UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Dearne Valley
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 31,783 | 9,048 | 5,352 |
| Votes gained | -1,532 | +3,002 | -236 |
| Share of votes | 68.8% | 19.6% | 11.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 49.5% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | -5.3% | +6.1% | -0.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -3.2% | +4.5% | -0.5% |
| Total votes: | 46,183 | |
| Electorate: | 64,183 | |
| Turnout: | 72.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 5.7% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Don Valley, Rother Valley, Wentworth 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Barnsley East, Don Valley, Wentworth 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | National Liberal |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | National Liberal |
Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 31,783 | 9,048 | 5,352 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 33,315 | 6,046 | 5,588 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 34,727 | 6,950 | 7,873 | 906 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 33,966 | 6,848 | 4,426 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 36,735 | 6,121 | 2,170 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 38,101 | 9,069 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 39,088 | 11,205 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 36,718 | 10,402 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 39,782 | 10,197 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 40,420 | 10,365 | |||