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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Doncaster

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 22,184 19,208 3,646 300
Votes gained +7 +4,461 -2,690 -901
Share of votes 48.9% 42.4% 8.0% 0.7%
Share of eligible voters 36.7% 31.8% 6.0% 0.5%
Gain in share of votes -2.3% +8.3% -6.6% -1.9%
Gain in share of eligible voters -0.6% +6.9% -4.6% -1.6%
Total votes: 45,338
Electorate: 60,487
Turnout: 75.0%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 7.4% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Coalition
Liberal		 National
Liberal		 Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Coalition
Liberal		 National
Liberal		 Other
3 May 1979 General Election 22,184 19,208 3,646 300
10 October 1974 General Election 22,177 14,747 6,336
28 February 1974 General Election 23,041 17,565 7,490
18 June 1970 General Election 22,658 19,431 2,648
31 March 1966 General Election 25,777 19,689
15 October 1964 General Election 23,845 22,732 1,201
8 October 1959 General Election 22,935 26,521
26 May 1955 General Election 22,938 24,598
25 October 1951 General Election 24,621 25,005
23 February 1950 General Election 24,449 23,571
5 July 1945 General Election 40,050 16,999
14 November 1935 General Election 29,963 22,011
27 October 1931 General Election 22,363 27,205
30 May 1929 General Election 25,295 11,016 8,842
29 October 1924 General Election 16,496 14,800
6 December 1923 General Election 16,198 10,514
15 November 1922 General Election 13,437 8,279 7,161
14 December 1918 General Election 5,153 15,431

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