UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Newham North East
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 22,818 | 12,778 | 4,027 | 2,249 |
| Votes gained | +613 | +4,114 | -853 | -1,038 |
| Share of votes | 54.5% | 30.5% | 9.6% | 5.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.4% | 19.3% | 6.1% | 3.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | -2.4% | +8.3% | -2.9% | -3.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +0.7% | +6.1% | -1.3% | -1.6% |
| Total votes: | 41,872 | |
| Electorate: | 66,371 | |
| Turnout: | 63.1% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 5.7% | Conservative from Other |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Other | Liberal Democrat |
Others | UKIP | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Other | Liberal Democrat |
Others | UKIP | ||
| 9 June 1994 | By Election | 14,688 | 2,850 | 821 | 725 | 509 | |||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 20,952 | 10,966 | 4,020 | 0 | ||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 20,220 | 11,984 | 6,772 | 0 | ||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 19,282 | 10,773 | 7,943 | 794 | 0 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 22,818 | 12,778 | 4,027 | 2,249 | 0 | |||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 22,205 | 8,664 | 4,880 | 3,287 | 0 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 24,200 | 10,869 | 8,486 | 962 | 0 | |||