Results of the 1979 United Kingdom general election

The results of the 1979 United Kingdom general election, by parliamentary constituency were as follows:

Constituency Cnty Rgn Lastelctn Winning party Turnout Votes Party Votes Share Majrty Con Lab Lib SNP UUP NF PC SDLP DUP Other Total Aberavon WGM WLS Lab Lab 31,665 61.7% 18,973 79.2% 12,692 31,665 4,624 1,954 406 47,179 Aberdare MGM WLS Lab Lab 26,716 71.6% 20,263 78.6% 6,453 26,716 3,652 518 37,339 Aberdeen North ADC SCT Lab Lab 26,771 59.3% 19,114 69.7% 7,657 26,771 4,887 5,796 45,111 Aberdeen South ADC SCT Con Con 20,820 40.7% 772 78.6% 20,820 20,048 5,901 4,361 54,430 Aberdeenshire East ADS SCT SNP Con 16,827 42.8% 558 72.4% 16,827 6,201 16,269 39,297 Aberdeenshire West ADS SCT Con Con 21,086 40.9% 2,766 75.9% 21,086 7,907 18,320 4,260 51,573 Abertillery GNT WLS Lab Lab 21,698 76.0% 17,085 80.2% 4,613 21,698 2,248 28,559 Abingdon BRK SE Con Con 41,211 53.8% 22,291 79.5% 41,211 18,920 16,164 381 76,676 Accrington LAN NW Lab Lab 19,576 48.9% 3,294 78.7% 16,282 19,576 3,646 508 40,012 Acton LND LND Con Con 21,056 51.9% 5,798 71.4% 21,056 15,258 3,549 501 243 40,607 Aldershot HAM SE Con Con 38,014 57.5% 23,576 76.5% 38,014 13,698 14,438 66,150 Aldridge-Brownhills WMD WM Con Con 26,289 50.3% 5,668 82.5% 26,289 20,621 5,398 52,308 Altrincham and Sale GTM NW Con Con 29,873 51.6% 15,230 77.7% 29,873 14,643 12,603 796 57,915 Anglesey GWN WLS Con Con 15,100 39.0% 2,817 81.2% 15,100 12,283 3,500 7,863 38,746 Angus South AGS SCT SNP Con 20,029 43.6% 963 79.9% 20,029 4,023 2,218 19,066 45,936 Argyll AYB SCT SNP Con 12,191 36.8% 1,646 76.1% 12,191 5,283 5,113 10,545 33,132 Armagh NIR NIR UUP UUP 31,668 48.5% 8,123 70.1% 31,668 23,545 5,634 4,384 65,231 Arundel WSX SE Con Con 43,968 65.0% 30,760 73.9% 43,968 10,509 13,208 67,685 Ashfield NTT EM Lab Lab 33,116 52.8% 7,797 80.6% 25,319 33,116 3,914 397 62,746 Arundel KNT SE Con Con 26,224 55.7% 13,638 76.7% 26,224 12,586 7,631 678 47,119 Ashton-under-Lyne GTM NW Lab Lab 24,535 54.7% 8,379 76.6% 16,156 24,535 3,699 486 44,876 Aylesbury BKM SE Con Con 33,953 58.3% 19,862 78.0% 33,953 14,091 10,248 58,292 Ayr EAR SCT Con Con 18,907 43.3% 2,768 79.8% 18,907 16,139 4,656 3,998 43,700 Banbury OXF SE Con Con 31,137 54.7% 14,514 78.3% 31,137 16,623 8,658 504 56,922 Banffshire ADS SCT SNP Con 10,580 44.6% 799 72.4% 10,580 3,381 9,781 23,742 Barking LND LND Lab Lab 18,111 52.8% 7,008 71.1% 11,103 18,111 3,679 1,021 400 34,314 Barkston Ash NYK YTH Con Con 40,381 56.3% 18,711 78.1% 40,381 21,670 7,909 1,829 71,789 Barnsley SYK YTH Lab Lab 36,276 64.0% 22,622 72.9% 13,654 36,276 5,751 986 56,667 Barrow-in-Furness CMA NW Lab Lab 22,687 53.2% 7,741 78.3% 14,946 22,687 4,983 42,616 Barry SGM WLS Con Con 30,720 50.9% 8,792 80.3% 30,720 21,928 6,105 312 1,281 60,349 Basildon ESS E Lab Con 37,919 46.9% 5,180 78.0% 37,919 32,739 9,280 880 79,938 Basingstoke HAM SE Con Con 42,625 54.1% 21,746 79.5% 42,625 20,879 14,605 677 78,786 Bassetlaw NTT EM Lab Lab 29,426 50.2% 7,179 79.4% 22,247 