UK General Election results May 1979

28th May 1979

The region in which each constituency is situated is indicated in square brackets

Bexleyheath — Bishop Aukland

Blaby — Bournemouth West

Bexleyheath
[E] Conservative hold

CD Townsend	Conservative	21,888	53.70%
R Blackwell	Labour	13,342	32.73%
J Crowhurst	Liberal	4,782	11.73%
A Wilkens	National Front	749	1.84%

Electorate: 50,872; Turnout: 80.12%;
Majority: 8,546 (20.97%)

Birkenhead
[E] Labour hold

F Field	Labour	20,803	49.87%
P Gill	Conservative	14,894	35.71%
R Perkins	Liberal	5,708	13.68%
M Fletcher	Workers Revolutionary Party	306	0.73%

Electorate: 56,421; Turnout: 73.93%;
Majority: 5,909 (14.17%)

Birmingham Edgbaston
[E] Conservative hold

JCJ Knight	Conservative	25,192	54.10%
AG Hudson	Labour	15,605	33.51%
JI Dugued	Liberal	4,377	9.40%
JR Tyler	Ecology	852	1.83%
DC Howlett	Jesus and His Cross	297	0.64%
B Dore	Save Birmingham Education	129	0.28%
LW Marshall	Ind	112	0.24%

Electorate: 68,645; Turnout: 67.83%;
Majority: 9,587 (20.59%)

Birmingham Erdington
[E] Labour hold

J Silverman	Labour	20,105	46.00%
JEC Alden	Conservative	19,425	44.45%
HJ Duffy	Liberal	3,487	7.98%
F Hastilow	National Front	687	1.57%

Electorate: 64,341; Turnout: 67.93%;
Majority: 680 (1.56%)

Birmingham Hall Green
[E] Conservative hold

RE Eyre	Conservative	27,072	54.54%
TJ Stewart	Labour	17,508	35.27%
PM Lockyer	Liberal	4,440	8.95%
R Maylin	National Front	615	1.24%

Electorate: 67,683; Turnout: 73.33%;
Majority: 9,564 (19.27%)

Birmingham Handsworth
[E] Labour hold

SRR Wright	Labour	16,998	55.21%
R Tyler	Conservative	13,789	44.79%

Electorate: 45,018; Turnout: 68.39%;
Majority: 3,209 (10.42%)

Birmingham Ladywood
[E] Labour hold

EJ Sever	Labour	13,450	63.53%
A Newhouse	Conservative	5,691	26.88%
KG Hardeman	Liberal	2,030	9.59%

Electorate: 33,989; Turnout: 62.29%;
Majority: 7,759 (36.65%)

Birmingham Northfield
[E] Conservative gain

JBL Cadbury	Conservative	25,304	45.43%
RJ Carter	Labour	25,100	45.06%
R Lewthwaite	Liberal	4,538	8.15%
RA Newman	National Front	614	1.10%
JE Beale	Workers Revolutionary Party	144	0.26%

Electorate: 78,873; Turnout: 70.62%;
Majority: 204 (0.37%)

Birmingham Perry Barr
[E] Labour hold

JW Rooker	Labour	18,674	47.58%
JR Kinsey	Conservative	18,183	46.33%
OL Griffiths	Liberal	1,811	4.61%
KA Axon	National Front	582	1.48%

Electorate: 51,794; Turnout: 75.78%;
Majority: 491 (1.25%)

Birmingham Selly Oak
[E] Conservative gain

AM Beaumont-Dark	Conservative	23,175	48.67%
T Litterick	Labour	18,400	38.64%
P Clifford	Liberal	5,452	11.45%
G Bassett	National Front	401	0.84%
PJ Crome	Child & Family Protection Group	190	0.40%

Electorate: 64,631; Turnout: 73.68%;
Majority: 4,775 (10.03%)

Birmingham Small Heath
[E] Labour hold

DH Howell	Labour	17,735	60.50%
DJ Savage	Conservative	6,268	21.38%
D Minnis	Liberal	4,470	15.25%
M Caffery	National Front	490	1.67%
CC Adamson	Socialist Unity	349	1.19%

Electorate: 46,602; Turnout: 62.90%;
Majority: 11,467 (39.12%)

Birmingham Sparkbrook
[E] Labour hold

RSG Hattersley	Labour	18,717	62.75%
N Webb	Conservative	10,398	34.86%
R Murray	Communist	715	2.40%

Electorate: 45,910; Turnout: 64.97%;
Majority: 8,319 (27.89%)

Birmingham Stechford
[E] Labour gain

TAG Davis	Labour	21,166	48.40%
A Mackay	Conservative	19,517	44.63%
GA Gopsill	Liberal	2,349	5.37%
F Russell	National Front	698	1.60%

Electorate: 61,115; Turnout: 71.55%;
Majority: 1,649 (3.77%)

Birmingham Yardley
[E] Conservative gain

DG Bevan	Conservative	20,193	47.56%
S Tierney	Labour	19,029	44.81%
SM Anderson	Liberal	2,491	5.87%
H Challendar	National Front	749	1.76%

Electorate: 57,574; Turnout: 73.75%;
Majority: 1,164 (2.74%)

