UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Reading South
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 30,067 | 14,422 | 10,642 | 700 |
| Votes gained | +8,108 | +47 | -4,651 | – |
| Share of votes | 53.9% | 25.8% | 19.1% | 1.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.2% | 19.8% | 14.6% | 1.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +11.3% | -2.0% | -10.6% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +9.4% | -1.0% | -7.6% | – |
| Total votes: | 55,831 | |
| Electorate: | 73,001 | |
| Turnout: | 76.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 10.9% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Reading 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Reading 26 May 1955 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 30,067 | 14,422 | 10,642 | 700 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 21,959 | 14,375 | 15,293 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 23,735 | 13,358 | 18,376 | |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 17,561 | 18,570 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 15,450 | 17,704 | 3,225 | |