UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Huddersfield East
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 19,040 | 15,945 | 4,890 | 243 |
| Votes gained | -482 | +4,837 | -2,436 | -521 |
| Share of votes | 47.5% | 39.7% | 12.2% | 0.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 35.3% | 29.5% | 9.1% | 0.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | -3.0% | +11.1% | -6.7% | -1.4% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.2% | +8.8% | -4.6% | -1.0% |
| Total votes: | 40,118 | |
| Electorate: | 53,983 | |
| Turnout: | 74.3% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 8.9% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Huddersfield 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Dewsbury, Huddersfield 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 19,040 | 15,945 | 4,890 | 243 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 19,522 | 11,108 | 7,326 | 764 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 20,224 | 12,920 | 8,530 | 1,042 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 20,629 | 15,632 | 4,569 | 308 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 21,960 | 11,081 | 6,303 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 20,501 | 12,232 | 7,494 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,474 | 19,389 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 22,835 | 18,611 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 22,368 | 17,799 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,296 | 17,063 | ||