UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Goole
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 27,690 | 16,439 | 3,976 |
| Votes gained | +886 | +3,732 | -1,309 |
| Share of votes | 57.6% | 34.2% | 8.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.9% | 24.9% | 6.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | -2.3% | +5.8% | -3.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +0.4% | +5.2% | -2.2% |
| Total votes: | 48,105 | |
| Electorate: | 66,042 | |
| Turnout: | 72.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.7% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Don Valley, Pontefract and Castleford 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Boothferry, Doncaster North, Pontefract and Castleford, Selby 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | National Liberal |
Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | National Liberal |
Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 27,690 | 16,439 | 3,976 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 26,804 | 12,707 | 5,285 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 30,245 | 17,020 | 2,150 | ||
| 27 May 1971 | By Election | 24,323 | 10,990 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 26,424 | 17,457 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 26,117 | 13,969 | 952 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 25,256 | 15,435 | 1,165 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 26,352 | 16,581 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,420 | 15,456 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 26,088 | 17,073 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 25,635 | 16,853 | |||