UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Stockport South
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 16,910 | 15,785 | 4,458 | 374 |
| Votes gained | +629 | +3,724 | -2,702 | – |
| Share of votes | 45.1% | 42.1% | 11.9% | 1.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 34.9% | 32.5% | 9.2% | 0.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | -0.8% | +8.1% | -8.3% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +0.8% | +7.3% | -5.8% | – |
| Total votes: | 37,527 | |
| Electorate: | 48,513 | |
| Turnout: | 77.3% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 8.2% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Stockport 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Denton and Reddish, Hazel Grove, Stockport 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 16,910 | 15,785 | 4,458 | 374 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,281 | 12,061 | 7,160 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 15,722 | 12,624 | 9,182 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 16,747 | 14,679 | 4,613 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 19,456 | 15,387 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 16,755 | 13,718 | 7,107 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 17,982 | 20,522 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 16,612 | 20,698 | ||
| 3 February 1955 | By Election | 13,758 | 16,321 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 18,675 | 22,075 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 16,897 | 19,079 | 5,778 | |