UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Reading North
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 25,085 | 17,662 | 6,170 | 680 |
| Votes gained | +6,351 | -604 | -2,894 | +86 |
| Share of votes | 50.6% | 35.6% | 12.4% | 1.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.4% | 27.0% | 9.4% | 1.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +10.4% | -3.5% | -7.0% | +0.1% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +9.3% | -1.3% | -4.6% | +0.1% |
| Total votes: | 49,597 | |
| Electorate: | 65,369 | |
| Turnout: | 75.9% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 8.7% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Reading 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Reading 26 May 1955 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 25,085 | 17,662 | 6,170 | 680 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 18,734 | 18,266 | 9,064 | 594 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 19,984 | 17,615 | 13,137 | |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 17,378 | 17,076 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 15,154 | 15,681 | 3,238 | |