UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951 – Reading North
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 17,378 | 17,076 |
| Votes gained | +2,224 | +1,395 |
| Share of votes | 50.4% | 49.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.8% | 43.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +6.0% | +3.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.2% | +3.1% |
| Total votes: | 34,454 | |
| Electorate: | 39,681 | |
| Turnout: | 86.8% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative gain from Labour | |
| Swing: | 1.2% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Reading 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Reading 26 May 1955 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 25,085 | 17,662 | 6,170 | 680 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 18,734 | 18,266 | 9,064 | 594 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 19,984 | 17,615 | 13,137 | |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 17,378 | 17,076 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 15,154 | 15,681 | 3,238 | |