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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Wirral

Result summary

Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
Votes 44,519 21,188 9,769
Votes gained +9,844 +10,626 +3,855
Share of votes 59.0% 28.1% 12.9%
Share of eligible voters 45.9% 21.8% 10.1%
Gain in share of votes -7.8% +7.7% +1.6%
Gain in share of eligible voters +8.6% +10.5% +3.7%
Total votes: 75,476
Electorate: 97,033
Turnout: 77.8%
Outcome: Conservative hold
Swing: 7.8% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Others Independent
Conservative
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal Other Others Independent
Conservative
3 May 1979 General Election 44,519 21,188 9,769 0
11 March 1976 By Election 34,675 10,562 5,914 466 307
10 October 1974 General Election 35,705 22,217 12,345 0
28 February 1974 General Election 22,605 14,123 38,452 0
18 June 1970 General Election 38,655 22,197 9,276 0
31 March 1966 General Election 31,477 21,624 12,313 0
15 October 1964 General Election 32,084 17,445 14,574 0
8 October 1959 General Election 39,807 18,805 0
26 May 1955 General Election 33,027 15,976 0
25 October 1951 General Election 32,631 17,392 0
23 February 1950 General Election 29,232 15,993 6,018 0
5 July 1945 General Election 42,544 25,919 14,302 0
14 November 1935 General Election 41,617 15,801 0
27 October 1931 General Election 44,935 10,177 0
30 May 1929 General Election 23,522 10,876 15,158 0
29 October 1924 General Election 17,705 11,697 0
6 December 1923 General Election 11,791 13,631 0
15 November 1922 General Election 12,888 4,363 8,014 0
14 December 1918 General Election Uncontested 0

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