UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Basildon
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 37,919 | 32,739 | 9,280 | 880 |
| Votes gained | +16,172 | +441 | -3,536 | +281 |
| Share of votes | 46.9% | 40.5% | 11.5% | 1.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 36.6% | 31.6% | 9.0% | 0.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +14.7% | -7.4% | -7.5% | +0.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +12.8% | -3.7% | -5.1% | +0.2% |
| Total votes: | 80,818 | |
| Electorate: | 103,595 | |
| Turnout: | 78.0% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative gain from Labour | |
| Swing: | 11.1% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 18,720 | 15,578 | 4,473 | 4,370 | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 21,551 | 13,813 | 3,691 | 1,820 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 29,646 | 16,366 | 4,608 | 2,462 | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 22,679 | 24,159 | 6,967 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 19,209 | 21,858 | 9,139 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 16,137 | 17,516 | 11,634 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 32,739 | 37,919 | 9,280 | 880 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 32,298 | 21,747 | 12,816 | 599 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 33,499 | 22,832 | 17,794 | |||