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Home General Elections 5 July 1945 New Forest and Christchurch |
UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – New Forest and Christchurch
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Other | |
| Votes | 31,888 | 22,478 | 8,299 |
| Votes gained | -321 | +11,602 | – |
| Share of votes | 50.9% | 35.9% | 13.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 36.3% | 25.6% | 9.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | -23.9% | +10.6% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -11.9% | +9.3% | – |
| Total votes: | 62,665 | |
| Electorate: | 87,904 | |
| Turnout: | 71.3% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 17.2% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Bournemouth, New Forest 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Bournemouth East and Christchurch, New Forest 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 31,888 | 22,478 | 8,299 | |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 32,209 | 10,876 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 35,544 | 7,130 | ||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 22,122 | 6,206 | 11,520 | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 17,945 | 3,137 | 6,681 | |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 13,900 | 11,889 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | Uncontested | |||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | Uncontested | |||