UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Warley East
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | |
| Votes | 21,333 | 16,236 | 1,204 |
| Votes gained | +268 | +3,348 | – |
| Share of votes | 55.0% | 41.9% | 3.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.8% | 29.5% | 2.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | +0.5% | +8.5% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +2.1% | +7.1% | – |
| Total votes: | 38,773 | |
| Electorate: | 55,026 | |
| Turnout: | 70.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.0% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 19,891 | 12,097 | 4,547 | 561 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 19,428 | 13,843 | 5,396 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 18,036 | 14,645 | 6,697 | 217 | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 21,333 | 16,236 | 1,204 | |||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 21,065 | 12,888 | 4,664 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 24,780 | 17,209 | ||||