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UK Polling History: Election of 27 October 1931 – West Fife

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Communist
Votes 12,977 11,063 6,829
Votes gained +7,250 -6,605 +789
Share of votes 42.0% 35.8% 22.1%
Share of eligible voters 30.0% 25.6% 15.8%
Gain in share of votes +22.6% -24.2% +1.6%
Gain in share of eligible voters +16.5% -16.2% +1.5%
Total votes: 30,869
Electorate: 43,237
Turnout: 71.4%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Labour
Swing: 23.4% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Other Communist National
Liberal		 SNP
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Other Communist National
Liberal		 SNP
18 June 1970 General Election 29,929 12,837 855 5,386
31 March 1966 General Election 27,123 8,300 1,542 6,046
15 October 1964 General Election 28,806 11,880 3,273
8 October 1959 General Election 25,554 11,257 8,714
26 May 1955 General Election 26,849 10,638 5,389
25 October 1951 General Election 29,195 4,728 11,038
23 February 1950 General Election 23,576 10,131
5 July 1945 General Election 15,580 17,636 8,597
14 November 1935 General Election 12,869 9,667 13,462
27 October 1931 General Election 11,063 12,977 6,829
30 May 1929 General Election 17,668 5,727 6,040
29 October 1924 General Election 14,685 6,015
6 December 1923 General Election 12,204 6,459
15 November 1922 General Election Uncontested
14 December 1918 General Election 10,664 4,020

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