North West: 1979 general election results
How North West voted at the 1979 general election: Labour won 48 of 82 seats with 42.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 48 | −7 | 1,645,138 | 42.5% | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | 32 | +6 | 1,701,203 | 43.9% | +6.7 | |
| Liberal | 2 | +1 | 504,550 | 13.0% | −4.9 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 24,219 | 0.6% | +0.3 |
Change compared with the October 1974 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Lab | 3,294 | 8.2 | 78.7% | Lab hold |
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | 15,230 | 26.3 | 77.7% | Con hold |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 8,379 | 18.7 | 76.6% | Lab hold |
| Barrow in Furness | Lab | 7,741 | 18.2 | 78.3% | Lab hold |
| Bebington and Ellesmere Port | Con | 486 | 0.7 | 80.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birkenhead | Lab | 5,909 | 14.2 | 73.9% | Lab hold |
| Blackburn | Lab | 5,490 | 14.2 | 74.0% | Lab hold |
| Blackpool North | Con | 10,229 | 23.7 | 72.6% | Con hold |
| Blackpool South | Con | 8,848 | 20.9 | 72.1% | Con hold |
| Bolton East | Lab | 1,852 | 4.0 | 78.7% | Lab hold |
| Bolton West | Lab | 600 | 1.5 | 79.4% | Lab hold |
| Bootle | Lab | 15,159 | 34.4 | 70.4% | Lab hold |
| Burnley | Lab | 6,110 | 15.4 | 77.7% | Lab hold |
| Bury and Radcliffe | Lab | 38 | 0.1 | 82.6% | Lab hold |
| Carlisle | Lab | 4,566 | 10.6 | 80.0% | Lab hold |
| Cheadle | Con | 17,139 | 31.1 | 81.8% | Con hold |
| Chorley | Con | 2,579 | 3.9 | 82.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| City of Chester | Con | 9,314 | 16.7 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Clitheroe | Con | 11,579 | 26.4 | 80.7% | Con hold |
| Crewe | Lab | 4,237 | 9.2 | 77.5% | Lab hold |
| Crosby | Con | 19,272 | 31.6 | 75.2% | Con hold |
| Darwen | Con | 13,026 | 22.3 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Eccles | Lab | 8,059 | 17.8 | 77.5% | Lab hold |
| Farnworth | Lab | 8,107 | 14.5 | 77.8% | Lab hold |
| Hazel Grove | Con | 15,272 | 26.1 | 83.4% | Con hold |
| Heywood and Royton | Lab | 2,287 | 3.6 | 76.6% | Lab hold |
| Huyton | Lab | 7,510 | 14.2 | 72.4% | Lab hold |
| Ince | Lab | 14,336 | 23.3 | 74.2% | Lab hold |
| Knutsford | Con | 17,803 | 39.6 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Lancaster | Con | 4,226 | 10.4 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| Leigh | Lab | 9,023 | 17.6 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Edge Hill | Lib | 4,248 | 17.4 | 69.0% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Liverpool Garston | Con | 2,787 | 4.8 | 73.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Lab | 7,709 | 25.4 | 70.2% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Scotland | Lab | 11,656 | 62.9 | 57.4% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Toxteth | Lab | 6,143 | 22.7 | 64.8% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Walton | Lab | 7,558 | 20.6 | 72.8% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Con | 6,942 | 16.0 | 73.3% | Con hold |
| Liverpool West Derby | Lab | 8,220 | 20.2 | 70.2% | Lab hold |
| Macclesfield | Con | 23,337 | 34.0 | 78.1% | Con hold |
| Manchester Ardwick | Lab | 7,272 | 23.9 | 68.4% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Blackley | Lab | 4,504 | 11.2 | 76.4% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Central | Lab | 9,704 | 48.7 | 63.7% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 6,284 | 15.1 | 77.2% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Moss Side | Lab | 4,531 | 13.3 | 71.5% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Openshaw | Lab | 7,144 | 26.0 | 72.8% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Withington | Con | 3,352 | 8.4 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Lab | 12,113 | 26.7 | 75.0% | Lab hold |
| Middleton and Prestwick | Lab | 1,098 | 1.8 | 78.9% | Lab hold |
| Morecambe and Lonsdale | Con | 15,815 | 30.1 | 76.5% | Con hold |
| Nantwich | Con | 7,705 | 15.1 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| Nelson and Colne | Con | 436 | 1.1 | 81.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Newton | Lab | 11,341 | 14.1 | 78.4% | Lab hold |
| North Fylde | Con | 20,990 | 35.7 | 75.3% | Con hold |
| Northwich | Con | 8,746 | 19.9 | 80.9% | Con hold |
| Oldham East | Lab | 4,632 | 12.9 | 68.7% | Lab hold |
| Oldham West | Lab | 5,777 | 17.0 | 72.6% | Lab hold |
| Ormskirk | Lab | 858 | 1.2 | 76.1% | Lab hold |
| Penrith and the Borders | Con | 17,096 | 38.8 | 77.0% | Con hold |
| Preston North | Con | 29 | 0.1 | 77.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Preston South | Lab | 621 | 1.6 | 77.2% | Lab hold |
| Rochdale | Lib | 5,294 | 10.8 | 73.7% | Lib hold |
| Rossendale | Con | 1,873 | 4.4 | 83.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Runcorn | Con | 10,681 | 16.7 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Salford East | Lab | 5,856 | 27.8 | 64.3% | Lab hold |
| Salford West | Lab | 7,254 | 24.2 | 68.7% | Lab hold |
| South Fylde | Con | 32,247 | 44.5 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Southport | Con | 6,527 | 12.8 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| St.Helens | Lab | 15,555 | 28.6 | 72.8% | Lab hold |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 6,580 | 12.6 | 77.1% | Lab hold |
| Stockport North | Lab | 333 | 0.8 | 79.5% | Lab hold |
| Stockport South | Lab | 1,125 | 3.0 | 77.4% | Lab hold |
| Stretford | Con | 4,506 | 8.4 | 77.7% | Con hold |
| Wallasey | Con | 5,381 | 10.1 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| Warrington | Lab | 10,274 | 32.8 | 71.3% | Lab hold |
| Westhoughton | Lab | 5,287 | 8.6 | 80.1% | Lab hold |
| Westmorland | Con | 12,407 | 27.8 | 74.5% | Con hold |
| Whitehaven | Lab | 5,455 | 12.6 | 81.7% | Lab hold |
| Widnes | Lab | 10,281 | 17.7 | 74.2% | Lab hold |
| Wigan | Lab | 12,995 | 29.7 | 74.1% | Lab hold |
| Wirral | Con | 23,331 | 30.9 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Workington | Lab | 5,756 | 12.5 | 83.8% | Lab hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1979 general election?
Labour won 48 of the 82 seats in North West, with 42.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1979?
82 constituencies.
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