Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Bromsgrove and Redditch

UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Bromsgrove and Redditch

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 44,621 28,736 8,066 752
Votes gained +13,468 -349 -1,613 –
Share of votes 54.3% 35.0% 9.8% 0.9%
Share of eligible voters 42.8% 27.5% 7.7% 0.7%
Gain in share of votes +9.7% -6.6% -4.0% –
Gain in share of eligible voters +7.3% -5.6% -3.3% –
Total votes: 82,175
Electorate: 104,375
Turnout: 78.7%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 8.2% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
3 May 1979 General Election 44,621 28,736 8,066 752
10 October 1974 General Election 31,153 29,085 9,679
28 February 1974 General Election 33,125 29,536 10,726

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