Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Bebington and Ellesmere Port

UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Bebington and Ellesmere Port

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
Votes 32,488 32,002 9,591
Votes gained +6,669 -308 -356
Share of votes 43.9% 43.2% 12.9%
Share of eligible voters 35.4% 34.9% 10.4%
Gain in share of votes +5.9% -4.3% -1.7%
Gain in share of eligible voters +5.6% -2.4% -1.0%
Total votes: 74,081
Electorate: 91,816
Turnout: 80.7%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Labour
Swing: 5.1% Conservative from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
3 May 1979 General Election 32,002 32,488 9,591
10 October 1974 General Election 32,310 25,819 9,947
28 February 1974 General Election 31,850 27,388 12,372

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