election 14,971 14,325 9,136 157
28 February 1974 General Election 14,492 14,377 11,254
18 June 1970 General Election 16,583 16,114 5,137
31 March 1966 General Election 21,591 16,361
15 October 1964 General Election 21,582 18,220
8 October 1959 General Election 18,949 16,993 7,654
26 May 1955 General Election 20,092 17,309 7,046
25 October 1951 General Election 22,766 21,118 5,573
23 February 1950 General Election 22,846 19,181 8,306
5 July 1945 General Election 17,710 10,777 6,373
14 November 1935 General Election 16,035 18,707
27 October 1931 General Election 11,857 25,511
30 May 1929 General Election 14,223 12,057 11,890
29 October 1924 General Election 8,881 11,181 9,480
6 December 1923 General Election 7,389 9,932 11,350
15 November 1922 General Election 7,496 11,710 8,144 2,023
14 December 1918 General Election 7,306 6,778 8,287

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