29,426 6,913 58,586 Bath AVN SW Con Con 23,025 46.4% 9,112 78.1% 23,025 11,407 13,913 206 1,082 49,633 Batley and Morley WYK YTH Lab Lab 22,984 49.0% 5,352 74.5% 17,632 22,984 4,943 1,308 46,867 Battersea North LND LND Lab Lab 15,834 56.2% 7,554 66.9% 9,358 15,834 2,021 772 181 27,716 Battersea South LND LND Lab Lab 13,984 45.1% 332 70.9% 13,652 13,984 2,802 561 31,000 Beaconsfield BKM SE Con Con 23,025 61.7% 21,495 76.2% 31,938 10,443 8,853 548 51,782 Bebington and Ellesmere Port CHS NW Lab Con 32,488 43.9% 486 80.7% 32,488 32,002 9,591 68,076 Beckenham LND LND Con Con 24,607 56.9% 13,751 74.7% 24,607 10,856 6,450 606 762 43,281 Bedford BDF E Con Con 31,140 51.2% 12,413 78.7% 31,140 18,727 10,129 813 60,809 Bedwellty GNT WLS Lab Lab 28,794 71.4% 20,436 79.6% 8,358 28,794 2,648 556 40,356 Beeston NTT EM Con Con 33,273 52.6% 10,196 81.3% 33,273 23,077 6,935 63,285 Belfast East NIR NIR VUPP DUP 15,994 31.4% 64 67.6% 15,930 15,994 19,065 50,989 Belfast North NIR NIR UUP DUP 11,690 27.6% 995 65.1% 10,695 7,823 11,690 12,136 42,344 Belfast South NIR NIR VUPP UUP 28,875 61.7% 17,130 67.9% 28,875 3,694 14,221 46,790 Belfast West NIR NIR SDLP SDLP 16,480 49.5% 8,235 56.5% 8,245 16,480 3,716 4,848 33,289 Belper DBY EM Lab Con 27,193 44.4% 882 83.6% 27,193 26,311 7,331 460 61,295 Bermondsey LND LND Lab Lab 19,338 63.6% 11,756 59.3% 7,582 19,338 2,072 1,175 239 30,406 Berwick and East Lothian ELO SCT Lab Lab 21,977 43.5% 1,673 82.9% 20,304 21,977 4,948 3,300 60,919 Berwick-upon-Tweed NBL NE Lib Lib 19,351 54.3% 5,688 83.8% 13,663 2,602 19,351 35,616 Bethnal Green and Bow LND LND Lab Lab 14,227 49.9% 7,554 55.5% 5,567 14,227 6,673 1,740 336 28,543 Bexleyheath LND LND Con Con 21,888 53.7% 8,546 80.1% 21,888 13,342 4,782 749 40,761 Birkenhead MSY NW Lab Lab 20,803 49.9% 5,909 73.9% 14,894 20,803 5,708 306 41,711 Birmingham Edgbaston WMD WM Con Con 25,192 54.1% 9,587 67.8% 25,192 15,605 4,377 1,390 46,564 Birmingham Erdington WMD WM Lab Lab 20,105 46.0% 680 67.9% 19,425 20,105 3,487 687 43,704 Birmingham Hall Green WMD WM Con Con 27,072 54.5% 9,564 73.3% 27,072 17,508 4,440 615 1,390 49,635 Birmingham Handsworth WMD WM Lab Lab 16,998 55.2% 3,209 68.4% 13,789 16,998 30,787 Birmingham Ladywood WMD WM Lab Lab 13,450 63.5% 7,759 62.3% 5,691 13,450 2,030 21,071 Birmingham Northfield WMD WM Lab Con 27,072 45.4% 204 70.6% 25,304 25,100 4,538 614 144 55,700 Birmingham Perry Barr WMD WM Lab Lab 18,674 47.6% 491 75.8% 18,183 18,674 1,811 582 39,250 Birmingham Selly Oak WMD WM Lab Con 23,175 48.7% 4,775 73.7% 23,175 18,400 5,452 401 190 47,618 Birmingham Small Heath WMD WM Lab Lab 17,735 60.5% 11,467 62.9% 6,268 17,735 4,470 490 349 29,312 Birmingham Sparkbrook WMD WM Lab Lab 18,717 62.8% 8,319 65.0% 10,398 18,717 715 29,830 Birmingham Stechford WMD WM Lab Lab 21,166 48.4% 1,649 71.6% 19,517 21,166 2,349 698 43,730 Birmingham Yardley WMD WM Lab Con 20,193 47.6% 1,164 73.8% 20,193 19,029 2,491 749 42,462 Bishop Auckland DUR NE Lab Lab 27,200 48.8% 6,040 74.7% 21,160 27,200 7,439 55,799 