Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Hertford and Stevenage

UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Hertford and Stevenage

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 31,739 30,443 7,660 581
Votes gained +11,237 +895 -3,759 -651
Share of votes 45.1% 43.2% 10.9% 0.8%
Share of eligible voters 36.2% 34.7% 8.7% 0.7%
Gain in share of votes +12.4% -3.9% -7.3% -1.1%
Gain in share of eligible voters +11.3% -1.2% -5.2% -0.8%
Total votes: 70,423
Electorate: 87,623
Turnout: 80.4%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Labour
Swing: 9.9% 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 30,443 31,739 7,660 581
10 October 1974 General Election 29,548 20,502 11,419 1,232
28 February 1974 General Election 30,343 22,167 15,444

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