Reading South
[E] Conservative hold
| GF Vaughan | Conservative | 30,067 | 53.85% |
| B Gale | Labour | 14,422 | 25.83% |
| K Watts | Liberal | 10,642 | 19.06% |
| P Dunn | Ecology | 700 | 1.25% |
Electorate: 73,001; Turnout: 76.48%;
Majority: 15,645 (28.02%)
Redcar
[E] Labour hold
| J Tinn | Labour | 25,470 | 53.68% |
| E Cottrell | Conservative | 17,417 | 36.71% |
| A Elliott | Liberal | 4,225 | 8.91% |
| E Lloyd | Ind | 333 | 0.70% |
Electorate: 62,511; Turnout: 75.90%;
Majority: 8,053 (16.97%)
Reigate
[E] Conservative hold
| GA Gardiner | Conservative | 33,767 | 59.79% |
| N Grant | Labour | 12,454 | 22.05% |
| J Speyer | Liberal | 10,257 | 18.16% |
Electorate: 72,248; Turnout: 78.17%;
Majority: 21,313 (37.74%)
Renfrewshire East
[S] Conservative hold
| JA Stewart | Conservative | 25,910 | 49.89% |
| E Sullivan | Labour | 12,672 | 24.40% |
| WGA Craig | Liberal | 9,366 | 18.03% |
| J Pow | SNP | 3,989 | 7.68% |
Electorate: 64,456; Turnout: 80.58%;
Majority: 13,238 (25.49%)
Renfrewshire West
[S] Labour hold
| NF Buchan | Labour | 28,236 | 44.47% |
| W Boyle | Conservative | 19,664 | 30.97% |
| CD Cameron | SNP | 8,333 | 13.13% |
| JR Finnie | Liberal | 7,256 | 11.43% |
Electorate: 78,218; Turnout: 81.17%;
Majority: 8,572 (13.50%)
Rhondda
[W] Labour hold
| TA Jones | Labour | 38,007 | 75.15% |
| P Leyshon | Conservative | 6,526 | 12.90% |
| G James | Plaid Cymru | 4,226 | 8.36% |
| A True | Communist | 1,819 | 3.60% |
Electorate: 63,412; Turnout: 79.76%;
Majority: 31,481 (62.24%)
Richmond upon Thames
[E] Conservative hold
| A Royle | Conservative | 19,294 | 46.67% |
| AJ Watson | Liberal | 16,764 | 40.55% |
| J Filochowski | Labour | 4,692 | 11.35% |
| KJ King | Ind | 315 | 0.76% |
| P Murphy | National Front | 244 | 0.59% |
| DD Wedgwood | English National Party | 34 | 0.08% |
Electorate: 50,811; Turnout: 81.37%;
Majority: 2,530 (6.12%)
Richmond (Yorks)
[E] Conservative hold
| T Kitson | Conservative | 28,958 | 61.49% |
| G Hodgson | Liberal | 9,964 | 21.16% |
| KR Bratton | Labour | 8,173 | 17.35% |
Electorate: 65,319; Turnout: 72.10%;
Majority: 18,994 (40.33%)
Ripon
[E] Conservative hold
| K Hampson | Conservative | 25,292 | 60.35% |
| R Tennant | Liberal | 9,089 | 21.69% |
| WN Davies | Labour | 6,749 | 16.10% |
| A Laurence | Ecology | 781 | 1.86% |
Electorate: 53,180; Turnout: 78.81%;
Majority: 16,203 (38.66%)
Rochdale
[E] Liberal hold
| C Smith | Liberal | 22,172 | 45.03% |
| J Connell | Labour | 16,878 | 34.28% |
| I Picton | Conservative | 9,494 | 19.28% |
| J Merrick | National Front | 690 | 1.40% |
Electorate: 66,841; Turnout: 73.66%;
Majority: 5,294 (10.75%)
Rochester & Chatham
[E] Conservative gain
| PE Fenner | Conservative | 27,574 | 47.46% |
| RE Bean | Labour | 24,886 | 42.84% |
| M Black | Liberal | 5,219 | 8.98% |
| J King | National Front | 417 | 0.72% |
Electorate: 79,872; Turnout: 72.74%;
Majority: 2,688 (4.63%)
Romford
[E] Conservative hold
| MJ Neubert | Conservative | 22,714 | 53.76% |
| SM Bartlett | Labour | 13,902 | 32.90% |
| J Bates | Liberal | 4,818 | 11.40% |
| M Caine | National Front | 820 | 1.94% |
Electorate: 55,154; Turnout: 76.61%;
Majority: 8,812 (20.85%)
Ross & Cromarty
[S] Conservative hold
| JHN Gray | Conservative | 10,650 | 42.40% |
| W McRae | SNP | 5,915 | 23.55% |
| K Bloomer | Labour | 5,055 | 20.13% |
| H Morrison | Liberal | 3,496 | 13.92% |
Electorate: 32,892; Turnout: 76.36%;
Majority: 4,735 (18.85%)
Rossendale
[E] Conservative gain
| DA Trippier | Conservative | 20,370 | 48.04% |
| MA Noble | Labour | 18,497 | 43.62% |
| P Arnold | Liberal | 3,534 | 8.33% |
Electorate: 50,623; Turnout: 83.76%;
Majority: 1,873 (4.42%)
Rotherham
[E] Labour hold
| JS Crowther | Labour | 26,580 | 60.55% |
| D Hinckley | Conservative | 13,145 | 29.94% |
| I House | Liberal | 3,686 | 8.40% |
| K Davies | National Front | 490 | 1.12% |
Electorate: 60,871; Turnout: 72.12%;
Majority: 13,435 (30.60%)
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Rother Valley
[E] Labour hold
