UK Polling History: Election of 23 February 1950 – Huddersfield West
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Liberal | Labour | |
| Votes | 24,456 | 17,542 |
| Votes gained | – | – |
| Share of votes | 58.2% | 41.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 50.6% | 36.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | – | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | – | – |
| Total votes: | 41,998 | |
| Electorate: | 48,351 | |
| Turnout: | 86.9% | |
| Outcome: | Liberal hold |
Polling history
List of contests
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First contested 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Colne Valley, Huddersfield 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Liberal | Conservative | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Liberal | Conservative | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 16,996 | 6,225 | 18,504 | 101 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,882 | 7,503 | 15,518 | 896 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 17,434 | 9,790 | 16,804 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 16,866 | 6,128 | 16,673 | 1,427 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 17,990 | 9,470 | 13,514 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 14,808 | 13,528 | 13,054 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 15,621 | 25,273 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 16,418 | 24,345 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 17,066 | 24,054 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 17,542 | 24,456 | ||