1966 general election · South East
Eastleigh: 1966 general election result
The Conservatives won Eastleigh at the 1966 general election with a majority of 701. Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- ConservativeConservative
- Majority
- 7011.3% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 83.7%53,590 valid votes
- Electorate
- 63,992
- Result
- Con hold
| Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Won | 24,337 | 45.4% | −0.1 | |
| Labour | 23,636 | 44.1% | +2.6 | |
| Liberal | 5,617 | 10.5% | −2.5 | |
| Valid votes | 53,590 | |||
| Majority | 701 | 1.3% | ||
Change compared with the 1964 general election (same boundaries).
Questions and answers
Who won Eastleigh at the 1966 general election?
The Conservative candidate won with 24,337 votes (45.4%). Result: Con hold.
What was the majority in Eastleigh in 1966?
701 votes (1.3% of valid votes) over the Labour.
What was the turnout in Eastleigh in 1966?
83.7% of the 63,992 registered electors cast a valid vote (53,590 votes).
Official results House of Commons Library, General election results from 1918 to 2019. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data