Blaby LEI EM Con Con 33,221 58.1% 20,640 83.3% 33,221 12,581 9,277 2,056 57,135 Blackburn LAN NW Lab Lab 19,683 50.7% 5,490 74.0% 14,193 19,683 4,371 565 38,813 Blackpool North LAN NW Con Con 23,209 53.7% 10,229 72.6% 23,209 12,980 6,127 943 43,259 Blackpool South LAN NW Con Con 21,762 51.5% 8,848 72.1% 21,762 12,914 7,057 524 42,257 Blaydon TWR NE Lab Lab 24,687 53.4% 8,509 79.1% 16,178 24,687 5,364 46,229 Blyth NBL NE Lab Lab 25,047 40.1% 7,060 78.3% 14,194 25,047 5,176 17,987 62,404 Bodmin CUL SW Con Con 27,922 54.9% 10,029 82.5% 27,922 3,508 17,893 235 1,330 50,023 Bolsover DBY EM Lab Lab 27,495 66.6% 17,379 78.3% 10,116 27,495 3,688 41,299 Bolton East GTM NW Lab Lab 21,920 47.6% 1,852 78.7% 20,068 21,920 3,603 457 46,048 Bolton West GTM NW Lab Lab 17,857 44.8% 600 79.4% 17,257 17,857 4,392 348 39,854 Bootle MSY NW Lab Lab 26,900 61.0% 15,159 70.4% 11,741 26,900 4,531 911 44,083 Bosworth LEI EM Con Con 37,030 48.5% 8,435 84.6% 37,030 28,595 10,032 682 76,339 Bothwell NLK SCT Lab Lab 26,492 55.0% 15,217 78.6% 11,275 26,492 5,225 5,202 48,194 Bournemouth East DOR SW Con Con 25,808 62.6% 18,255 73.1% 25,808 7,553 6,738 1,104 41,203 Bournemouth West DOR SW Con Con 25,873 59.8% 16,626 70.5% 25,873 9,247 7,677 438 43,235 Bradford North WYK YTH Lab Lab 25,069 50.9% 7,521 71.8% 17,548 25,069 5,819 614 158 49,208 Bradford South WYK YTH Lab Lab 26,323 47.1% 4,318 73.2% 22,005 26,323 7,127 422 55,877 Bradford West WYK YTH Lab Lab 24,309 53.8% 7,755 69.1% 16,554 24,309 3,668 633 45,164 Braintree ESS E Con Con 31,593 52.0% 12,518 80.9% 31,593 19,075 10,115 60,783 Brecon and Radnor POW WLS Lab Con 22,660 47.2% 3,027 84.2% 22,660 19,633 4,654 1,031 47,978 Brent East LND LND Lab Lab 20,351 53.3% 6,343 66.9% 14,008 20,351 2,799 706 290 38,155 Brent North LND LND Con Con 29,995 54.2% 11,383 76.7% 29,995 18,612 5,872 873 55,352 Brent South LND LND Lab Lab 24,178 59.4% 11,606 68.3% 12,572 24,178 2,859 811 277 40,697 Brentford and Isleworth LND LND Con Con 27,527 49.4% 4,994 78.1% 27,527 22,533 4,208 738 711 55,714 Brentwood and Ongar ESS E Con Con 29,113 60.4% 16,931 80.6% 29,113 12,182 6,882 48,177 Bridgwater SOM SW Con Con 31,259 54.0% 14,450 79.2% 31,259 16,809 9,793 57,861 Bridlington HUM YTH Con Con 27,988 54.8% 15,295 74.2% 27,988 12,693 10,390 51,071 Brigg and Scunthorpe HUM YTH Lab Con 31,130 43.4% 486 75.6% 31,130 30,644 7,764 2,165 71,703 Brighouse and Spenborough WYK YTH Lab Con 23,448 44.7% 1,734 80.2% 23,448 21,714 7,278 52,440 Brighton Kemptown SXE SE Con Con 25,512 53.6% 8,008 74.2% 25,512 17,504 8,098 404 47,599 Brighton Pavilion SXE SE Con Con 22,218 53.7% 10,119 72.6% 22,218 12,099 5,965 436 638 41,355 Bristol North East AVN SW Lab Lab 19,337 51.6% 5,652 73.5% 13,685 19,337 3,693 320 469 37,604 Bristol North West AVN SW Lab Con 25,915 48.6% 4,677 81.3% 25,915 21,238 5,857 264 73 53,347 Bristol South AVN SW Lab Lab 25,038 57.9% 11,183 71.9% 13,855 25,038 3,815 392 135 43,235 Bristol South East AVN SW Lab Lab 24,878 45.4% 1,890 78.4% 22,988 24,878 6,371 523 