Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Horsham and Crawley

UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Horsham and Crawley

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 42,529 27,508 10,920 493
Votes gained +12,662 +1,340 -2,928 -608
Share of votes 52.2% 33.8% 13.4% 0.6%
Share of eligible voters 42.5% 27.5% 10.9% 0.5%
Gain in share of votes +10.1% -3.1% -6.1% -0.9%
Gain in share of eligible voters +9.7% -1.3% -4.3% -0.7%
Total votes: 81,450
Electorate: 100,059
Turnout: 81.4%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 8.1% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
3 May 1979 General Election 42,529 27,508 10,920 493
10 October 1974 General Election 29,867 26,168 13,848 1,101
28 February 1974 General Election 31,802 25,028 18,167

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