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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Hornsey

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 20,225 16,188 4,058 493
Votes gained +2,999 -256 -1,225 -480
Share of votes 49.4% 39.5% 9.9% 1.2%
Share of eligible voters 34.6% 27.7% 6.9% 0.8%
Gain in share of votes +6.2% -1.7% -3.3% -1.2%
Gain in share of eligible voters +5.1% -0.5% -2.1% -0.8%
Total votes: 40,964
Electorate: 58,409
Turnout: 70.1%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 4.8% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« First contested
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Hornsey and Wood Green, Tottenham
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Communist Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Communist Other
3 May 1979 General Election 20,225 16,188 4,058 493
10 October 1974 General Election 17,226 16,444 5,283 973
28 February 1974 General Election 18,792 16,584 8,676
18 June 1970 General Election 21,434 17,645 3,755 780
31 March 1966 General Election 21,116 20,501 5,026 1,184
15 October 1964 General Election 22,590 18,528 6,015 1,258
8 October 1959 General Election 30,048 17,710 5,706 1,107
30 May 1957 By Election 24,169 21,038
26 May 1955 General Election 33,294 20,568 1,442
25 October 1951 General Election 36,417 25,643
23 February 1950 General Election 33,927 22,832 5,122 1,191
5 July 1945 General Election 24,684 12,015 10,058
14 November 1935 General Election 30,494 10,320 6,206
27 October 1931 General Election 41,194 7,585
30 May 1929 General Election 25,540 8,529 16,029
29 October 1924 General Election 21,017 4,277 13,217
6 December 1923 General Election 16,812 3,487 15,197
15 November 1922 General Election 18,462 16,239
14 December 1918 General Election Uncontested

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