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UK Polling History: Election of 10 October 1974 – Battersea North

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 17,161 6,019 3,048 1,352
Votes gained -1,342 -2,061 -1,635 +1,144
Share of votes 62.2% 21.8% 11.1% 4.9%
Share of eligible voters 38.3% 13.4% 6.8% 3.0%
Gain in share of votes +3.4% -3.8% -3.8% +4.2%
Gain in share of eligible voters -3.3% -4.7% -3.7% +2.6%
Total votes: 27,580
Electorate: 44,791
Turnout: 61.6%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 4.0% Other from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Battersea
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Battersea
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Communist Constitutionalist Coalition
Liberal		 National
Liberal		 Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Communist Constitutionalist Coalition
Liberal		 National
Liberal		 Other
3 May 1979 General Election 15,834 9,358 2,021 953
10 October 1974 General Election 17,161 6,019 3,048 1,352
28 February 1974 General Election 18,503 8,080 4,683 208
18 June 1970 General Election 11,621 4,927 1,012 179
31 March 1966 General Election 15,522 5,350 650
15 October 1964 General Election 14,930 5,847 2,187 471
8 October 1959 General Election 19,595 9,289
26 May 1955 General Election 20,980 8,058 622
25 October 1951 General Election 25,882 9,805
23 February 1950 General Election 24,762 9,084 1,090 655
5 July 1945 General Election 14,070 4,969
14 November 1935 General Election 17,596 12,393
27 October 1931 General Election 11,985 18,688 3,021
30 May 1929 General Election 13,265 10,833 4,513 6,554
29 October 1924 General Election 15,096 14,554
6 December 1923 General Election 12,341 12,527
15 November 1922 General Election 11,311 1,756 9,290
14 December 1918 General Election 5,634 11,231

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