UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Stockport North
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 18,789 | 18,456 | 5,096 | 244 |
| Votes gained | +810 | +2,301 | -1,989 | – |
| Share of votes | 44.1% | 43.3% | 12.0% | 0.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 35.1% | 34.5% | 9.5% | 0.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +0.5% | +4.1% | -5.2% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.1% | +3.9% | -3.9% | – |
| Total votes: | 42,585 | |
| Electorate: | 53,533 | |
| Turnout: | 79.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.7% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Stockport 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Denton and Reddish, Stockport 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 18,456 | 18,789 | 5,096 | 244 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,155 | 17,979 | 7,085 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 16,745 | 16,948 | 9,283 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 18,132 | 17,261 | 4,022 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 18,262 | 21,598 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 17,067 | 18,969 | 6,560 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 23,487 | 20,265 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 23,547 | 18,980 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 25,691 | 20,893 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,762 | 19,134 | 5,638 | |