UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Battersea North
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 15,834 | 9,358 | 2,021 | 953 |
| Votes gained | -1,327 | +3,339 | -1,027 | -399 |
| Share of votes | 56.2% | 33.2% | 7.2% | 3.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.2% | 22.6% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | -6.0% | +11.4% | -3.9% | -1.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.1% | +9.1% | -1.9% | -0.7% |
| Total votes: | 28,166 | |
| Electorate: | 41,435 | |
| Turnout: | 68.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 8.7% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Battersea 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Battersea 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Communist | Constitutionalist | Coalition Liberal |
National Liberal |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Communist | Constitutionalist | Coalition Liberal |
National Liberal |
Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 15,834 | 9,358 | 2,021 | 953 | ||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 17,161 | 6,019 | 3,048 | 1,352 | ||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 18,503 | 8,080 | 4,683 | 208 | ||||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 11,621 | 4,927 | 1,012 | 179 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 15,522 | 5,350 | 650 | |||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 14,930 | 5,847 | 2,187 | 471 | ||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 19,595 | 9,289 | ||||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 20,980 | 8,058 | 622 | |||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 25,882 | 9,805 | ||||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 24,762 | 9,084 | 1,090 | 655 | ||||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 14,070 | 4,969 | ||||||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 17,596 | 12,393 | ||||||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 11,985 | 18,688 | 3,021 | |||||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 13,265 | 10,833 | 4,513 | 6,554 | ||||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 15,096 | 14,554 | ||||||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 12,341 | 12,527 | ||||||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 11,311 | 1,756 | 9,290 | |||||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 5,634 | 11,231 | ||||||