North East: 1979 general election results
How North East voted at the 1979 general election: Labour won 26 of 31 seats with 51.8% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 26 | 0 | 768,756 | 51.8% | −2.1 | |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 508,118 | 34.3% | +6.2 | |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 180,845 | 12.2% | −4.2 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 25,881 | 1.7% | +0.1 |
Change compared with the October 1974 general election in North East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick upon Tweed | Lib | 5,688 | 16.0 | 83.8% | Lib hold |
| Bishop Auckland | Lab | 6,040 | 10.8 | 74.7% | Lab hold |
| Blaydon | Lab | 8,509 | 18.4 | 79.1% | Lab hold |
| Blyth | Lab | 7,060 | 11.3 | 78.3% | Lab hold |
| Chester-le-Street | Lab | 22,560 | 35.2 | 76.8% | Lab hold |
| Cleveland | Con | 6,917 | 13.2 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| Consett | Lab | 15,867 | 36.4 | 75.8% | Lab hold |
| Darlington | Lab | 1,052 | 2.1 | 78.4% | Lab hold |
| Durham | Lab | 11,237 | 19.0 | 76.3% | Lab hold |
| Durham North West | Lab | 15,280 | 31.7 | 76.0% | Lab hold |
| Easington | Lab | 17,556 | 36.2 | 74.3% | Lab hold |
| Gateshead East | Lab | 14,698 | 31.2 | 75.3% | Lab hold |
| Gateshead West | Lab | 8,312 | 41.3 | 69.3% | Lab hold |
| Hexham | Con | 8,548 | 16.1 | 79.5% | Con hold |
| Houghton-le-Spring | Lab | 21,076 | 47.8 | 72.9% | Lab hold |
| Jarrow | Lab | 11,528 | 26.7 | 77.5% | Lab hold |
| Middlesborough | Lab | 11,409 | 25.8 | 67.9% | Lab hold |
| Morpeth | Lab | 11,831 | 30.6 | 77.4% | Lab hold |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central | Lab | 7,413 | 48.0 | 65.3% | Lab hold |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne East | Lab | 6,170 | 18.6 | 74.5% | Lab hold |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne North | Con | 1,711 | 6.4 | 68.0% | Con hold |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne West | Lab | 11,236 | 18.7 | 72.4% | Lab hold |
| Redcar | Lab | 8,053 | 17.0 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| South Shields | Lab | 13,124 | 26.1 | 71.2% | Lab hold |
| Stockton | Lab | 11,127 | 16.9 | 73.7% | Lab hold |
| Sunderland North | Lab | 12,902 | 25.4 | 69.5% | Lab hold |
| Sunderland South | Lab | 8,401 | 15.2 | 70.0% | Lab hold |
| The Hartlepools | Lab | 8,162 | 16.6 | 74.7% | Lab hold |
| Thornaby | Lab | 5,524 | 12.0 | 74.7% | Lab hold |
| Tynemouth | Con | 7,564 | 13.0 | 77.7% | Con hold |
| Wallsend | Lab | 16,519 | 23.8 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North East at the 1979 general election?
Labour won 26 of the 31 seats in North East, with 51.8% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North East in 1979?
31 constituencies.
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