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UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Wednesbury

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 24,147 17,464 4,780
Votes gained +1,912 +7,465 -3,714
Share of votes 52.1% 37.6% 10.3%
Share of eligible voters 40.0% 29.0% 7.9%
Gain in share of votes -10.1% +9.7% -4.0%
Gain in share of eligible voters +2.5% +12.1% -4.4%
Total votes: 46,391
Electorate: 60,297
Turnout: 76.9%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 9.9% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Labour		 Liberal National Independent Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Labour		 Liberal National Independent Other
18 June 1970 General Election 23,998 20,627
31 March 1966 General Election 26,041 18,213
15 October 1964 General Election 23,473 20,251
8 October 1959 General Election 24,147 17,464 4,780
28 February 1957 By Election 22,235 9,999 3,529
26 May 1955 General Election 26,064 17,120
25 October 1951 General Election 35,196 22,971
23 February 1950 General Election 33,215 17,761 8,494
5 July 1945 General Election 29,909 13,974
14 November 1935 General Election 22,683 19,883
27 October 1931 General Election 20,842 25,000
30 May 1929 General Election 22,420 17,089 5,249 61
29 October 1924 General Election 18,170 17,832
6 December 1923 General Election 17,810 16,791
15 November 1922 General Election 16,087 15,982
14 December 1918 General Election 11,341 10,464 988

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