UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Dorking
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | |
| Votes | 29,003 | 9,240 | 8,970 |
| Votes gained | +6,600 | -2,858 | -744 |
| Share of votes | 61.4% | 19.6% | 19.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 47.8% | 15.2% | 14.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +10.8% | -7.8% | -3.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +9.8% | -5.3% | -1.7% |
| Total votes: | 47,213 | |
| Electorate: | 60,630 | |
| Turnout: | 77.9% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 9.3% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Guildford, Reigate 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Esher, Mole Valley, Reigate 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 | 29,003 | 8,970 | 9,240 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 22,403 | 9,714 | 12,098 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 24,803 | 8,961 | 14,490 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 25,393 | 10,523 | 7,103 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 23,087 | 12,201 | 7,629 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 23,862 | 9,806 | 8,773 | 476 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 24,564 | 9,605 | 6,582 | |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,451 | 11,942 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 24,416 | 12,664 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,096 | 11,114 | 4,128 | |