East Midlands: 1979 general election results
How East Midlands voted at the 1979 general election: the Conservatives won 24 of 40 seats with 46.7% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 24 | +5 | 1,034,050 | 46.7% | +8.2 | |
| Labour | 16 | −5 | 845,742 | 38.2% | −3.6 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 313,557 | 14.2% | −4.2 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 20,465 | 0.9% | −0.4 |
Change compared with the October 1974 general election in East Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | Lab | 7,797 | 12.4 | 80.6% | Lab hold |
| Bassetlaw | Lab | 7,179 | 12.3 | 79.4% | Lab hold |
| Beeston | Con | 10,196 | 16.1 | 81.3% | Con hold |
| Belper | Con | 882 | 1.4 | 83.6% | Con gain from Lab |
| Blaby | Con | 20,640 | 36.1 | 83.3% | Con hold |
| Bolsover | Lab | 17,379 | 42.1 | 78.3% | Lab hold |
| Bosworth | Con | 8,435 | 11.1 | 84.5% | Con hold |
| Carlton | Con | 12,773 | 21.1 | 78.9% | Con hold |
| Chesterfield | Lab | 13,604 | 25.1 | 73.4% | Lab hold |
| Daventry | Con | 21,483 | 29.4 | 80.5% | Con hold |
| Derby North | Lab | 214 | 0.3 | 76.8% | Lab hold |
| Derby South | Lab | 6,092 | 11.3 | 71.4% | Lab hold |
| Derbyshire West | Con | 10,217 | 25.0 | 80.7% | Con hold |
| Gainsborough | Con | 7,155 | 13.8 | 78.9% | Con hold |
| Grantham | Con | 18,150 | 27.5 | 78.2% | Con hold |
| Harborough | Con | 21,978 | 39.8 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| High Peak | Con | 4,755 | 9.8 | 81.8% | Con hold |
| Holland With Boston | Con | 17,532 | 27.5 | 74.6% | Con hold |
| Horncastle | Con | 10,529 | 27.2 | 75.2% | Con hold |
| Ilkeston | Lab | 8,600 | 14.6 | 78.1% | Lab hold |
| Kettering | Lab | 1,478 | 2.1 | 79.3% | Lab hold |
| Leicester East | Lab | 2,856 | 5.6 | 75.6% | Lab hold |
| Leicester South | Lab | 1,998 | 3.8 | 74.8% | Lab hold |
| Leicester West | Lab | 8,838 | 18.2 | 72.3% | Lab hold |
| Lincoln | Con | 602 | 1.4 | 77.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Loughborough | Con | 5,199 | 8.4 | 81.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Louth | Con | 6,675 | 11.7 | 78.2% | Con hold |
| Mansfield | Lab | 11,331 | 20.4 | 77.3% | Lab hold |
| Melton | Con | 24,360 | 35.5 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Newark | Con | 1,751 | 2.9 | 79.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| North East Derbyshire | Lab | 5,329 | 9.4 | 79.9% | Lab hold |
| Northampton North | Con | 4,663 | 12.1 | 76.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Northampton South | Con | 3,634 | 9.4 | 75.3% | Con hold |
| Nottingham East | Lab | 3,234 | 10.6 | 63.9% | Lab hold |
| Nottingham North | Lab | 3,072 | 5.8 | 67.6% | Lab hold |
| Nottingham West | Lab | 2,500 | 4.4 | 73.2% | Lab hold |
| Rushcliffe | Con | 22,484 | 40.9 | 81.7% | Con hold |
| Rutland and Stamford | Con | 14,815 | 31.9 | 78.1% | Con hold |
| South East Derbyshie | Con | 7,387 | 15.8 | 81.1% | Con hold |
| Wellingborough | Con | 12,534 | 17.3 | 81.3% | Con hold |
East Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East Midlands at the 1979 general election?
The Conservatives won 24 of the 40 seats in East Midlands, with 46.7% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East Midlands in 1979?
40 constituencies.
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