UK Polling History - Election of 14 December 1918 - Pontefract and Castleford

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UK Polling History: Election of 14 December 1918 – Pontefract and Castleford

Following election
15 November 1922

Result summary

	Parties
	Coalition Liberal	Labour
Votes	8,561	5,047
Votes gained	–	–
Share of votes	62.9%	37.1%
Share of eligible voters	28.7%	16.9%
Gain in share of votes	–	–
Gain in share of eligible voters	–	–

Total votes:	13,608
Electorate:	29,841
Turnout:	45.6%
Outcome:		Coalition Liberal hold

Polling history

List of contests

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	National Liberal	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	Alliance	Coalition Liberal	Other	Independent

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	National Liberal	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	Alliance	Coalition Liberal	Other	Independent
5 May 2005	General Election	20,973	5,727			3,942			2,305
7 June 2001	General Election	21,890	5,512			2,315			1,674
1 May 1997	General Election	31,339	5,614			3,042			1,401
9 April 1992	General Election	33,546	10,051			4,410
11 June 1987	General Election	31,656	10,030				5,334		295
9 June 1983	General Election	24,990	11,299				7,452
3 May 1979	General Election	30,566	10,665		3,616
26 October 1978	By Election	19,508	8,080		2,054
10 October 1974	General Election	30,208	6,966		5,259				457
28 February 1974	General Election	34,409	10,605						991
18 June 1970	General Election	31,774	10,687
31 March 1966	General Election	32,328	8,927
15 October 1964	General Election	32,357	10,128
22 March 1962	By Election	26,461	6,633							1,146
8 October 1959	General Election	35,194	10,884
26 May 1955	General Election	32,646	10,183
25 October 1951	General Election	35,280		11,043
23 February 1950	General Election	35,432		11,431
5 July 1945	General Election	24,690	16,048
14 November 1935	General Election	19,783		17,257
27 October 1931	General Election	16,870	20,941
30 May 1929	General Election	17,335	10,040		8,892
29 October 1924	General Election	13,044	13,745
6 December 1923	General Election	11,134	8,872		4,567
15 November 1922	General Election	9,111	8,485	5,879
14 December 1918	General Election	5,047						8,561

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