§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the eligible electorate has voted at county borough and county council elections, for the last five years, in Bristol, Bath, Gloucester, Swindon, Plymouth, Exeter, Torbay, Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Hampshire.
§ Mr. CarlisleFollowing is the information relating to the years 1967 to 1971:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS Percentage of Electorate Voting 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 County boroughs Bath 50.9 50.9 50.2 43.2 45.2 Bournemouth 33.9 33.1 31.8 34.4 30.1 Bristol 41.3 33.6 33.7 35.6 36.2 Exeter 43.3 43.8 45.5 47.5 50.9 Gloucester 39.3 41.4 43.1 42.0 44.6 Plymouth 53.4 42.2 40.9 44.7 44.2 Portsmouth 43.3 37.8 37.2 40.7 39.0 Southampton 43.2 36.7 35.6 39.8 37.4 Torbay 59.4 41.0 38.7 36.1 39.1 Municipal borough Swindon 27.7 29.5 31.3 33.1 42.4 Counties Devon 37.1 — — 27.3 — Dorset 40.4 — — 39.1 — Gloucestershire 39.5 — — 36.6 — Hampshire 31.5 — — 32.5 — Somerset 33.8 — — 27.8 — Wiltshire 35.6 — — 29.0 —