UK Polling History - Election of 23 February 1950

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UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – Swansea West

«	Previous election 5 July 1945

Following election
25 October 1951

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	National Liberal
Votes	26,273	22,608
Votes gained	+8,175	+9,519
Share of votes	53.7%	46.3%
Share of eligible voters	45.0%	38.7%
Gain in share of votes	-4.3%	+4.3%
Gain in share of eligible voters	+1.7%	+7.4%

Total votes:	48,881
Electorate:	58,362
Turnout:	83.8%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	4.3%	National Liberal from Labour

Polling history

List of contests

«	Constituency formed from Gower, Swansea 14 December 1918

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

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	National Liberal	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	Plaid Cymru	Alliance	Coalition Liberal	Other	Reform UK	UKIP	Green	Brexit	Others
4 July 2024	General Election	14,761	3,536			4,367	4,105				6,246		2,305		337
12 December 2019	General Election	18,493	10,377			2,993	1,984							1,983	0
8 June 2017	General Election	22,278	11,680			1,269	1,529			92			434		0
7 May 2015	General Election	14,967	7,931			3,178	2,266			286		4,744	1,784		0
6 May 2010	General Election	12,335	7,407			11,831	1,437			1,463		716	404		0
5 May 2005	General Election	13,833	5,285			9,564	2,150			2,254					0
7 June 2001	General Election	15,644	6,094			5,313	3,404			1,645					0
1 May 1997	General Election	22,748	8,289			5,872	2,675			885					0
9 April 1992	General Election	23,238	13,760			4,620	1,668			564					0
11 June 1987	General Election	22,089	15,027				902	7,019		469					0
9 June 1983	General Election	18,042	15,692				795	8,036		265					0
3 May 1979	General Election	24,175	23,774		3,484		1,012								0
10 October 1974	General Election	22,565	17,729		6,842		1,778								0
28 February 1974	General Election	22,124	18,786		8,248		1,859								0
18 June 1970	General Election	24,622	21,384				3,033								0
31 March 1966	General Election	26,703	20,650												0
15 October 1964	General Election	23,019	20,382		4,672										0
8 October 1959	General Election	23,640	24,043												0
26 May 1955	General Election	22,647	21,626												0
25 October 1951	General Election	26,061	23,901												0
23 February 1950	General Election	26,273		22,608											0
5 July 1945	General Election	18,098		13,089											0
14 November 1935	General Election	16,703		18,784											0
27 October 1931	General Election	14,587		20,603											0
30 May 1929	General Election	13,268	6,794		12,625										0
29 October 1924	General Election	9,188	8,324		10,033										0
6 December 1923	General Election	9,260	8,238		9,145										0
15 November 1922	General Election	8,401	8,476	9,278											0
14 December 1918	General Election	5,510	7,398						8,579						0

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