UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Mitcham
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 32,798 | 25,208 |
| Votes gained | -1,258 | -2,979 |
| Share of votes | 56.5% | 43.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.5% | 35.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +1.8% | -1.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.8% | -3.3% |
| Total votes: | 58,006 | |
| Electorate: | 72,028 | |
| Turnout: | 80.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 1.8% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 27,257 | 22,047 | 638 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 24,234 | 23,706 | 4,470 | 580 |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 25,087 | 21,175 | 6,902 | 657 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 33,661 | 23,845 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 32,798 | 25,208 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 34,056 | 28,187 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 31,881 | 27,055 | 3,864 | |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 19,742 | 26,910 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 35,239 | 26,087 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 38,948 | 12,124 | ||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 20,254 | 13,057 | 9,016 | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 15,984 | 9,776 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 10,829 | 9,877 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 10,934 | 5,898 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 7,651 | 4,968 | ||