Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Middleton and Prestwick

UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Middleton and Prestwick

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 27,918 26,820 5,888 350
Votes gained +1,279 +3,895 -2,452 +116
Share of votes 45.8% 44.0% 9.7% 0.6%
Share of eligible voters 36.1% 34.7% 7.6% 0.5%
Gain in share of votes -0.0% +4.6% -4.7% +0.2%
Gain in share of eligible voters +1.4% +4.8% -3.3% +0.1%
Total votes: 60,976
Electorate: 77,291
Turnout: 78.9%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 4.6% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Constituency succeeded by
Bury South, Heywood and Middleton
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal National
Liberal		 Coalition
Liberal		 Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal National
Liberal		 Coalition
Liberal		 Other
3 May 1979 General Election 26,820 27,918 5,888 350
10 October 1974 General Election 22,925 26,639 8,340 234
28 February 1974 General Election 23,840 24,357 12,946
18 June 1970 General Election 25,030 23,988 8,175
31 March 1966 General Election 20,121 23,938 9,457
15 October 1964 General Election 22,192 20,066 13,064
8 October 1959 General Election 31,416 21,248
26 May 1955 General Election 27,096 16,989
25 October 1951 General Election 26,073 16,323 5,757
23 February 1950 General Election 24,521 16,716 7,564
5 July 1945 General Election 26,699 25,908
14 November 1935 General Election 27,369 17,398
27 October 1931 General Election 31,702 10,796
30 May 1929 General Election 16,629 14,368 10,526
29 October 1924 General Election 16,005 8,442 6,763
6 December 1923 General Election 10,029 7,849 9,500
15 November 1922 General Election 10,505 14,832
14 December 1918 General Election 6,501 14,831

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