UK Polling History: Election of 23 October 1952 – Cleveland
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 25,985 | 22,064 |
| Votes gained | -5,252 | -3,692 |
| Share of votes | 54.1% | 45.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.8% | 32.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -7.8% | -5.5% |
| Total votes: | 48,049 | |
| Electorate: | 66,963 | (estimated) |
| Turnout: | 71.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 0.7% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 36,213 | 31,130 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 34,303 | 22,423 | 7,229 |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 28,596 | 24,124 | 11,387 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 28,790 | 30,445 | |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 27,649 | 27,468 | |
| 23 October 1952 | By Election | 25,985 | 22,064 | |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 31,237 | 25,756 | |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 28,940 | 21,332 | 5,996 |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 27,660 | 19,739 | 9,108 |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 23,776 | 26,508 | |
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 20,060 | 30,608 | |
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 16,938 | 15,255 | 14,535 |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 11,153 | 16,578 | 10,260 |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 9,683 | 11,855 | 13,326 |
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 10,483 | 13,369 | 11,668 |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 8,610 | 8,701 | 7,089 |