UK Polling History: Election of 31 March 1966
Election result map
Result summary
Parties | ||||||
Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | SNP | Plaid Cymru |
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Total seats | 363 | 253 | 12 | 2 | – | – |
Total votes | 13,065,986 | 11,418,446 | 2,327,456 | 263,144 | 128,474 | 61,071 |
Seats gained | +48 | -51 | +2 | +1 | – | – |
Votes gained | +978,431 | -531,675 | -388,643 | +11,121 | +14,062 | -1,130 |
Share of votes | 47.9% | 41.9% | 8.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
Share of eligible voters | 36.3% | 31.8% | 6.5% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
Gain in share of votes | +3.8% | -1.5% | -2.7% | +0.2% | +0.2% | -0.0% |
Gain in share of eligible voters | +2.5% | -1.6% | -2.1% | +0.1% | +0.2% | -0.0% |
Total votes: | 27,264,577 | |
Electorate: | 35,962,124 | |
Turnout: | 75.8% | |
Swing: | 3.2% | Labour from Liberal |