UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Fylde South
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 39,459 | 13,354 | 9,214 |
| Votes gained | +9,680 | -101 | -2,318 |
| Share of votes | 63.6% | 21.5% | 14.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 46.3% | 15.7% | 10.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +9.2% | -3.0% | -6.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.7% | -2.7% | -4.9% |
| Total votes: | 62,027 | |
| Electorate: | 85,295 | |
| Turnout: | 72.7% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 7.7% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Blackpool South, Fylde 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Fylde, Ribble Valley, South Ribble 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 45,883 | 13,636 | 11,938 | 941 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 37,193 | 13,724 | 14,527 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 41,028 | 13,474 | 15,649 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 39,459 | 13,354 | 9,214 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 29,779 | 13,455 | 11,532 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 31,824 | 10,971 | 11,885 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 36,988 | 12,521 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 33,204 | 10,809 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 35,276 | 12,408 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 33,619 | 11,341 | 5,402 | |