| P Hardy | Labour | 45,986 | 62.22% |
| R Barber | Conservative | 19,984 | 27.04% |
| C Sykes | Liberal | 7,937 | 10.74% |
Electorate: 99,029; Turnout: 74.63%;
Majority: 26,002 (35.18%)
Roxburgh Selkirk & Peebles
[S] Liberal hold
| DMS Steel | Liberal | 25,993 | 53.10% |
| GP Malone | Conservative | 15,303 | 31.26% |
| D Heald | Labour | 4,150 | 8.48% |
| A Stewart | SNP | 3,502 | 7.15% |
Electorate: 59,691; Turnout: 82.00%;
Majority: 10,690 (21.84%)
Rugby
[E] Conservative gain
| J Pawsey | Conservative | 24,417 | 47.32% |
| WG Price | Labour | 21,688 | 42.03% |
| B Lomax | Liberal | 4,945 | 9.58% |
| A Gresham | National Front | 551 | 1.07% |
Electorate: 61,506; Turnout: 83.90%;
Majority: 2,729 (5.29%)
Ruislip Northwood
[E] Conservative hold
| J Wilkinson | Conservative | 26,748 | 61.30% |
| ME Lloyd | Labour | 9,541 | 21.87% |
| R Stephenson | Liberal | 6,867 | 15.74% |
| A Martin | National Front | 477 | 1.09% |
Electorate: 55,505; Turnout: 78.61%;
Majority: 17,207 (39.44%)
Runcorn
[E] Conservative hold
| M Carlisle | Conservative | 32,907 | 51.48% |
| GJ Maudsley | Labour | 22,226 | 34.77% |
| R Kemp | Liberal | 8,783 | 13.74% |
Electorate: 82,126; Turnout: 77.83%;
Majority: 10,681 (16.71%)
Rushcliffe
[E] Conservative hold
| KH Clarke | Conservative | 34,196 | 62.21% |
| CIE Atkins | Labour | 11,712 | 21.31% |
| JE Hamilton | Liberal | 9,060 | 16.48% |
Electorate: 67,286; Turnout: 81.69%;
Majority: 22,484 (40.90%)
Rutherglen
[S] Labour hold
| JG Mackenzie | Labour | 18,546 | 46.70% |
| P Burns | Conservative | 10,523 | 26.50% |
| R Brown | Liberal | 7,315 | 18.42% |
| M Grieve | SNP | 3,325 | 8.37% |
Electorate: 49,379; Turnout: 80.42%;
Majority: 8,023 (20.20%)
Rutland & Stamford
[E] Conservative hold
| K Lewis | Conservative | 26,198 | 56.48% |
| MRC Withers | Labour | 11,383 | 24.54% |
| P Blaine | Liberal | 8,801 | 18.98% |
Electorate: 59,404; Turnout: 78.08%;
Majority: 14,815 (31.94%)
Rye
[E] Conservative hold
| BG Irvine | Conservative | 35,516 | 62.72% |
| DRS Moore | Liberal | 12,438 | 21.97% |
| D Smyth | Labour | 6,852 | 12.10% |
| A Rix | Ecology | 1,267 | 2.24% |
| T Duesbury | National Front | 552 | 0.97% |
Electorate: 73,416; Turnout: 77.13%;
Majority: 23,078 (40.76%)
Saffron Walden
[E] Conservative hold
| A Haselhurst | Conservative | 28,563 | 53.81% |
| A Phillips | Liberal | 13,200 | 24.87% |
| BRM Stoneham | Labour | 10,547 | 19.87% |
| O Smedley | Ind | 425 | 0.80% |
| R Bailey | National Front | 342 | 0.64% |
Electorate: 65,034; Turnout: 81.61%;
Majority: 15,363 (28.94%)
St Albans
[E] Conservative hold
| VH Goodhew | Conservative | 31,301 | 53.06% |
| D Picton | Liberal | 14,057 | 23.83% |
| RJ Greaves | Labour | 13,638 | 23.12% |
Electorate: 73,339; Turnout: 80.44%;
Majority: 17,244 (29.23%)
St Helens
[E] Labour hold
| L Spriggs | Labour | 32,489 | 59.63% |
| J Brown | Conservative | 16,934 | 31.08% |
| I Smith | Liberal | 4,587 | 8.42% |
| J Boylan | Workers Revolutionary Party | 471 | 0.86% |
Electorate: 74,830; Turnout: 72.81%;
Majority: 15,555 (28.55%)
St Ives
[E] Conservative hold
| JWF Nott | Conservative | 22,352 | 54.02% |
| RD Evans | Labour | 8,636 | 20.87% |
| J Cotton | Liberal | 8,299 | 20.06% |
| D Murley | Mebyon Kernow | 1,662 | 4.02% |
| H Hoptrough | Ecology | 427 | 1.03% |
Electorate: 53,715; Turnout: 77.03%;
Majority: 13,716 (33.15%)
St Marylebone
[E] Conservative hold
| KW Baker | Conservative | 14,899 | 59.90% |
| J Hegarty | Labour | 6,586 | 26.48% |
| E Mann | Liberal | 2,459 | 9.89% |
| J Porritt | Ecology | 691 | 2.78% |
| C Elrick | National Front | 239 | 0.96% |
Electorate: 40,885; Turnout: 60.84%;
Majority: 8,313 (33.42%)
St Pancras North
[E] Labour hold
| AW Stallard | Labour | 14,556 | 54.23% |
| P Kirwan | Conservative | 9,110 | 33.94% |
| M Valentine | Liberal | 2,654 | 9.89% |
| S Andrews | National Front | 360 | 1.34% |
| G Jones | Workers Revolutionary Party | 159 | 0.59% |
Electorate: 42,106; Turnout: 63.74%;
Majority: 5,446 (20.29%)
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