Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Luton West

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

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 21,230 20,984 5,233 701
Votes gained +7,267 +582 -4,056 –
Share of votes 44.1% 43.6% 10.9% 1.5%
Share of eligible voters 34.7% 34.3% 8.6% 1.1%
Gain in share of votes +12.1% -3.2% -10.4% –
Gain in share of eligible voters +10.7% -0.7% -7.4% –
Total votes: 48,148
Electorate: 61,186
Turnout: 78.7%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Labour
Swing: 11.3% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
3 May 1979 General Election 20,984 21,230 5,233 701
10 October 1974 General Election 20,402 13,963 9,289
28 February 1974 General Election 20,083 15,041 12,669

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