UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Haltemprice
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | |
| Votes | 34,525 | 14,637 | 12,743 |
| Votes gained | +6,319 | -1,929 | +360 |
| Share of votes | 55.8% | 23.6% | 20.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.1% | 18.3% | 15.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | +6.4% | -5.3% | -1.1% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +6.1% | -3.4% | -0.3% |
| Total votes: | 61,905 | |
| Electorate: | 80,058 | |
| Turnout: | 77.3% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 5.9% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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First contested 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Beverley, Boothferry 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 34,525 | 12,743 | 14,637 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 28,206 | 12,383 | 16,566 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 31,720 | 11,031 | 19,896 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 30,042 | 15,862 | 10,129 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 25,566 | 13,017 | 8,277 |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 26,131 | 10,360 | 9,986 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 26,102 | 9,750 | 7,562 |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 26,162 | 11,820 | |