UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Scarborough
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 23,669 | 11,344 | 9,025 | 487 |
| Votes gained | +3,838 | +1,421 | -1,098 | +271 |
| Share of votes | 53.2% | 25.5% | 20.3% | 1.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.9% | 18.6% | 14.8% | 0.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +3.4% | +0.6% | -5.1% | +0.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.0% | +1.7% | -2.5% | +0.4% |
| Total votes: | 44,525 | |
| Electorate: | 60,896 | |
| Turnout: | 73.1% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.3% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
| 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 | 29,334 | 17,600 | 11,133 | 876 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 27,672 | 12,913 | 14,046 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 27,977 | 9,545 | 14,048 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 23,669 | 11,344 | 9,025 | 487 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 19,831 | 9,923 | 10,123 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 21,858 | 7,034 | 16,751 | 216 | ||