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UK Polling History: Election of 5 April 1962 – Stockton-on-Tees

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 19,694 12,112 11,722
Votes gained -4,267 -8,572 +8,247
Share of votes 45.2% 27.8% 26.9%
Share of eligible voters 37.0% 22.8% 22.0%
Gain in share of votes -8.4% -18.5% +18.9%
Gain in share of eligible voters -8.0% -16.1% +14.9%
Total votes: 43,528
Electorate: 53,224 (estimated)
Turnout: 81.8%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 18.7% Liberal from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal National
Liberal		 Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal National
Liberal		 Other
3 May 1979 General Election 34,917 23,790 6,074 970
10 October 1974 General Election 32,962 18,488 6,906 750
28 February 1974 General Election 37,876 25,505 791
18 June 1970 General Election 22,283 17,960 369
31 March 1966 General Election 24,248 15,547 710
15 October 1964 General Election 22,011 15,424 6,130
5 April 1962 By Election 19,694 12,112 11,722
8 October 1959 General Election 23,961 20,684
26 May 1955 General Election 23,422 19,607
25 October 1951 General Election 24,558 19,511
23 February 1950 General Election 23,475 16,495 3,475
5 July 1945 General Election 27,128 18,464 3,718
14 November 1935 General Election 19,217 23,285 5,158
27 October 1931 General Election 18,168 29,199
30 May 1929 General Election 18,961 16,572 10,407
29 October 1924 General Election 11,948 15,163 8,971
6 December 1923 General Election 10,619 11,661 11,734
15 November 1922 General Election 11,183 9,041 12,396
14 December 1918 General Election

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