UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Runcorn
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 32,907 | 22,226 | 8,783 |
| Votes gained | +7,860 | +2,647 | -405 |
| Share of votes | 51.5% | 34.8% | 13.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.1% | 27.1% | 10.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +5.3% | -1.3% | -3.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.2% | -0.9% | -2.4% |
| Total votes: | 63,916 | |
| Electorate: | 82,126 | |
| Turnout: | 77.8% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.3% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Bucklow, Eddisbury, Knutsford, Northwich 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Eddisbury, Halton, Tatton, Warrington South 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 32,907 | 22,226 | 8,783 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 25,047 | 19,579 | 9,188 | 464 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 26,374 | 19,106 | 12,020 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 25,272 | 16,204 | 5,741 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 21,472 | 16,290 | 6,606 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 21,586 | 14,127 | 8,343 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 26,615 | 13,837 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,682 | 13,852 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 24,821 | 14,980 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,145 | 14,063 | 4,768 | |