Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Mid Oxfordshire

UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Mid Oxfordshire

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Votes 28,465 13,004 8,367 174
Votes gained +7,521 -537 -2,639 -314
Share of votes 56.9% 26.0% 16.7% 0.3%
Share of eligible voters 45.0% 20.6% 13.2% 0.3%
Gain in share of votes +10.9% -3.8% -7.5% -0.6%
Gain in share of eligible voters +9.9% -2.1% -5.2% -0.5%
Total votes: 50,010
Electorate: 63,212
Turnout: 79.1%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 9.2% Conservative from Liberal

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other
3 May 1979 General Election 28,465 13,004 8,367 174
10 October 1974 General Election 20,944 13,541 11,006
28 February 1974 General Election 22,148 14,175 12,160 488

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