UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Surbiton
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 20,063 | 9,261 | 6,093 |
| Votes gained | +4,733 | -48 | -2,838 |
| Share of votes | 56.6% | 26.1% | 17.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 42.8% | 19.7% | 13.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +11.0% | -1.6% | -9.4% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +9.5% | -0.5% | -6.4% |
| Total votes: | 35,417 | |
| Electorate: | 46,922 | |
| Turnout: | 75.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 10.2% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Epsom, Esher, Kingston upon Thames 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Kingston and Surbiton 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 19,033 | 6,384 | 9,394 | 161 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 19,861 | 5,111 | 10,120 | 465 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 18,245 | 5,173 | 9,496 | 551 | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 20,063 | 9,261 | 6,093 | |||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 15,330 | 9,309 | 8,931 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 17,176 | 9,813 | 10,676 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 17,359 | 10,469 | 4,027 | 1,706 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 19,989 | 14,561 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 20,499 | 13,337 | ||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 24,058 | 11,633 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 22,863 | 12,380 | ||||