UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Coventry South West
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | |
| Votes | 27,928 | 22,274 | 5,921 | 561 |
| Votes gained | +6,821 | -951 | -2,658 | -405 |
| Share of votes | 49.3% | 39.3% | 10.4% | 1.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.2% | 32.0% | 8.5% | 0.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +10.1% | -3.8% | -5.5% | -0.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +9.0% | -2.2% | -4.1% | -0.6% |
| Total votes: | 56,684 | |
| Electorate: | 69,552 | |
| Turnout: | 81.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative gain from Labour | |
| Swing: | 7.8% | Conservative from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
| 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 | 23,225 | 21,789 | 4,666 | 1,193 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 22,318 | 19,108 | 10,166 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 22,223 | 15,776 | 11,174 | 214 | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 27,928 | 22,274 | 5,921 | 561 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 21,107 | 23,225 | 8,579 | 966 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 22,472 | 22,985 | 11,348 | |||