UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – East Hertfordshire
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 41,559 | 20,139 | 11,393 | 1,819 |
| Votes gained | +12,225 | -860 | -4,053 | – |
| Share of votes | 55.5% | 26.9% | 15.2% | 2.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.1% | 20.9% | 11.8% | 1.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | +10.9% | -5.0% | -8.3% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +10.1% | -2.7% | -5.6% | – |
| Total votes: | 74,910 | |
| Electorate: | 96,327 | |
| Turnout: | 77.8% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 9.6% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Hertford 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Broxbourne, Hertford and Stortford, Stevenage 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency formed from Hertford 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Broxbourne, Hertford and Stortford, Stevenage 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 41,559 | 20,139 | 11,393 | 1,819 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 29,334 | 20,999 | 15,446 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 32,032 | 20,674 | 18,546 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 37,668 | 23,601 | 7,538 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 29,618 | 24,412 | 9,501 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 29,749 | 21,887 | 10,088 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 28,201 | 18,020 | 8,656 | |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 26,936 | 20,418 | ||