UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – South East Derbyshire
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 24,004 | 16,617 | 5,518 | 498 |
| Votes gained | +5,148 | -1,234 | -886 | – |
| Share of votes | 51.5% | 35.6% | 11.8% | 1.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.7% | 28.9% | 9.6% | 0.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | +7.7% | -5.8% | -3.0% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +6.6% | -4.3% | -2.3% | – |
| Total votes: | 46,637 | |
| Electorate: | 57,516 | |
| Turnout: | 81.1% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 6.8% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from South Derbyshire 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Amber Valley, Erewash, South Derbyshire 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency formed from South Derbyshire 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Amber Valley, Erewash, South Derbyshire 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 | 16,617 | 24,004 | 5,518 | 498 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 17,851 | 18,856 | 6,404 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 16,981 | 20,016 | 8,378 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 29,461 | 32,185 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 32,407 | 26,911 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 29,528 | 28,655 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 25,362 | 25,374 | 4,980 | |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,620 | 24,039 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 33,020 | 29,663 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 30,039 | 24,789 | 6,396 | |