UK Polling History: Election of 25 October 1951
Election result map
Result summary
Parties | ||||||||||
Conservative | Labour | National Liberal |
Independent Labour |
Liberal | Other | Independent Conservative |
SNP | Plaid Cymru |
Communist | |
Total seats | 294 | 289 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
Total votes | 12,574,033 | 13,759,625 | 1,057,438 | 213,071 | 730,546 | 152,677 | 68,851 | 7,299 | 10,920 | 21,640 |
Seats gained | +17 | -18 | – | +1 | -4 | +1 | – | – | – | -1 |
Votes gained | +1,208,530 | +767,129 | +94,297 | +13,258 | -166,570 | +23,849 | – | +395 | – | -17,293 |
Share of votes | 44.0% | 48.1% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Share of eligible voters | 36.3% | 39.7% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Gain in share of votes | +4.0% | +1.9% | +0.3% | +0.6% | -6.5% | +0.1% | +0.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.2% |
Gain in share of eligible voters | +3.0% | +1.2% | +0.2% | +0.5% | -5.4% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.2% |
Total votes: | 28,596,100 | |
Electorate: | 34,616,984 | |
Turnout: | 82.6% | |
Swing: | 5.2% | Conservative from Liberal |