Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Christchurch and Lymington

UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Christchurch and Lymington

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Liberal Labour Other
Votes 29,817 7,654 6,722 975
Votes gained +6,089 -2,184 -1,037 –
Share of votes 66.0% 16.9% 14.9% 2.2%
Share of eligible voters 51.2% 13.2% 11.6% 1.7%
Gain in share of votes +8.6% -6.9% -3.9% –
Gain in share of eligible voters +8.3% -4.6% -2.5% –
Total votes: 45,168
Electorate: 58,182
Turnout: 77.6%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 7.7% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Liberal Labour Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Liberal Labour Other
3 May 1979 General Election 29,817 7,654 6,722 975
10 October 1974 General Election 23,728 9,838 7,759
28 February 1974 General Election 25,908 11,274 7,471

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