UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Lambeth Central
Result summary
Parties | ||||
Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | |
Votes | 15,101 | 9,125 | 2,339 | 1,032 |
Votes gained | +4,790 | +1,955 | +1,235 | +711 |
Share of votes | 54.7% | 33.1% | 8.5% | 3.7% |
Share of eligible voters | 34.6% | 20.9% | 5.4% | 2.4% |
Gain in share of votes | +5.3% | -1.3% | +3.2% | +2.5% |
Gain in share of eligible voters | +13.4% | +6.2% | +3.1% | +1.7% |
Total votes: | 27,597 | |
Electorate: | 43,678 | |
Turnout: | 63.2% | |
Outcome: | Labour hold | |
Swing: | 3.3% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
Date | Type | Parties | |||||
Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | National Front |
Others |
Date | Type | Parties | |||||
Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | National Front |
Others | ||
3 May 1979 | General Election | 15,101 | 9,125 | 2,339 | 1,032 | 0 | |
20 April 1978 | By Election | 10,311 | 7,170 | 1,104 | 1,291 | 970 | |
10 October 1974 | General Election | 15,381 | 6,704 | 3,211 | 321 | 0 | |
28 February 1974 | General Election | 15,954 | 8,585 | 5,226 | 444 | 0 |