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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Penistone

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 28,010 18,309 10,772
Votes gained +8,586 +4,256 +1,531
Share of votes 49.1% 32.1% 18.9%
Share of eligible voters 38.7% 25.3% 14.9%
Gain in share of votes +3.6% -0.8% -2.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters +9.7% +4.3% +1.1%
Total votes: 57,091
Electorate: 72,370
Turnout: 78.9%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 3.2% Labour from Liberal

Polling history

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List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Hallamshire, Holmfirth
14 December 1918
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Independent
Labour		 Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Independent
Labour		 Other
3 May 1979 General Election 28,010 18,309 10,772
13 July 1978 By Election 19,424 14,053 9,241
10 October 1974 General Election 27,146 12,011 10,900
28 February 1974 General Election 27,797 14,084 13,140 867
18 June 1970 General Election 31,615 14,897 7,347
31 March 1966 General Election 31,419 11,817 7,191
15 October 1964 General Election 29,784 13,095 8,372
8 October 1959 General Election 31,117 19,809
11 June 1959 By Election 25,315 14,196
26 May 1955 General Election 29,432 17,796
25 October 1951 General Election 36,139 20,145
23 February 1950 General Election 34,979 16,128 5,316
5 July 1945 General Election 40,180 20,869
14 November 1935 General Election 23,869 20,783
27 October 1931 General Election 14,584 19,556 6,821
30 May 1929 General Election 17,286 10,640 10,277
29 October 1924 General Election 10,997 9,718 7,799
6 December 1923 General Election 8,329 7,369 9,164
15 November 1922 General Election 8,382 7,600 8,924
14 December 1918 General Election 6,744 7,338 4,556

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