UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Plymouth Drake
Result summary
Parties | ||||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
Votes | 21,759 | 17,515 | 3,452 | 279 |
Votes gained | +4,472 | +262 | -3,902 | – |
Share of votes | 50.6% | 40.7% | 8.0% | 0.6% |
Share of eligible voters | 39.1% | 31.4% | 6.2% | 0.5% |
Gain in share of votes | +9.3% | -0.5% | -9.5% | – |
Gain in share of eligible voters | +7.9% | +0.4% | -7.0% | – |
Total votes: | 43,005 | |
Electorate: | 55,711 | |
Turnout: | 77.2% | |
Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
Swing: | 9.4% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Plymouth 14 December 1918 |
Constituency succeeded by Plymouth Devonport, Plymouth Sutton 23 February 1950 |
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Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Common Wealth Movement |
Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Common Wealth Movement |
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9 April 1992 | General Election | 17,075 | 15,062 | 5,893 | 1,012 | |||
11 June 1987 | General Election | 16,195 | 9,451 | 13,070 | 493 | |||
9 June 1983 | General Election | 19,718 | 7,921 | 11,133 | 163 | |||
3 May 1979 | General Election | 21,759 | 17,515 | 3,452 | 279 | |||
10 October 1974 | General Election | 17,287 | 17,253 | 7,354 | ||||
28 February 1974 | General Election | 18,417 | 15,806 | 8,784 | ||||
5 July 1945 | General Election | 12,871 | 15,070 | 1,681 | ||||
14 November 1935 | General Election | 21,446 | 15,368 | |||||
27 October 1931 | General Election | 25,063 | 12,669 | |||||
30 May 1929 | General Election | 14,673 | 16,684 | 6,309 | ||||
29 October 1924 | General Election | 14,669 | 12,161 | 3,645 | ||||
6 December 1923 | General Election | 12,345 | 11,849 | 4,082 | ||||
15 November 1922 | General Election | 11,698 | 8,359 | 6,594 | ||||
14 December 1918 | General Election | 17,188 | 6,225 |