66 54,826 Bristol West AVN SW Con Con 22,257 52.6% 12,566 71.6% 22,257 9,691 8,881 246 1,247 42,322 Bromsgrove and Redditch WOR WM Con Con 44,621 54.3% 15,885 78.7% 44,621 28,736 8,066 752 82,175 Buckingham BKM SE Con Con 41,719 51.3% 13,967 78.6% 41,719 27,752 11,045 803 81,319 Burnley LAN SW Lab Lab 20,172 50.8% 6,110 77.7% 14,062 20,172 5,091 352 39,677 Burton STS WM Con Con 29,821 54.0% 9,801 78.8% 29,821 20,020 5,383 55,224 Bury and Radcliffe GTM SW Lab Lab 29,194 45.3% 38 82.6% 29,156 29,194 5,711 414 64,475 Bury St Edmunds SFK E Con Con 41,426 57.0% 20,259 76.3% 41,426 21,167 10,836 73,429 Bute and North Ayrshire NAR SCT Con Con 17,317 45.7% 4,313 75.8% 17,317 13,004 2,280 5,272 37,873 Caernarvon GWN WLS PC PC 17,420 49.7% 8,724 81.5% 6,968 8,696 1,999 17,420 35,083 Caerphilly GNT WLS Lab Lab 27,280 58.8% 18,497 78.8% 8,783 27,280 3,430 6,931 46,424 Caithness and Sutherland HLD SCT Lab Lab 9,613 41.5% 2,539 78.4% 7,074 9,613 6,487 23,714 Cambridge CAM E Con Con 25,568 45.7% 4,796 72.0% 25,568 20,772 9,285 311 55,936 Cambridgeshire CAM E Con Con 41,218 56.5% 23,289 78.3% 41,218 17,929 13,780 72,927 Cannock STS WM Lab Lab 25,050 52.8% 7,346 79.8% 17,704 25,050 4,729 47,483 Canterbury KNT SE Con Con 38,805 58.3% 22,637 74.7% 38,805 16,168 10,665 941 66,578 Cardiff North SGM WLS Con Con 17,181 47.3% 4,048 75.7% 17,181 13,133 4,921 1,081 36,316 Cardiff North West SGM WLS Con Con 17,925 51.0% 6,262 80.6% 17,925 11,663 4,832 743 35,163 Cardiff South East SGM WLS Lab Lab 23,871 59.3% 8,701 71.6% 23,871 15,170 628 619 40,288 Cardiff West SGM WLS Lab Spkr 27,035 85.6% 23,763 60.8% 23,871 15,170 1,287 3,272 27,035 31,594 Cardigan DFD WLS Lib Lib 13,227 35.6% 2,194 81.5% 11,033 7,488 13,227 5,382 37,130 Carlisle CMA NW Lab Lab 21,343 49.7% 4,566 80.0% 16,777 21,343 4,829 42,951 Carlton NTT EM Con Con 31,762 52.6% 12,773 78.9% 31,762 18,989 9,077 606 60,434 Carmarthen DFD WLS PC Lab 18,667 35.9% 1,978 84.4% 12,272 18,667 4,186 149 16,689 126 52,086 Carshalton LND LND Con Con 26,492 51.3% 10,371 76.8% 26,492 16,121 8,112 919 51,644 Central Ayrshire NAR SCT Lab Lab 27,438 51.1% 11,704 79.8% 15,734 27,438 4,896 5,596 53,664 Central Dunbartonshire WDB SCT Lab Lab 20,515 51.9% 12,003 80.0% 8,512 20,515 3,099 6,055 1,329 39,510 Central Fife FIF SCT Lab Lab 27,619 58.0% 18,022 77.4% 9,597 27,619 9,208 1,172 47,596 Cheadle GTM NW Con Con 32,407 58.8% 17,139 81.8% 32,407 7,415 15,268 55,090 Chelmsford ESS E Con Con 33,808 49.6% 5,471 81.0% 33,808 6,041 28,337 68,186 Chelsea LND LND Con Con 21,782 66.1% 15,690 57.3% 21,782 6,092 4,544 342 195 57,515 Cheltenham GLS SW Con Con 25,618 51.0% 10,538 77.6% 25,618 9,185 15,080 342 50,225 Chertsey and Walton SRY SE Con Con 25,810 49.0% 12,024 76.6% 25,810 12,211 13,786 819 52,626 Chesham and Amersham BKS SE Con Con 32,924 61.4% 20,596 79.7% 32,924 7,645 12,328 697 53,594 Chesham and Amersham DUR NE Lab Lab 38,672 60.4% 22,560 76.8% 16,112 38,672 9,247 64,031 Chesham and Amersham DBY EM Lab Lab 31,049 57.4% 13,604 73.4% 17,445 31,049