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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Cambridgeshire

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
Votes 41,218 17,929 13,780
Votes gained +10,710 +76 -2,061
Share of votes 56.5% 24.6% 18.9%
Share of eligible voters 44.2% 19.2% 14.8%
Gain in share of votes +9.0% -3.2% -5.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters +8.1% -1.9% -4.0%
Total votes: 72,927
Electorate: 93,179
Turnout: 78.3%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 7.4% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Chesterton, Newmarket
14 December 1918
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Coalition
Liberal		 National
Liberal		 Independent
Conservative
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Coalition
Liberal		 National
Liberal		 Independent
Conservative
3 May 1979 General Election 41,218 17,929 13,780
10 October 1974 General Election 30,508 17,853 15,841
28 February 1974 General Election 32,638 17,930 18,826
18 June 1970 General Election 32,264 19,993 6,861
31 March 1966 General Election 25,600 20,433 7,698
15 October 1964 General Election 24,883 17,636 9,347
16 March 1961 By Election 17,643 11,566 9,219
8 October 1959 General Election 27,407 19,928
26 May 1955 General Election 25,025 21,051
25 October 1951 General Election 25,095 21,558
23 February 1950 General Election 21,846 19,046 6,348
5 July 1945 General Election 18,670 18,714 6,867
14 November 1935 General Election 19,087 11,437 5,223
27 October 1931 General Election 23,742 11,013
30 May 1929 General Election 13,306 11,256 10,904
29 October 1924 General Election 15,530 10,781
6 December 1923 General Election 11,710 8,554 6,619
15 November 1922 General Election 9,846 9,167 6,942
14 December 1918 General Election 12,497 6,686

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