UK Polling History - Election of 3 May 1979

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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Ipswich

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9 June 1983

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Other
Votes	34,444	30,703	5,772	564
Votes gained	+2,878	+870	-2,523	-597
Share of votes	48.2%	43.0%	8.1%	0.8%
Share of eligible voters	38.9%	34.7%	6.5%	0.6%
Gain in share of votes	+2.9%	+0.1%	-3.8%	-0.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters	+2.9%	+0.7%	-2.9%	-0.7%

Total votes:	71,483
Electorate:	88,470
Turnout:	80.8%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	3.4%	Labour from Liberal

Polling history

List of contests

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	Alliance	Other	UKIP	Green	Reform UK	Brexit	Others

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Liberal Democrat	Alliance	Other	UKIP	Green	Reform UK	Brexit	Others
4 July 2024	General Election	19,099	11,696		2,241				3,652	7,027		356
12 December 2019	General Election	19,473	24,952		2,439				1,283		1,432	0
8 June 2017	General Election	24,224	23,393		1,187		121	1,372	840			0
7 May 2015	General Election	18,061	21,794		1,400			5,703	1,736			0
6 May 2010	General Election	16,292	18,371		8,556		1,582	1,365	775			0
5 May 2005	General Election	18,336	13,004		8,464		2,074					0
22 November 2001	By Election	11,881	7,794		6,146			276	255			1,053
7 June 2001	General Election	19,952	11,871		5,904		1,146					0
1 May 1997	General Election	25,484	15,048		5,881		1,952					0
9 April 1992	General Election	23,680	23,415		6,159		772					0
11 June 1987	General Election	22,454	23,328			6,596	174					0
9 June 1983	General Election	22,191	21,114			7,220	235					0
3 May 1979	General Election	34,444	30,703	5,772			564					0
10 October 1974	General Election	31,566	29,833	8,295								0
28 February 1974	General Election	29,634	29,893	11,857			1,161					0
18 June 1970	General Election	27,691	27,704	5,147			2,322					0
31 March 1966	General Election	30,313	23,440	6,200			769					0
15 October 1964	General Election	24,648	22,216	14,755			349					0
8 October 1959	General Election	25,858	22,623	14,359								0
26 May 1955	General Election	32,306	28,724									0
25 October 1951	General Election	33,463	29,227									0
23 February 1950	General Election	29,386	24,993	8,340								0
5 July 1945	General Election	26,296	18,177	8,819								0
14 November 1935	General Election	21,278	28,528									0
27 October 1931	General Election	17,490	29,782									0
30 May 1929	General Election	17,592	18,527	10,559								0
29 October 1924	General Election	15,791	19,621									0
6 December 1923	General Election	15,824	15,364									0
15 November 1922	General Election	14,924	17,134									0
14 December 1918	General Election	8,143	13,553	3,663								0

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