UK General Election results May 1979

28th May 1979

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

Bradford North — Brighton Kemptown

Brighton Pavilion — Caithness & Sutherland

Bradford North
[E] Labour hold

BT Ford	Labour	25,069	50.94%
N Hamilton	Conservative	17,548	35.66%
A Bagshawe	Liberal	5,819	11.83%
A Brons	National Front	614	1.25%
CE Smith	Workers Revolutionary Party	158	0.32%

Electorate: 68,530; Turnout: 71.81%;
Majority: 7,521 (15.28%)

Bradford South
[E] Labour hold

TW Torney	Labour	26,323	47.11%
JK Hirst	Conservative	22,005	39.38%
R Taylor	Liberal	7,127	12.75%
G Wright	National Front	422	0.76%

Electorate: 76,353; Turnout: 73.18%;
Majority: 4,318 (7.73%)

Bradford West
[E] Labour hold

E Lyons	Labour	24,309	53.82%
T Stow	Conservative	16,554	36.65%
N Flood	Liberal	3,668	8.12%
G Brown	National Front	633	1.40%

Electorate: 65,407; Turnout: 69.05%;
Majority: 7,755 (17.17%)

Braintree
[E] Conservative hold

AH Newton	Conservative	31,593	51.98%
JEB Gyford	Labour	19,075	31.38%
J Bryan	Liberal	10,115	16.64%

Electorate: 75,103; Turnout: 80.93%;
Majority: 12,518 (20.59%)

Brecon & Radnor
[W] Conservative gain

T Hooson	Conservative	22,660	47.23%
CE Roderick	Labour	19,633	40.92%
N Lewis	Liberal	4,654	9.70%
J Power	Plaid Cymru	1,031	2.15%

Electorate: 56,975; Turnout: 84.21%;
Majority: 3,027 (6.31%)

Brent East
[E] Labour hold

R Freeson	Labour	20,351	53.34%
J Howes	Conservative	14,008	36.71%
C Wilding	Liberal	2,799	7.34%
J Davies	National Front	706	1.85%
G Downing	Workers Revolutionary Party	290	0.76%

Electorate: 57,034; Turnout: 66.90%;
Majority: 6,343 (16.62%)

Brent North
[E] Conservative hold

R Boyson	Conservative	29,995	54.19%
J Lebor	Labour	18,612	33.62%
A Ketteringham	Liberal	5,872	10.61%
G John	National Front	873	1.58%

Electorate: 72,158; Turnout: 76.71%;
Majority: 11,383 (20.56%)

Brent South
[E] Labour hold

LA Pavitt	Labour	24,178	59.41%
D Heathcoat-Amory	Conservative	12,572	30.89%
P Hannon	Liberal	2,859	7.03%
A Downes	National Front	811	1.99%
R O'Neill	Workers Revolutionary Party	277	0.68%

Electorate: 59,620; Turnout: 68.26%;
Majority: 11,606 (28.52%)

Brentford & Isleworth
[E] Conservative hold

BJ Hayhoe	Conservative	27,527	49.41%
PJ Walker	Labour	22,533	40.44%
J Parry	Liberal	4,208	7.55%
P Attridge	National Front	738	1.32%
I Coates	Ecology	454	0.81%
R Simmerson	Conservative Against the Common Market	257	0.46%

Electorate: 71,337; Turnout: 78.10%;
Majority: 4,994 (8.96%)

Brentwood & Ongar
[E] Conservative hold

RA McCrindle	Conservative	29,113	60.43%
IJC Peddie	Labour	12,182	25.29%
C Jones	Liberal	6,882	14.28%

Electorate: 59,759; Turnout: 80.62%;
Majority: 16,931 (35.14%)

Bridgwater
[E] Conservative hold

TJ King	Conservative	31,259	54.02%
J Beasant	Labour	16,809	29.05%
C Baron	Liberal	9,793	16.93%

Electorate: 73,040; Turnout: 79.22%;
Majority: 14,450 (24.97%)

Bridlington
[E] Conservative hold

J Townend	Conservative	27,988	54.80%
PJ Doyle	Labour	12,693	24.85%
D Horsley	Liberal	10,390	20.34%

Electorate: 68,849; Turnout: 74.18%;
Majority: 15,295 (29.95%)

Brigg & Scunthorpe
[E] Conservative gain

M Brown	Conservative	31,130	43.42%
J Ellis	Labour	30,644	42.74%
M Beard	Liberal	7,764	10.83%
C Nottingham	Democratic Labour	2,042	2.85%
M Nottingham	Ind	123	0.17%

Electorate: 94,822; Turnout: 75.62%;
Majority: 486 (0.68%)

Brighouse & Spenborough
[E] Conservative gain

GPA Waller	Conservative	23,448	44.71%
M McGowan	Labour	21,714	41.41%
R Thomas	Liberal	7,278	13.88%

Electorate: 65,415; Turnout: 80.17%;
Majority: 1,734 (3.31%)

Brighton Kemptown
[E] Conservative hold

A Bowden	Conservative	25,512	53.60%
Q Barry	Labour	17,504	36.77%
S Osbourne	Liberal	4,179	8.78%
V Tyndall	National Front	404	0.85%

Electorate: 64,170; Turnout: 74.18%;
Majority: 8,008 (16.82%)

