UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Preston North
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 18,632 | 18,603 | 2,715 | 329 |
| Votes gained | +2,372 | +559 | -2,233 | +191 |
| Share of votes | 46.3% | 46.2% | 6.7% | 0.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 36.0% | 35.9% | 5.2% | 0.6% |
| Gain in share of votes | +5.0% | +0.4% | -5.8% | +0.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.3% | +0.8% | -4.4% | +0.4% |
| Total votes: | 40,279 | |
| Electorate: | 51,756 | |
| Turnout: | 77.8% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative gain from Labour | |
| Swing: | 5.4% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Preston 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Preston, Ribble Valley 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 18,632 | 18,603 | 2,715 | 329 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,260 | 18,044 | 4,948 | 138 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 16,542 | 16,797 | 7,099 | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 20,102 | 17,140 | 2,458 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 19,121 | 21,539 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 20,566 | 20,552 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 23,990 | 19,529 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 22,310 | 19,407 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 23,598 | 22,490 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 21,888 | 20,950 | 2,012 | 366 | |