UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Torrington
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | |
| Votes | 21,328 | 11,455 | 6,695 |
| Votes gained | +3,416 | -2,805 | +804 |
| Share of votes | 54.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.6% | 23.4% | 13.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +7.0% | -8.4% | +1.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +3.2% | -8.7% | +0.4% |
| Total votes: | 39,478 | |
| Electorate: | 48,903 | |
| Turnout: | 80.7% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 7.7% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | National Liberal |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | National Liberal |
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| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 21,328 | 11,455 | 6,695 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 17,912 | 14,260 | 5,891 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 16,899 | 14,831 | 5,867 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 17,283 | 15,018 | 5,633 | |
| 27 March 1958 | By Election | 13,189 | 13,408 | 8,697 | |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 20,124 | 10,812 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 11,812 | 23,162 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 9,589 | 8,735 | 19,128 | |