UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Blaby
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 33,221 | 12,581 | 9,277 | 2,056 |
| Votes gained | +7,816 | -663 | -3,013 | – |
| Share of votes | 58.1% | 22.0% | 16.2% | 3.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 48.4% | 18.3% | 13.5% | 3.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +8.3% | -4.0% | -7.9% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +9.4% | -2.0% | -5.4% | – |
| Total votes: | 57,135 | |
| Electorate: | 68,576 | |
| Turnout: | 83.3% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 8.1% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Alliance | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Alliance | Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 22,487 | 14,614 | 9,382 | 2,905 | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 22,104 | 15,895 | 8,286 | 1,357 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 24,564 | 18,090 | 8,001 | 2,938 | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 39,498 | 14,151 | 13,780 | 781 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 37,732 | 9,046 | 15,556 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 32,689 | 6,838 | 15,573 | 568 | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 33,221 | 12,581 | 9,277 | 2,056 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 25,405 | 13,244 | 12,290 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 26,892 | 13,749 | 14,594 | |||