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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Accrington

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Votes 19,576 16,282 3,646 508
Votes gained -262 +2,664 -2,058 -668
Share of votes 48.9% 40.7% 9.1% 1.3%
Share of eligible voters 38.5% 32.0% 7.2% 1.0%
Gain in share of votes -0.3% +6.9% -5.0% -1.6%
Gain in share of eligible voters -0.5% +5.2% -4.1% -1.3%
Total votes: 40,012
Electorate: 50,822
Turnout: 78.7%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 6.0% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« First contested
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Hyndburn
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Constitutionalist Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Constitutionalist Other
3 May 1979 General Election 19,576 16,282 3,646 508
10 October 1974 General Election 19,838 13,618 5,704 1,176
28 February 1974 General Election 20,050 15,018 7,191
18 June 1970 General Election 20,828 20,234
31 March 1966 General Election 21,330 14,508 4,375
15 October 1964 General Election 20,561 15,143 5,663
8 October 1959 General Election 22,242 21,642
26 May 1955 General Election 22,502 21,157
25 October 1951 General Election 24,802 22,611
23 February 1950 General Election 23,295 19,022 5,403
5 July 1945 General Election 21,102 16,025 6,247
14 November 1935 General Election 21,203 25,273
27 October 1931 General Election 18,177 30,799
30 May 1929 General Election 25,336 23,110
29 October 1924 General Election 18,148 20,391
6 December 1923 General Election 16,793 19,981
15 November 1922 General Election 16,462 11,408 9,359
14 December 1918 General Election 6,369 13,808 8,378 738

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