UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – West Fife
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Communist | Labour | National Liberal |
|
| Votes | 17,636 | 15,580 | 8,597 |
| Votes gained | +10,807 | +2,711 | – |
| Share of votes | 42.2% | 37.3% | 20.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 31.8% | 28.1% | 15.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +20.1% | +1.5% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +16.0% | +0.3% | – |
| Total votes: | 41,813 | |
| Electorate: | 55,419 | |
| Turnout: | 75.4% | |
| Outcome: | Communist gain | |
| Swing: | 9.3% | Communist from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | Communist | National Liberal |
SNP | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | Communist | National Liberal |
SNP | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 29,929 | 12,837 | 855 | 5,386 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 27,123 | 8,300 | 1,542 | 6,046 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 28,806 | 11,880 | 3,273 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 25,554 | 11,257 | 8,714 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 26,849 | 10,638 | 5,389 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 29,195 | 4,728 | 11,038 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 23,576 | 10,131 | ||||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 15,580 | 17,636 | 8,597 | |||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 12,869 | 9,667 | 13,462 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 11,063 | 12,977 | 6,829 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 17,668 | 5,727 | 6,040 | |||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 14,685 | 6,015 | ||||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 12,204 | 6,459 | ||||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | Uncontested | |||||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 10,664 | 4,020 | ||||