UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Manchester Openshaw
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | |
| Votes | 17,099 | 9,955 | 470 |
| Votes gained | +990 | +2,359 | +170 |
| Share of votes | 62.1% | 36.2% | 1.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.2% | 26.3% | 1.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | +4.6% | +9.0% | +0.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +7.4% | +8.5% | +0.5% |
| Total votes: | 27,524 | |
| Electorate: | 37,816 | |
| Turnout: | 72.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.2% | Conservative from Other |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Droylsden, Manchester Gorton 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Central Manchester, Oldham West 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 17,099 | 9,955 | 470 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,109 | 7,596 | 3,980 | 300 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 16,478 | 9,021 | 4,467 | 853 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 19,397 | 12,296 | 552 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 22,103 | 10,465 | 1,479 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 22,589 | 13,387 | 1,947 | ||
| 5 December 1963 | By Election | 16,101 | 7,139 | 1,185 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 24,975 | 16,537 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,638 | 16,596 | |||