UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Kingston-upon-Hull West
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 19,750 | 11,592 | 3,656 | 411 |
| Votes gained | -643 | +1,320 | -2,852 | – |
| Share of votes | 55.8% | 32.7% | 10.3% | 1.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 37.6% | 22.1% | 7.0% | 0.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +0.9% | +5.1% | -7.2% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +2.2% | +4.2% | -4.3% | – |
| Total votes: | 35,409 | |
| Electorate: | 52,489 | |
| Turnout: | 67.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 6.1% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Haltemprice, Kingston upon Hull Central 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Kingston-upon-Hull West and Hessle 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 21,139 | 10,554 | 4,867 | 308 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 19,527 | 11,397 | 6,669 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 15,361 | 11,707 | 9,575 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 19,750 | 11,592 | 3,656 | 411 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 20,393 | 10,272 | 6,508 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 20,719 | 12,788 | 8,497 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 24,050 | 14,537 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 26,816 | 14,551 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 24,855 | 18,825 | ||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 25,446 | 23,011 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,785 | 20,262 | ||||