1979 general election · East Midlands
Mansfield: 1979 general election result
Labour won Mansfield at the 1979 general election with a majority of 11,331. Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- LabourLabour
- Majority
- 11,33120.4% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 77.3%55,566 valid votes
- Electorate
- 71,851
- Result
- Lab hold
| Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Won | 29,051 | 52.3% | −5.1 | |
| Conservative | 17,720 | 31.9% | +8.7 | |
| Liberal | 8,536 | 15.4% | −3.2 | |
| Others | 259 | 0.5% | −0.4 | |
| Valid votes | 55,566 | |||
| Majority | 11,331 | 20.4% | ||
Change compared with the October 1974 general election (same boundaries).
Questions and answers
Who won Mansfield at the 1979 general election?
The Labour candidate won with 29,051 votes (52.3%). Result: Lab hold.
What was the majority in Mansfield in 1979?
11,331 votes (20.4% of valid votes) over the Conservative.
What was the turnout in Mansfield in 1979?
77.3% of the 71,851 registered electors cast a valid vote (55,566 votes).
Official results House of Commons Library, General election results from 1918 to 2019. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data