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

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 21,700 11,240 2,998 884
Votes gained +1,888 +3,853 -1,640 -116
Share of votes 58.9% 30.5% 8.1% 2.4%
Share of eligible voters 41.3% 21.4% 5.7% 1.7%
Gain in share of votes -1.4% +8.0% -6.0% -0.6%
Gain in share of eligible voters +2.5% +6.9% -3.4% -0.3%
Total votes: 36,822
Electorate: 52,523
Turnout: 70.1%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 7.0% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Woolwich
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Woolwich
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other Communist
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other Communist
3 May 1979 General Election 21,700 11,240 2,998 884
10 October 1974 General Election 19,812 7,387 4,638 1,000
28 February 1974 General Election 20,967 8,990 6,390 1,257
18 June 1970 General Election 19,423 10,259
31 March 1966 General Election 22,241 8,798
15 October 1964 General Election 22,158 10,303
8 October 1959 General Election 22,353 12,638
26 May 1955 General Election 23,275 12,929
25 October 1951 General Election 26,982 15,420
14 June 1951 By Election 20,801 13,449
23 February 1950 General Election 26,604 14,234 1,504 252 601
5 July 1945 General Election 18,983 7,237 571
14 November 1935 General Election 17,563 12,721
27 October 1931 General Election 16,658 16,050
30 May 1929 General Election 20,447 11,906
29 October 1924 General Election 16,660 11,862
6 December 1923 General Election 15,766 9,839
15 November 1922 General Election 15,620 11,714
14 December 1918 General Election Uncontested

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