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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Thanet East

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 20,367 10,128 4,755 376
Votes gained +4,554 -1,182 -1,717 -332
Share of votes 57.2% 28.4% 13.3% 1.1%
Share of eligible voters 41.6% 20.7% 9.7% 0.8%
Gain in share of votes +11.1% -4.5% -5.5% -1.0%
Gain in share of eligible voters +8.6% -2.9% -3.8% -0.7%
Total votes: 35,626
Electorate: 48,989
Turnout: 72.7%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 8.3% 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 20,367 10,128 4,755 376
10 October 1974 General Election 15,813 11,310 6,472 708
28 February 1974 General Election 17,944 11,347 8,997

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