London: 1979 general election results
How London voted at the 1979 general election: the Conservatives won 50 of 92 seats with 46.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 50 | +9 | 1,693,587 | 46.0% | +8.7 | |
| Labour | 42 | −9 | 1,459,085 | 39.6% | −4.3 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 438,021 | 11.9% | −5.1 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 90,136 | 2.5% | +0.7 |
Change compared with the October 1974 general election in London.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | Con | 5,798 | 14.3 | 71.4% | Con hold |
| Barking | Lab | 7,008 | 20.4 | 71.1% | Lab hold |
| Battersea North | Lab | 6,476 | 23.0 | 68.0% | Lab hold |
| Battersea South | Lab | 332 | 1.1 | 70.9% | Lab hold |
| Beckenham | Con | 13,751 | 31.8 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Bermondsey | Lab | 11,756 | 38.7 | 59.3% | Lab hold |
| Bethnal Green | Lab | 7,554 | 26.5 | 55.5% | Lab hold |
| Bexley Heath | Con | 8,546 | 21.0 | 80.1% | Con hold |
| Brent East | Lab | 6,343 | 16.6 | 66.9% | Lab hold |
| Brent North | Con | 10,983 | 19.8 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Brent South | Lab | 11,616 | 28.6 | 68.2% | Lab hold |
| Brentford and Isleworth | Con | 4,994 | 9.0 | 78.1% | Con hold |
| Camberwell Dulwich | Lab | 122 | 0.3 | 70.4% | Lab hold |
| Camberwell Peckham | Lab | 10,811 | 31.8 | 57.7% | Lab hold |
| Carshalton | Con | 10,371 | 20.1 | 76.8% | Con hold |
| Chelsea | Con | 15,690 | 47.6 | 57.3% | Con hold |
| Chingford | Con | 12,383 | 28.2 | 78.4% | Con hold |
| Chipping Barnet | Con | 14,007 | 31.8 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Chislehurst | Con | 9,765 | 22.9 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Cities of London and Westminster | Con | 9,784 | 35.2 | 55.1% | Con hold |
| Croydon Central | Con | 7,958 | 15.8 | 75.7% | Con hold |
| Croydon North East | Con | 6,776 | 16.0 | 74.1% | Con hold |
| Croydon North West | Con | 3,769 | 9.4 | 72.5% | Con hold |
| Croydon South | Con | 20,868 | 43.8 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Dagenham | Lab | 10,107 | 21.5 | 69.1% | Lab hold |
| Deptford | Lab | 7,753 | 21.7 | 63.8% | Lab hold |
| Ealing North | Con | 1,480 | 2.5 | 77.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Edmonton | Lab | 1,980 | 4.5 | 74.6% | Lab hold |
| Enfield North | Con | 3,483 | 6.7 | 78.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| Erith and Crayford | Lab | 2,733 | 5.8 | 77.5% | Lab hold |
| Feltham and Heston | Lab | 4,105 | 6.9 | 74.3% | Lab hold |
| Finchley | Con | 7,878 | 19.8 | 71.8% | Con hold |
| Fulham | Con | 1,499 | 3.5 | 76.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| Greenwich | Lab | 6,842 | 18.8 | 70.6% | Lab hold |
| Hackney Central | Lab | 8,788 | 31.4 | 60.2% | Lab hold |
| Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | 6,704 | 25.9 | 60.1% | Lab hold |
| Hammersmith North | Lab | 3,506 | 9.8 | 70.4% | Lab hold |
| Hampstead | Con | 3,681 | 8.5 | 67.4% | Con hold |
| Harrow Central | Con | 4,503 | 13.3 | 75.9% | Con hold |
| Harrow East | Con | 7,878 | 20.5 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Harrow West | Con | 15,213 | 34.0 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Hayes and Harlington | Lab | 3,302 | 7.8 | 75.0% | Lab hold |
| Hendon North | Con | 6,392 | 16.0 | 73.8% | Con hold |
| Hendon South | Con | 8,750 | 23.1 | 70.2% | Con hold |
| Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | 2,323 | 9.5 | 60.4% | Lab hold |
| Hornchurch | Con | 769 | 1.6 | 78.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| Hornsey | Con | 4,037 | 9.9 | 70.1% | Con hold |
| Ilford North | Con | 7,195 | 14.0 | 79.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Ilford South | Con | 1,688 | 4.1 | 75.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Islington Central | Lab | 4,139 | 15.9 | 63.7% | Lab hold |
| Islington North | Lab | 4,456 | 19.0 | 61.2% | Lab hold |
| Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | 4,344 | 18.0 | 62.9% | Lab hold |
| Kensington | Con | 5,463 | 16.1 | 64.6% | Con hold |
| Kingston upon Thames | Con | 13,544 | 31.4 | 74.9% | Con hold |
| Lambeth Central | Lab | 5,976 | 21.7 | 63.2% | Lab hold |
| Lambeth Norwood | Lab | 1,940 | 5.6 | 70.4% | Lab hold |
| Lambeth Vauxhall | Lab | 4,700 | 18.9 | 62.5% | Lab hold |
| Lewisham East | Lab | 1,593 | 3.2 | 74.3% | Lab hold |
| Lewisham West | Lab | 1,050 | 2.3 | 76.0% | Lab hold |
| Leyton | Lab | 5,734 | 14.0 | 69.4% | Lab hold |
| Mitcham and Morden | Lab | 618 | 1.3 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Newham North East | Lab | 10,040 | 24.0 | 63.1% | Lab hold |
| Newham South | Lab | 12,773 | 41.9 | 57.1% | Lab hold |
| Orpington | Con | 16,076 | 29.0 | 81.7% | Con hold |
| Paddington | Con | 106 | 0.3 | 63.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Ravensbourne | Con | 15,390 | 41.7 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Richmond (Surrey) | Con | 2,530 | 6.1 | 81.4% | Con hold |
| Romford | Con | 8,812 | 20.9 | 76.6% | Con hold |
| Ruislip Northwood | Con | 17,207 | 39.4 | 78.6% | Con hold |
| Sidcup | Con | 13,456 | 34.0 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| Southall | Lab | 11,278 | 21.5 | 71.7% | Lab hold |
| Southgate | Con | 20,079 | 39.1 | 76.3% | Con hold |
| St.Marylebone | Con | 8,313 | 33.4 | 60.8% | Con hold |
| St.Pancras North | Lab | 5,446 | 20.3 | 63.7% | Lab hold |
| Stepney and Poplar | Lab | 13,015 | 41.6 | 53.3% | Lab hold |
| Stoke Newington and Hackney North | Lab | 5,221 | 18.3 | 60.9% | Lab hold |
| Surbiton | Con | 10,802 | 30.5 | 75.5% | Con hold |
| Sutton and Cheam | Con | 15,706 | 31.6 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Tooting | Lab | 5,200 | 14.5 | 70.5% | Lab hold |
| Tottenham | Lab | 7,133 | 24.9 | 61.2% | Lab hold |
| Twickenham | Con | 12,848 | 22.4 | 80.3% | Con hold |
| Upminster | Con | 9,065 | 17.1 | 80.4% | Con hold |
| Uxbridge | Con | 7,995 | 16.8 | 78.9% | Con hold |
| Walthamstow | Lab | 4,403 | 12.5 | 71.2% | Lab hold |
| Wandsworth Putney | Con | 2,630 | 5.4 | 76.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| Wandsworth Streatham | Con | 5,500 | 14.4 | 71.5% | Con hold |
| Wanstead and Woodfod | Con | 17,750 | 42.1 | 73.7% | Con hold |
| West Ham North | Lab | 10,455 | 34.9 | — | |
| Wimbledon | Con | 13,315 | 26.6 | 76.4% | Con hold |
| Wood Green | Lab | 2,515 | 7.2 | 67.4% | Lab hold |
| Woolwich East | Lab | 10,460 | 28.4 | 70.1% | Lab hold |
| Woolwich West | Con | 2,609 | 5.8 | 79.6% | Con gain from Lab |
Questions and answers
Who won in London at the 1979 general election?
The Conservatives won 50 of the 92 seats in London, with 46.0% of the vote.
How many seats were there in London in 1979?
92 constituencies.
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