UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Nantwich
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 25,624 | 17,919 | 6,571 | 814 |
| Votes gained | +5,229 | +898 | -2,638 | – |
| Share of votes | 50.3% | 35.2% | 12.9% | 1.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 39.9% | 27.9% | 10.2% | 1.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | +6.6% | -1.3% | -6.8% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +6.6% | +0.1% | -4.8% | – |
| Total votes: | 50,928 | |
| Electorate: | 64,211 | |
| Turnout: | 79.3% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 6.7% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Crewe, Northwich 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, Eddisbury 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 25,624 | 17,919 | 6,571 | 814 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 20,395 | 17,021 | 9,209 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 21,474 | 16,306 | 11,668 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 20,397 | 15,124 | 8,595 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 16,543 | 14,310 | 6,950 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 17,171 | 11,254 | 8,613 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 17,613 | 10,876 | 7,983 | |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 20,250 | 12,884 | ||