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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Tiverton

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Liberal Labour
Votes 33,444 17,215 8,281
Votes gained +8,179 -2,696 -665
Share of votes 56.7% 29.2% 14.0%
Share of eligible voters 45.0% 23.1% 11.1%
Gain in share of votes +10.1% -7.6% -2.5%
Gain in share of eligible voters +8.8% -5.4% -1.7%
Total votes: 58,940
Electorate: 74,370
Turnout: 79.2%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 8.8% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Liberal Labour Alliance Liberal
Democrat		 Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Liberal Labour Alliance Liberal
Democrat		 Other
9 April 1992 General Election 30,376 5,950 19,287 3,328
11 June 1987 General Election 29,875 3,400 20,663 434
9 June 1983 General Election 27,101 3,154 19,215
3 May 1979 General Election 33,444 17,215 8,281
10 October 1974 General Election 25,265 19,911 8,946
28 February 1974 General Election 27,164 21,623 8,308
18 June 1970 General Election 24,689 9,229 10,823
31 March 1966 General Election 20,351 10,225 11,325
15 October 1964 General Election 19,280 14,053 7,397
16 November 1960 By Election 15,308 12,268 5,895
8 October 1959 General Election 21,714 7,504 9,836
26 May 1955 General Election 23,475 13,051
25 October 1951 General Election 24,532 14,084
23 February 1950 General Election 20,606 6,885 12,055
5 July 1945 General Election 16,919 7,418 8,634
14 November 1935 General Election Uncontested
27 October 1931 General Election Uncontested
30 May 1929 General Election 15,423 12,908 2,199
29 October 1924 General Election 13,601 11,942
6 December 1923 General Election 12,300 12,303
15 November 1922 General Election 10,304 10,230 1,457
14 December 1918 General Election 9,598 4,827 2,377

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