Brighton Pavilion
[E] Conservative hold

HJ Amery	Conservative	22,218	53.72%
DS Hill	Labour	12,099	29.26%
D Venables	Liberal	5,965	14.42%
J Beale	Ecology	638	1.54%
H Jones	National Front	436	1.05%

Electorate: 57,003; Turnout: 72.55%;
Majority: 10,119 (24.47%)

Bristol North East
[E] Labour hold

AMF Palmer	Labour	19,337	51.56%
M Mulvany	Conservative	13,685	36.49%
N Drinan	Liberal	3,693	9.85%
G Dorey	Ecology	469	1.25%
KDC Brown	National Front	320	0.85%

Electorate: 51,053; Turnout: 73.46%;
Majority: 5,652 (15.07%)

Bristol North West
[E] Conservative gain

MKB Colvin	Conservative	25,915	48.59%
RR Thomas	Labour	21,238	39.82%
PM Davis	Liberal	5,857	10.98%
PM Kingston	National Front	254	0.48%
TL Keen	Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain	73	0.14%

Electorate: 65,601; Turnout: 81.31%;
Majority: 4,677 (8.77%)

Bristol South
[E] Labour hold

MFL Cocks	Labour	25,038	57.91%
TP Dicks	Conservative	13,855	32.05%
CJ Bidwell	Liberal	3,815	8.82%
KG Elliot	National Front	392	0.91%
LJ Cheek	Workers Revolutionary Party	135	0.31%

Electorate: 60,149; Turnout: 71.88%;
Majority: 11,183 (25.87%)

Bristol South East
[E] Labour hold

AN Wedgwood Benn	Labour	24,878	45.38%
J Godwin	Conservative	22,988	41.93%
NW Tatam	Liberal	6,371	11.62%
KD Dowler	National Front	523	0.95%
TL Keen	Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain	66	0.12%

Electorate: 69,937; Turnout: 78.39%;
Majority: 1,890 (3.45%)

Bristol West
[E] Conservative hold

WA Waldegrave	Conservative	22,257	52.59%
V Bath	Labour	9,690	22.90%
B Silver	Liberal	8,880	20.98%
JK Ingham	Ecology	1,154	2.73%
M Jones	National Front	246	0.58%
RR Redmore	United Democratic Party	93	0.22%

Electorate: 59,140; Turnout: 71.56%;
Majority: 12,567 (29.70%)

Bromsgrove & Redditch
[E] Conservative hold

HD Miller	Conservative	44,621	54.30%
A Davis	Labour	28,736	34.97%
N Phillips	Liberal	8,066	9.82%
BA Deakin	National Front	752	0.92%

Electorate: 104,375; Turnout: 78.73%;
Majority: 15,885 (19.33%)

Buckingham
[E] Conservative hold

WR Benyon	Conservative	41,719	51.30%
JS Fryer	Labour	27,752	34.13%
SB Crooks	Liberal	11,045	13.58%
M Smith	National Front	803	0.99%

Electorate: 103,511; Turnout: 78.56%;
Majority: 13,967 (17.18%)

Burnley
[E] Labour hold

D Jones	Labour	20,172	50.84%
A Widdecombe	Conservative	14,062	35.44%
M Steed	Liberal	5,091	12.83%
F Tyrrall	Democrat	352	0.89%

Electorate: 51,050; Turnout: 77.72%;
Majority: 6,110 (15.40%)

Burton
[E] Conservative hold

IJ Lawrence	Conservative	29,821	54.00%
GS Jones	Labour	20,020	36.25%
K Stevens	Liberal	5,383	9.75%

Electorate: 70,130; Turnout: 78.75%;
Majority: 9,801 (17.75%)

Bury & Radcliffe
[E] Labour hold

FR White	Labour	29,194	45.28%
PJ Le Bosquet	Conservative	29,156	45.22%
S Vickers	Liberal	5,711	8.86%
JM Bridge	National Front	414	0.64%

Electorate: 78,021; Turnout: 82.64%;
Majority: 38 (0.06%)

Bury St Edmunds
[E] Conservative hold

EW Griffiths	Conservative	41,426	56.76%
A Gibson	Labour	21,167	29.00%
G Jones	Liberal	10,386	14.23%

Electorate: 95,621; Turnout: 76.32%;
Majority: 20,259 (27.76%)

Caernarvon
[W] Plaid Cymru hold

D Wigley	Plaid Cymru	17,420	49.65%
TM Hughes	Labour	8,696	24.79%
JET Paice	Conservative	6,968	19.86%
JT Edwards	Liberal	1,999	5.70%

Electorate: 43,041; Turnout: 81.51%;
Majority: 8,724 (24.87%)

Caerphilly
[W] Labour hold

EH Davies	Labour	27,280	58.76%
JO Ranelagh	Conservative	8,783	18.92%
PJS Williams	Plaid Cymru	6,931	14.93%
N Jones	Liberal	3,430	7.39%

Electorate: 58,908; Turnout: 78.81%;
Majority: 18,497 (39.84%)

Caithness & Sutherland
[S] Labour hold

RAR MacLennan	Labour	9,613	41.48%
RH Wardrop	Conservative	7,074	30.53%
R Shaw	SNP	6,487	27.99%

Electorate: 29,564; Turnout: 78.39%;
Majority: 2,539 (10.96%)

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