UK Polling History - Election of 8 July 1971 - Greenwich

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UK Polling History: Election of 8 July 1971 – Greenwich

«	Previous election 18 June 1970

Following election
28 February 1974

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Others	Independent Conservative
Votes	14,671	6,150	881	285
Votes gained	-6,133	-7,045	–	–
Share of votes	66.7%	28.0%	4.0%	1.3%
Share of eligible voters	25.9%	10.8%	1.6%	0.5%
Gain in share of votes	+9.4%	-8.4%	–	–
Gain in share of eligible voters	-10.8%	-12.4%	–	–

Total votes:	21,987
Electorate:	56,746	(estimated)
Turnout:	38.8%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	8.9%	Labour from Conservative

Polling history

List of contests

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Alliance	SDP	Liberal Democrat	Other	Communist	Others	Independent Conservative	Green	BNP

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Alliance	SDP	Liberal Democrat	Other	Communist	Others	Independent Conservative	Green	BNP
9 April 1992	General Election	14,630	6,960				13,273	803		0
11 June 1987	General Election	13,008	8,695		15,149			463		0
26 February 1987	By Election	11,676	3,852			18,287				318		264	116
9 June 1983	General Election	13,361	12,150		8,783			650		0
3 May 1979	General Election	18,975	12,133	3,870				1,411		0
10 October 1974	General Election	19,155	9,249	5,838				254		0
28 February 1974	General Election	20,164	11,294	7,855						0
8 July 1971	By Election	14,671	6,150							881	285
18 June 1970	General Election	20,804	13,195	2,319						0
31 March 1966	General Election	24,359	13,200							0
15 October 1964	General Election	22,814	12,592	5,205						0
8 October 1959	General Election	25,204	19,679							0
26 May 1955	General Election	26,423	18,484							0
25 October 1951	General Election	30,326	19,898							0
23 February 1950	General Election	29,379	18,255	3,148						0
5 July 1945	General Election	22,078	11,580							0
14 November 1935	General Election	20,436	22,526							0
27 October 1931	General Election	13,722	29,278						2,024	0
30 May 1929	General Election	20,328	16,710	6,870						0
29 October 1924	General Election	17,409	18,473							0
6 December 1923	General Election	12,314	10,746	5,806						0
15 November 1922	General Election	10,860	16,934							0
14 December 1918	General Election	6,471	14,576							0

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