UK Polling History: Election of 31 March 1966 – Carlton
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 28,635 | 24,589 | 9,570 |
| Votes gained | +739 | +3,043 | -464 |
| Share of votes | 45.6% | 39.2% | 15.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 37.7% | 32.4% | 12.6% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.3% | +2.9% | -1.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.4% | +2.2% | -1.5% |
| Total votes: | 62,794 | |
| Electorate: | 75,931 | |
| Turnout: | 82.7% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.3% | Labour from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Broxtowe, Newark, Rushcliffe 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Gedling, Sherwood 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 31,762 | 18,989 | 9,077 | 606 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 24,638 | 20,019 | 9,859 | 1,273 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 27,305 | 20,147 | 11,282 | 1,449 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 39,840 | 27,043 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 28,635 | 24,589 | 9,570 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 27,896 | 21,546 | 10,034 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 30,722 | 22,645 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 27,521 | 20,664 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 24,429 | 20,685 | 3,930 | |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 19,585 | 19,190 | 9,176 | |