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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Worthing

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Liberal Labour Other
Votes 33,624 13,244 7,163 893
Votes gained +3,588 +553 -1,727 -151
Share of votes 61.2% 24.1% 13.0% 1.6%
Share of eligible voters 44.9% 17.7% 9.6% 1.2%
Gain in share of votes +3.0% -0.5% -4.2% -0.5%
Gain in share of eligible voters +3.5% +0.2% -2.7% -0.4%
Total votes: 54,924
Electorate: 74,961
Turnout: 73.3%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 3.6% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Horsham and Worthing
5 July 1945
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Alliance Liberal
Democrat		 Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Alliance Liberal
Democrat		 Other
9 April 1992 General Election 34,198 6,679 17,665 1,485
11 June 1987 General Election 34,573 5,387 16,072
9 June 1983 General Election 32,807 3,158 17,554 395
3 May 1979 General Election 33,624 7,163 13,244 893
10 October 1974 General Election 30,036 8,890 12,691
28 February 1974 General Election 33,613 8,286 14,683
18 June 1970 General Election 33,051 8,989 8,336
31 March 1966 General Election 29,903 10,281 8,955 1,044
15 October 1964 General Election 30,203 7,976 11,320
8 October 1959 General Election 31,396 7,618 7,045
26 May 1955 General Election 31,106 9,231
25 October 1951 General Election 32,302 10,978
23 February 1950 General Election 29,475 10,028 4,647
5 July 1945 General Election 31,337 11,570 6,483

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