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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21976 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13697 | |
| Liberal | 6726 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 295 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23980 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18072 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21926 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17987 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24087 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20178 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26464 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16651 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 944 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25966 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15523 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 838 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 30th Oct, 1969 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 16843 | Elected |
| Labour | 16365 | |
| Liberal | 6193 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 518 | |
| Independent | 446 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25731 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20155 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 456 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24093 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15384 | |
| Liberal | 10564 | |
| Workers' Revolutionary Party | 240 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24124 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13854 | |
| Liberal | 8349 | |
| Workers' Revolutionary Party | 206 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25218 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19319 | |
| Liberal | 5709 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 22310 | Elected |
| Labour | 20915 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 13743 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 29385 | Elected |
| Labour | 24528 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 13114 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 31749 | Elected |
| Labour | 28923 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 11737 | |
| Green | 647 | |
| Raving Loony Green Giant | 236 | |
| Independent | 78 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Age and sex structure data in single years under age 5, as published in official reports.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Swindon Constituency (BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12742678/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 02nd June 2026