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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Ilkeston

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 29,760 21,160 7,879
Votes gained -1,393 +5,865 -1,792
Share of votes 50.6% 36.0% 13.4%
Share of eligible voters 39.5% 28.1% 10.5%
Gain in share of votes -4.9% +8.7% -3.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters -2.0% +7.7% -2.4%
Total votes: 58,799
Electorate: 75,305
Turnout: 78.1%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 6.8% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal National
Labour		 Other Coalition
Liberal		 National
Liberal
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal National
Labour		 Other Coalition
Liberal		 National
Liberal
3 May 1979 General Election 29,760 21,160 7,879
10 October 1974 General Election 31,153 15,295 9,671
28 February 1974 General Election 31,500 17,320 11,734
18 June 1970 General Election 32,961 15,870 6,157
31 March 1966 General Election 36,522 15,582
15 October 1964 General Election 33,924 13,542 8,930
8 October 1959 General Election 39,930 18,286
26 May 1955 General Election 38,961 17,268
25 October 1951 General Election 40,671 10,273 9,387
23 February 1950 General Election 39,495 10,113 11,262
5 July 1945 General Election 26,536 8,439 4,720
14 November 1935 General Election 23,851 13,250
27 October 1931 General Election 17,585 17,587
30 May 1929 General Election 20,202 6,258 7,766
29 October 1924 General Election 11,011 9,203 4,320
6 December 1923 General Election 9,191 6,566 6,112
15 November 1922 General Election 9,432 5,841 8,348
14 December 1918 General Election 7,962 9,660

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