Bodmin - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Bodmin constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Bodmin
Region	South West
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Liberal
	Election 1970	Conservative
	Election 1966	Liberal
	Election 1964	Liberal
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,922	54.87%	+9.41%
	Liberal	17,893	35.16%	-8.84%
	Labour	3,508	6.89%	-3.65%
	Others	1,565	3.08%	N/A
Majority		10,029	19.71%
Turnout		50,888	82.54%	+0.23%
Electorate		61,650
Swing from LIB to CON			9.13%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.53%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.59%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,756	45.46%	+1.27%
	Liberal	20,091	44.00%	-0.20%
	Labour	4,814	10.54%	-1.07%
Majority		665	1.46%
Turnout		45,661	82.31%	-0.98%
Electorate		55,474
Swing from LAB to CON			1.17%
Swing from LIB to CON			0.74%
Swing from LAB to LIB			0.43%
	Conservative gain from Liberal

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	20,283	44.20%	+5.29%
	Conservative	20,274	44.18%	-4.11%
	Labour	5,328	11.61%	-1.19%
Majority		9	0.02%
Turnout		45,885	83.30%	+2.60%
Electorate		55,087
Swing from CON to LIB			4.70%
Swing from LAB to LIB			3.24%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.46%
	Liberal gain from Conservative

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,187	48.29%	+6.89%
	Liberal	16,267	38.91%	-7.68%
	Labour	5,350	12.80%	+0.79%
Majority		3,920	9.38%
Turnout		41,804	80.70%	-3.74%
Electorate		51,803
Swing from LIB to CON			7.29%
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.24%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.05%
	Conservative gain from Liberal

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	18,144	46.60%	-2.01%
	Conservative	16,121	41.40%	+1.24%
	Labour	4,674	12.00%	+0.77%
Majority		2,023	5.20%
Turnout		38,939	84.44%	+1.76%
Electorate		46,115
Swing from LIB to CON			1.63%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.39%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.24%
	Liberal hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	18,046	48.60%	+10.29%
	Conservative	14,910	40.16%	-5.80%
	Labour	4,172	11.24%	-4.49%
Majority		3,136	8.45%
Turnout		37,128	82.68%	+1.18%
Electorate		44,906
Swing from CON to LIB			8.04%
Swing from LAB to LIB			7.39%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.65%
	Liberal gain from Conservative

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,853	45.95%	-3.16%
	Liberal	14,052	38.32%	+10.27%
	Labour	5,769	15.73%	-7.11%
Majority		2,801	7.64%
Turnout		36,674	81.50%	+1.96%
Electorate		45,000
Swing from LAB to LIB			8.69%
Swing from CON to LIB			6.71%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.97%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,858	49.11%	N/A
	Liberal	10,199	28.05%	N/A
	Labour	8,304	22.84%	N/A
Majority		7,659	21.06%
Turnout		36,361	79.54%	N/A
Electorate		45,715

	Conservative win

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