Mitcham, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (18 June 1970), Leonard Robert Carr (Conservative Party) won Mitcham, with a majority of 5,210 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 15
- Recorded results
- 37
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Robert Carr | Conservative Party | 27,257 | 54.6% | Yes |
| Reginald Vincent | The Labour Party | 22,047 | 44.1% | No |
| Sidney E French | Communist | 638 | 1.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Robert Carr | Conservative Party | 24,234 | 45.7% | Yes |
| Thomas Higgs | The Labour Party | 23,706 | 44.7% | No |
| Ross Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 4,470 | 8.4% | No |
| Sidney E French | Communist | 580 | 1.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Robert Carr | Conservative Party | 25,087 | 46.6% | Yes |
| Roger Charles Mackay | The Labour Party | 21,175 | 39.3% | No |
| William Antony Heath | Liberal Democrats | 6,902 | 12.8% | No |
| Sidney E French | Communist | 657 | 1.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Robert Carr | Conservative Party | 33,661 | 58.5% | Yes |
| Eric JC Smythe | The Labour Party | 23,845 | 41.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Robert Carr | Conservative Party | 32,798 | 56.5% | Yes |
| Baron Jenkins of Putney Hugh Jenkins | The Labour Party | 25,208 | 43.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Robert Carr | Conservative Party | 34,056 | 54.7% | Yes |
| Harry Randall | The Labour Party | 28,187 | 45.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Robert Carr | Conservative Party | 31,881 | 50.8% | Yes |
| Thomas Braddock | The Labour Party | 27,055 | 43.1% | No |
| Doreen Page | Liberal Democrats | 3,864 | 6.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Braddock | The Labour Party | 26,910 | 57.7% | Yes |
| Malcolm Arnold Robertson | Conservative Party | 19,742 | 42.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard James Meller | Conservative Party | 35,239 | 57.5% | Yes |
| Paul Winterton | The Labour Party | 26,087 | 42.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard James Meller | Conservative Party | 38,948 | 76.3% | Yes |
| William Graham | The Labour Party | 12,124 | 23.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard James Meller | Unionist | 20,254 | 47.9% | Yes |
| Benjamin Skene MacKay | The Labour Party | 13,057 | 30.8% | No |
| Raymond Jones | Liberal Democrats | 9,016 | 21.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard James Meller | Unionist | 15,984 | 62% | Yes |
| James Chuter Ede | The Labour Party | 9,776 | 38% | No |
