Home General Elections 25 October 1951 Shoreditch and Finsbury |
UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951 – Shoreditch and Finsbury
Result summary
Parties | ||
Labour | Conservative | |
Votes | 30,162 | 11,399 |
Votes gained | +7,652 | +3,520 |
Share of votes | 72.6% | 27.4% |
Share of eligible voters | 53.1% | 20.1% |
Gain in share of votes | +19.3% | +8.8% |
Gain in share of eligible voters | +13.5% | +6.2% |
Total votes: | 41,561 | |
Electorate: | 56,780 | |
Turnout: | 73.2% | |
Outcome: | Labour hold | |
Swing: | 5.3% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
Date | Type | Parties | ||||
Labour | Conservative | Independent Labour |
Liberal | Other |
Date | Type | Parties | ||||
Labour | Conservative | Independent Labour |
Liberal | Other | ||
18 June 1970 | General Election | 14,474 | 7,166 | |||
31 March 1966 | General Election | 17,456 | 5,957 | 1,126 | ||
15 October 1964 | General Election | 18,207 | 8,412 | |||
8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,744 | 11,178 | |||
27 November 1958 | By Election | 10,215 | 3,219 | |||
26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,500 | 9,216 | |||
21 October 1954 | By Election | 18,082 | 5,043 | |||
25 October 1951 | General Election | 30,162 | 11,399 | |||
23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,510 | 7,879 | 7,602 | 4,297 |