UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – North West Surrey
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 36,219 | 10,763 | 9,037 | 796 |
| Votes gained | +10,695 | -1,180 | -2,319 | +333 |
| Share of votes | 63.7% | 18.9% | 15.9% | 1.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 48.2% | 14.3% | 12.0% | 1.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | +11.5% | -5.5% | -7.4% | +0.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +11.1% | -3.0% | -4.5% | +0.4% |
| Total votes: | 56,815 | |
| Electorate: | 75,197 | |
| Turnout: | 75.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 9.4% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 41,772 | 8,886 | 13,378 | 1,441 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 38,535 | 6,751 | 14,960 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 35,297 | 5,452 | 14,279 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 36,219 | 10,763 | 9,037 | 796 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 25,524 | 11,943 | 11,356 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 28,841 | 11,608 | 13,892 | 463 | ||