Bishop Aukland
[E] Labour hold

D Foster	Labour	27,200	48.75%
MF Irvine	Conservative	21,160	37.92%
JD Frise	Liberal	7,439	13.33%

Electorate: 74,696; Turnout: 74.70%;
Majority: 6,040 (10.82%)

Blaby
[E] Conservative hold

N Lawson	Conservative	33,221	58.14%
TK Hill	Labour	12,581	22.02%
D Inman	Liberal	9,277	16.24%
P Gegan	National Front	2,056	3.60%

Electorate: 68,576; Turnout: 83.32%;
Majority: 20,640 (36.12%)

Blackburn
[E] Labour hold

JW Straw	Labour	19,683	50.71%
ID McGaw	Conservative	14,193	36.57%
FJ Beetham	Liberal	4,371	11.26%
E Adamson	National Front	565	1.46%

Electorate: 52,479; Turnout: 73.96%;
Majority: 5,490 (14.15%)

Blackpool North
[E] Conservative hold

NA Miscampbell	Conservative	23,209	53.65%
AW Verdeille	Labour	12,980	30.01%
C Hayworth	Liberal	6,127	14.16%
A Hanson	National Front	943	2.18%

Electorate: 59,557; Turnout: 72.63%;
Majority: 10,229 (23.65%)

Blackpool South
[E] Conservative hold

PAR Blaker	Conservative	21,762	51.50%
P Carrington	Labour	12,914	30.56%
EE Wynne	Liberal	7,057	16.70%
A Machin	National Front	524	1.24%

Electorate: 58,615; Turnout: 72.09%;
Majority: 8,848 (20.94%)

Blaydon
[E] Labour hold

JD McWilliam	Labour	24,687	53.40%
T Middleton	Conservative	16,178	35.00%
D Hutton	Liberal	5,364	11.60%

Electorate: 58,463; Turnout: 79.07%;
Majority: 8,509 (18.41%)

Blyth
[E] Labour hold

J Ryman	Labour	25,047	40.14%
EJ Milne	Ind Labour	17,987	28.82%
E Nicholson	Conservative	14,194	22.75%
D Parkin	Liberal	5,176	8.29%

Electorate: 79,727; Turnout: 78.27%;
Majority: 7,060 (11.31%)

Bodmin
[E] Conservative hold

RA Hicks	Conservative	27,922	54.87%
PA Tyler	Liberal	17,893	35.16%
N Knowles	Labour	3,508	6.89%
R Holmes	Mebyon Kernow	865	1.70%
C Retallack	Ecology	465	0.91%
M Carter	National Front	235	0.46%

Electorate: 61,650; Turnout: 82.54%;
Majority: 10,029 (19.71%)

Bolsover
[E] Labour hold

DE Skinner	Labour	27,495	66.58%
A Favell	Conservative	10,116	24.49%
I Frost	Liberal	3,688	8.93%

Electorate: 52,740; Turnout: 78.31%;
Majority: 17,379 (42.08%)

Bolton East
[E] Labour hold

DW Young	Labour	21,920	47.60%
R Baldwin	Conservative	20,068	43.58%
SB Lawrence	Liberal	3,603	7.82%
J Hamilton	National Front	457	0.99%

Electorate: 58,482; Turnout: 78.74%;
Majority: 1,852 (4.02%)

Bolton West
[E] Labour hold

WA Taylor	Labour	17,857	44.81%
BH Watson	Conservative	17,257	43.30%
J Fish	Liberal	4,392	11.02%
K Bernal	National Front	348	0.87%

Electorate: 50,221; Turnout: 79.36%;
Majority: 600 (1.51%)

Bootle
[E] Labour hold

A Roberts	Labour	26,900	61.02%
R Watson	Conservative	11,741	26.63%
D Mahon	Liberal	4,531	10.28%
H Fjortoft	Ind Liberal	911	2.07%

Electorate: 62,578; Turnout: 70.44%;
Majority: 15,159 (34.39%)

Bosworth
[E] Conservative hold

A Butler	Conservative	37,030	48.51%
DJ Fatchett	Labour	28,595	37.46%
E Brown	Liberal	10,032	13.14%
D Dunn	National Front	682	0.89%

Electorate: 90,290; Turnout: 84.55%;
Majority: 8,435 (11.05%)

Bothwell
[S] Labour hold

J Hamilton	Labour	26,492	54.97%
J Scott	Conservative	11,275	23.40%
TA Grieve	Liberal	5,225	10.84%
JF McCool	SNP	5,202	10.79%

Electorate: 61,309; Turnout: 78.61%;
Majority: 15,217 (31.57%)

Bournemouth East
[E] Conservative hold

D Atkinson	Conservative	25,808	62.64%
J Goodwin	Labour	7,553	18.33%
D Matthew	Liberal	6,738	16.35%
J Pratt	New Britain	581	1.41%
J Dempsey	Ecology	523	1.27%

Electorate: 56,382; Turnout: 73.08%;
Majority: 18,255 (44.31%)

Bournemouth West
[E] Conservative hold

J Eden	Conservative	25,873	59.84%
PJ Brushett	Labour	9,247	21.39%
TDG Richards	Liberal	7,677	17.76%
G Hubbard	National Front	438	1.01%

Electorate: 61,359; Turnout: 70.46%;
Majority: 16,626 (38.45%)

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