UK Polling History: Election of 6 December 1923 – Leith
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Liberal | Labour | |
| Votes | 15,004 | 8,267 |
| Votes gained | +1,033 | +1,700 |
| Share of votes | 64.5% | 35.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.1% | 21.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +14.4% | +12.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| Total votes: | 23,271 | |
| Electorate: | 39,385 | |
| Turnout: | 59.1% | |
| Outcome: | Liberal hold | |
| Swing: | 1.2% | Liberal from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Leith Burghs 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Edinburgh Leith 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Conservative | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Conservative | Other | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 19,571 | 10,116 | 2,493 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 13,819 | 18,888 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 13,400 | 24,847 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 15,715 | 20,613 | |||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 11,250 | 16,569 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 8,267 | 15,004 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 6,567 | 13,971 | 7,372 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 4,251 | 10,338 | 7,613 | ||