UK Polling History - Election of 5 July 1945

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UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Dover

«	Previous election 14 November 1935

Following election
23 February 1950

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative
Votes	17,373	15,691
Votes gained	+2,785	-10,193
Share of votes	52.5%	47.5%
Share of eligible voters	38.4%	34.7%
Gain in share of votes	+16.5%	-16.5%
Gain in share of eligible voters	+13.3%	-9.8%

Total votes:	33,064
Electorate:	45,279
Turnout:	73.0%
Outcome:		Labour gain from Conservative
Swing:	16.5%	Labour from Conservative

Polling history

List of contests

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Conservative	Labour	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	Alliance	UKIP	Other	Reform UK	Independent Conservative	Green	Others	Communist

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Conservative	Labour	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	Alliance	UKIP	Other	Reform UK	Independent Conservative	Green	Others	Communist
4 July 2024	General Election	10,370	18,940		2,595				11,355		3,106	1,409
12 December 2019	General Election	28,830	16,552		2,895			1,053			1,371	0
8 June 2017	General Election	27,211	20,774		1,336		1,722				923	0
7 May 2015	General Election	21,737	15,443		1,572		10,177				1,295	0
6 May 2010	General Election	22,174	16,900		7,962		1,747	1,602				0
5 May 2005	General Election	16,739	21,680		7,607			1,858				0
7 June 2001	General Election	16,744	21,943		5,131			1,142				0
1 May 1997	General Election	17,796	29,535		4,302			2,567				0
9 April 1992	General Election	25,395	24,562		6,212			1,421				0
11 June 1987	General Election	25,343	18,802			10,942						0
9 June 1983	General Election	25,454	16,234			10,601		404				0
3 May 1979	General Election	30,606	22,664	6,906				1,020				0
10 October 1974	General Election	25,647	23,353	9,767								0
28 February 1974	General Election	27,033	22,183	12,832				661				0
18 June 1970	General Election	30,103	28,454									0
31 March 1966	General Election	24,040	27,256	3,981								0
15 October 1964	General Election	23,697	24,115	5,843								0
8 October 1959	General Election	27,939	24,698									0
26 May 1955	General Election	27,316	24,298									0
25 October 1951	General Election	28,511	24,995									0
23 February 1950	General Election	25,640	23,331	2,873								0	474
5 July 1945	General Election	15,691	17,373									0
14 November 1935	General Election	25,884	14,588									0
27 October 1931	General Election	29,743	9,781									0
30 May 1929	General Election	20,572	8,864	8,180								0
29 October 1924	General Election	21,186	7,627									0
6 December 1923	General Election	Uncontested										0
15 November 1922	General Election	18,151		2,985						8,054		0
14 December 1918	General Election	11,249		5,121								0

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