|
Home General Elections 26 May 1955 Bournemouth East and Christchurch |
UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Bournemouth East and Christchurch
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 28,757 | 10,259 | 4,851 |
| Votes gained | -381 | -1,291 | -487 |
| Share of votes | 65.6% | 23.4% | 11.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 49.5% | 17.7% | 8.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | +2.2% | -1.7% | -0.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.7% | -2.6% | -1.0% |
| Total votes: | 43,867 | |
| Electorate: | 58,092 | |
| Turnout: | 75.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.0% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 31,104 | 10,594 | 8,182 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 27,047 | 12,598 | 8,698 |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 26,852 | 10,447 | 10,304 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 29,014 | 9,222 | 8,308 |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 28,757 | 10,259 | 4,851 |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 29,138 | 11,550 | 5,338 |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 27,677 | 12,790 | 6,594 |