UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Carlton
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 31,762 | 18,989 | 9,077 | 606 |
| Votes gained | +7,124 | -1,030 | -782 | -667 |
| Share of votes | 52.6% | 31.4% | 15.0% | 1.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.5% | 24.8% | 11.9% | 0.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +8.4% | -4.5% | -2.7% | -1.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +7.1% | -3.1% | -1.9% | -1.0% |
| Total votes: | 60,434 | |
| Electorate: | 76,593 | |
| Turnout: | 78.9% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 6.4% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Broxtowe, Newark, Rushcliffe 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Gedling, Sherwood 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 | 31,762 | 18,989 | 9,077 | 606 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 24,638 | 20,019 | 9,859 | 1,273 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 27,305 | 20,147 | 11,282 | 1,449 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 39,840 | 27,043 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 28,635 | 24,589 | 9,570 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 27,896 | 21,546 | 10,034 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 30,722 | 22,645 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 27,521 | 20,664 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 24,429 | 20,685 | 3,930 | |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 19,585 | 19,190 | 9,176 | |