UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Hertford
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 25,014 | 19,030 |
| Votes gained | -5,505 | -4,678 |
| Share of votes | 56.8% | 43.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 46.7% | 35.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +0.5% | -0.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.2% | +0.2% |
| Total votes: | 44,044 | |
| Electorate: | 53,556 | |
| Turnout: | 82.2% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 0.5% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | Independent | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | Independent | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 36,494 | 26,924 | 5,994 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 32,302 | 31,508 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 29,134 | 25,161 | 8,722 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 31,148 | 22,597 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,014 | 19,030 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 30,519 | 23,708 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 25,074 | 19,324 | 10,234 | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 19,877 | 17,349 | 7,587 | 1,005 | |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 21,193 | 11,492 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 25,751 | 7,092 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 13,525 | 4,193 | 6,419 | 10,149 | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 14,582 | 3,885 | 5,828 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 10,660 | 9,763 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 11,406 | 6,534 | |||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 1,679 | 7,158 | 9,628 | ||