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UK Polling History: Election of 9 June 1983 – Stretford

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Alliance Other
Votes 18,028 13,686 8,141 336
Votes gained -3,438 -12,286 – -25,463
Share of votes 44.9% 34.1% 20.3% 0.8%
Share of eligible voters 31.0% 23.6% 14.0% 0.6%
Gain in share of votes +5.0% -14.2% – -57.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters +0.0% -13.9% – -43.5%
Total votes: 40,191
Electorate: 58,108
Turnout: 69.2%
Outcome: Labour gain from Other
Swing: 31.4% Labour from Other

Polling history

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List of contests

« First contested
23 February 1950
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Constitutionalist National
Liberal		 Coalition
Liberal		 Alliance Liberal
Democrat
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Constitutionalist National
Liberal		 Coalition
Liberal		 Alliance Liberal
Democrat
9 April 1992 General Election 11,163 22,300 268 3,722
11 June 1987 General Election 13,429 22,831 5,125
9 June 1983 General Election 13,686 18,028 336 8,141
3 May 1979 General Election 25,972 21,466 6,369
10 October 1974 General Election 22,114 20,877 9,629
28 February 1974 General Election 23,630 19,641 12,558
18 June 1970 General Election 28,629 24,614
31 March 1966 General Election 21,374 24,739 6,382
15 October 1964 General Election 22,004 20,080 12,884
8 October 1959 General Election 32,888 23,538
26 May 1955 General Election 33,101 21,267
25 October 1951 General Election 35,419 25,694
23 February 1950 General Election 30,678 25,075 7,467
5 July 1945 General Election 29,421 35,715
14 November 1935 General Election 34,874 19,278
27 October 1931 General Election 39,002 12,796
30 May 1929 General Election 18,199 25,799
29 October 1924 General Election 11,520 20,826
6 December 1923 General Election 11,451 15,971
15 November 1922 General Election 8,733 19,185
14 December 1918 General Election 5,216 17,161

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