UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Salford West
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 22,413 | 21,554 |
| Votes gained | -5,129 | -2,501 |
| Share of votes | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.2% | 36.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | -2.4% | +2.4% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -6.1% | -2.0% |
| Total votes: | 43,967 | |
| Electorate: | 58,701 | |
| Turnout: | 74.9% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 2.4% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Coalition Liberal |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Coalition Liberal |
Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 18,411 | 11,157 | 383 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 17,112 | 8,540 | 4,237 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 16,808 | 10,346 | 5,591 | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 16,986 | 14,310 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 19,237 | 13,257 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 20,490 | 16,446 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 23,167 | 20,306 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 22,413 | 21,554 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 27,542 | 24,055 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 26,885 | 21,593 | 4,174 | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 17,010 | 13,321 | 3,180 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 14,732 | 19,245 | 2,492 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 12,320 | 24,083 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 15,647 | 15,289 | 5,614 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 12,369 | 16,719 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 9,868 | 9,752 | 6,097 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 8,724 | 12,130 | 6,174 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 4,503 | 9,478 | 5,554 | ||