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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Battersea South

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 13,984 13,652 2,802 561
Votes gained -350 +2,169 -1,219 +391
Share of votes 45.1% 44.0% 9.0% 1.8%
Share of eligible voters 32.0% 31.2% 6.4% 1.3%
Gain in share of votes -2.7% +5.8% -4.4% +1.2%
Gain in share of eligible voters +1.3% +6.7% -2.2% +0.9%
Total votes: 30,999
Electorate: 43,712
Turnout: 70.9%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 5.1% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Battersea, Clapham
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Battersea, Tooting
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Independent Communist
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Independent Communist
3 May 1979 General Election 13,652 13,984 2,802 561
10 October 1974 General Election 11,483 14,334 4,021 170
28 February 1974 General Election 12,778 14,431 5,919 787
18 June 1970 General Election 9,227 10,925 1,183 716
31 March 1966 General Election 9,861 13,651 2,276
15 October 1964 General Election 10,615 12,253 3,294
8 October 1959 General Election 14,203 12,451 2,774
26 May 1955 General Election 15,044 14,365 2,219
25 October 1951 General Election 17,731 17,237
23 February 1950 General Election 15,774 16,142 2,949
5 July 1945 General Election 12,050 19,275
14 November 1935 General Election 21,268 15,821
27 October 1931 General Election 27,857 12,822 909
30 May 1929 General Election 17,695 18,113 5,516
29 October 1924 General Election 19,588 14,371
6 December 1923 General Election 14,558 13,440
15 November 1922 General Election 17,685 11,050
14 December 1918 General Election 15,670 3,383 2,273 1,657

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