UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Hackney Central
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | Liberal | |
| Votes | 16,506 | 7,718 | 1,894 | 1,835 |
| Votes gained | -1,144 | +2,921 | +1,642 | -1,339 |
| Share of votes | 59.0% | 27.6% | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 35.5% | 16.6% | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | -9.8% | +8.9% | +5.8% | -5.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.9% | +6.7% | +3.6% | -2.6% |
| Total votes: | 27,953 | |
| Electorate: | 46,464 | |
| Turnout: | 60.2% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 9.4% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Hackney South 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Hackney North and Stoke Newington, Hackney South and Shoreditch 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | National Liberal |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | National Liberal |
Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 16,506 | 7,718 | 1,835 | 1,894 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 17,650 | 4,797 | 3,174 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 18,705 | 6,302 | 5,256 | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 17,380 | 9,339 | 252 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 21,466 | 7,440 | 4,762 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 23,110 | 11,734 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 25,407 | 15,905 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 27,012 | 15,212 | 1,530 | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 14,810 | 4,889 | 2,348 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 15,332 | 14,375 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 9,295 | 16,963 | 6,316 | ||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 12,462 | 10,814 | 10,186 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 9,684 | 11,414 | 5,594 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 6,354 | 7,252 | 8,569 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 4,507 | 6,825 | 9,795 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | |||||