UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Preston South
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 17,810 | 17,189 | 4,625 | 374 |
| Votes gained | -639 | +2,489 | -831 | -376 |
| Share of votes | 44.5% | 43.0% | 11.6% | 0.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.4% | 33.2% | 8.9% | 0.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | -2.4% | +5.6% | -2.3% | -1.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.4% | +4.6% | -1.7% | -0.7% |
| Total votes: | 39,998 | |
| Electorate: | 51,820 | |
| Turnout: | 77.2% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.0% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Preston 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Preston, South Ribble 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 17,810 | 17,189 | 4,625 | 374 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 18,449 | 14,700 | 5,456 | 750 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 17,354 | 15,467 | 7,974 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 19,149 | 20,480 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 20,720 | 17,931 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 19,352 | 19,004 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 18,935 | 21,954 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 21,023 | 21,497 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 22,760 | 22,744 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,716 | 22,567 | ||