Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Luton East

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

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 17,809 16,962 5,285 674
Votes gained +3,609 -915 -1,662 +375
Share of votes 43.7% 41.6% 13.0% 1.7%
Share of eligible voters 34.0% 32.4% 10.1% 1.3%
Gain in share of votes +7.6% -3.8% -4.7% +0.9%
Gain in share of eligible voters +7.4% -1.0% -2.9% +0.7%
Total votes: 40,730
Electorate: 52,427
Turnout: 77.7%
Outcome: Conservative gain from Labour
Swing: 6.2% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal Other
3 May 1979 General Election 16,962 17,809 5,285 674
10 October 1974 General Election 17,877 14,200 6,947 299
28 February 1974 General Election 17,137 15,712 9,680 155

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