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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Woolwich West

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 21,222 18,613 4,363 630
Votes gained +3,942 +3,715 +2,479 -276
Share of votes 47.3% 41.5% 9.7% 1.4%
Share of eligible voters 37.7% 33.0% 7.7% 1.1%
Gain in share of votes -1.4% -0.5% +4.4% -0.7%
Gain in share of eligible voters +7.0% +6.6% +4.4% -0.6%
Total votes: 44,828
Electorate: 56,327
Turnout: 79.6%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 2.9% Liberal from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Woolwich
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Eltham
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Independent
Conservative		 National
Front		 Others
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Independent
Conservative		 National
Front		 Others
3 May 1979 General Election 21,222 18,613 4,363 630 0
26 June 1975 By Election 17,280 14,898 1,884 856 503
10 October 1974 General Election 16,073 19,614 5,962 0
28 February 1974 General Election 17,690 20,126 7,833 0
18 June 1970 General Election 20,418 21,036 0
31 March 1966 General Election 19,256 23,344 906 0
15 October 1964 General Election 20,639 22,420 1,112 0
8 October 1959 General Election 24,373 20,678 1,189 0
26 May 1955 General Election 23,981 22,101 0
25 October 1951 General Election 23,385 22,041 2,040 0
23 February 1950 General Election 21,259 21,119 3,279 0
5 July 1945 General Election 14,771 23,655 0
14 November 1935 General Election 24,649 17,373 0
27 October 1931 General Election 26,441 14,520 0
30 May 1929 General Election 17,296 16,964 4,140 0
29 October 1924 General Election 16,504 12,304 0
6 December 1923 General Election 12,380 11,357 0
15 November 1922 General Election 14,453 9,550 0
14 December 1918 General Election 12,348 7,088 1,109 0

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