UK Polling History: Election of 20 April 1978 – Lambeth Central
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | National Front |
Liberal | Others | |
| Votes | 10,311 | 7,170 | 1,291 | 1,104 | 970 |
| Votes gained | -5,070 | +466 | – | -2,107 | – |
| Share of votes | 49.5% | 34.4% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 21.2% | 14.7% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | -10.6% | +8.2% | – | -7.2% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -10.4% | +1.0% | – | -4.3% | – |
| Total votes: | 20,846 | |
| Electorate: | 48,716 | (estimated) |
| Turnout: | 42.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 9.4% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | National Front |
Others | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 15,101 | 9,125 | 2,339 | 1,032 | 0 | |
| 20 April 1978 | By Election | 10,311 | 7,170 | 1,104 | 1,291 | 970 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 15,381 | 6,704 | 3,211 | 321 | 0 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 15,954 | 8,585 | 5,226 | 444 | 0 | |