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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Sheffield Park

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 27,483 7,159 4,737 692
Votes gained -2,574 +1,620 -1,356 +289
Share of votes 68.6% 17.9% 11.8% 1.7%
Share of eligible voters 44.2% 11.5% 7.6% 1.1%
Gain in share of votes -2.8% +4.7% -2.7% +0.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters -0.4% +3.3% -1.4% +0.5%
Total votes: 40,071
Electorate: 62,174
Turnout: 64.5%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 3.8% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

Constituency succeeded by
Sheffield Central, Sheffield Heeley
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal		 Liberal Coalition
Liberal		 Other Communist
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal		 Liberal Coalition
Liberal		 Other Communist
3 May 1979 General Election 27,483 7,159 4,737 692
10 October 1974 General Election 30,057 5,539 6,093 403
28 February 1974 General Election 31,273 7,731 8,596 521
18 June 1970 General Election 23,302 7,024 637
31 March 1966 General Election 24,550 5,017 1,022
15 October 1964 General Election 24,196 7,816
8 October 1959 General Election 26,078 10,598
26 May 1955 General Election 28,904 10,565
25 October 1951 General Election 30,842 13,743
23 February 1950 General Election 30,558 13,678 909
5 July 1945 General Election 29,424 15,882
14 November 1935 General Election 21,153 19,947
27 October 1931 General Election 15,783 26,392
30 May 1929 General Election 20,304 13,597 5,560
29 October 1924 General Election 11,576 14,053
6 December 1923 General Election 9,050 9,648 4,296
15 November 1922 General Election 10,578 11,542
14 December 1918 General Election 3,167 12,339

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