UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Harrow Central
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 16,627 | 12,124 | 4,785 | 427 |
| Votes gained | +2,271 | -164 | -781 | -386 |
| Share of votes | 49.0% | 35.7% | 14.1% | 1.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 37.2% | 27.1% | 10.7% | 1.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +5.5% | -1.5% | -2.8% | -1.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.4% | -0.1% | -1.6% | -0.8% |
| Total votes: | 33,963 | |
| Electorate: | 44,747 | |
| Turnout: | 75.9% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.1% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Harrow East, Harrow West 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Harrow East, Harrow West 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 | 16,627 | 12,124 | 4,785 | 427 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 14,356 | 12,288 | 5,566 | 813 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 15,320 | 12,403 | 7,635 | 823 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 16,525 | 12,561 | 3,449 | 358 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 15,971 | 14,341 | 5,118 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 16,534 | 12,067 | 7,168 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 23,813 | 14,049 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 23,996 | 15,955 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 25,564 | 17,540 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,907 | 16,371 | 4,827 | |