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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29393 | Elected |
| Conservative | 12590 | |
| Liberal | 4463 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 524 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 30th Nov, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19367 | Elected |
| Conservative | 12018 | |
| Liberal | 2752 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30811 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16555 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25257 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17210 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26273 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20446 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 4th May, 1961 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23275 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10231 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 20th Aug, 1963 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20313 | Elected |
| National Fellowship Conservative | 4834 | |
| Independent (1) | 287 | |
| Independent (2) | 44 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29117 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19282 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30851 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19435 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29176 | Elected |
| Conservative | 23488 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26540 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18628 | |
| Liberal | 9870 | |
| National Front | 757 | |
| Social Democrat | 668 | |
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 | 25978 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16605 | |
| Liberal | 8987 | |
| National Front | 775 | |
| Middle Classes Party | 457 | |
| Communist Party of England | 79 | |
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 | 24878 | Elected |
| Conservative | 22988 | |
| Liberal | 6371 | |
| National Front | 523 | |
| Campaign for More Prosperous Britain | 66 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bristol South East Constituency (BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12747871/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 28th July 2026