South East: 1979 general election results
How South East voted at the 1979 general election: the Conservatives won 69 of 72 seats with 56.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 69 | +6 | 2,278,904 | 56.0% | +9.3 | |
| Labour | 2 | −6 | 1,008,383 | 24.8% | −3.6 | |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 741,849 | 18.2% | −6.0 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 38,614 | 1.0% | +0.4 |
Change compared with the October 1974 general election in South East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | Con | 22,291 | 29.1 | 79.5% | Con hold |
| Aldershot | Con | 23,576 | 35.6 | 76.5% | Con hold |
| Arundel | Con | 30,760 | 45.5 | 73.9% | Con hold |
| Ashford | Con | 13,638 | 28.9 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Aylesbury | Con | 19,862 | 34.1 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Banbury | Con | 14,514 | 25.5 | 78.3% | Con hold |
| Basingstoke | Con | 21,746 | 27.6 | 79.5% | Con hold |
| Beaconsfield | Con | 21,495 | 41.5 | 76.2% | Con hold |
| Bournemouth East | Con | 18,255 | 44.3 | 73.1% | Con hold |
| Bournemouth West | Con | 16,626 | 38.5 | 70.5% | Con hold |
| Brighton Kemptown | Con | 8,008 | 16.8 | 74.2% | Con hold |
| Brighton Pavilion | Con | 10,119 | 24.5 | 72.6% | Con hold |
| Buckingham | Con | 13,967 | 17.2 | 78.6% | Con hold |
| Canterbury | Con | 22,637 | 34.0 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Chertsey and Walton | Con | 12,024 | 22.9 | 76.5% | Con hold |
| Chesham and Amersham | Con | 20,596 | 38.4 | 79.7% | Con hold |
| Chichester | Con | 23,776 | 42.7 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Dartford | Con | 1,392 | 3.0 | 80.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Dorking | Con | 19,763 | 41.9 | 77.9% | Con hold |
| Dover | Con | 7,942 | 13.0 | 80.6% | Con hold |
| East Grinstead | Con | 17,177 | 37.7 | 77.1% | Con hold |
| Eastbourne | Con | 26,084 | 44.3 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Eastleigh | Con | 20,294 | 29.5 | 80.7% | Con hold |
| Epsom | Con | 26,358 | 41.7 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Esher | Con | 16,841 | 45.4 | 77.5% | Con hold |
| Eton and Slough | Lab | 1,340 | 2.8 | 74.9% | Lab hold |
| Fareham | Con | 17,045 | 35.0 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| Farnham | Con | 16,469 | 31.9 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Faversham | Con | 12,162 | 19.7 | 78.5% | Con hold |
| Folkestone and Hythe | Con | 16,020 | 33.3 | 72.6% | Con hold |
| Gillingham | Con | 10,499 | 20.8 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Gosport | Con | 14,093 | 35.5 | 77.5% | Con hold |
| Gravesend | Con | 9,346 | 12.9 | 81.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Guildford | Con | 19,906 | 36.1 | 75.3% | Con hold |
| Hastings | Con | 8,919 | 21.6 | 71.7% | Con hold |
| Havant and Waterloo | Con | 20,340 | 32.8 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Henley | Con | 18,289 | 35.8 | 77.5% | Con hold |
| Horsham | Con | 15,021 | 18.4 | 81.4% | Con hold |
| Hove | Con | 19,449 | 38.6 | 71.6% | Con hold |
| Isle of Wight | Lib | 352 | 0.5 | 81.8% | Lib hold |
| Lewes | Con | 21,713 | 37.3 | 76.3% | Con hold |
| Maidstone | Con | 21,051 | 29.3 | 77.0% | Con hold |
| Mid Oxfordshire | Con | 15,461 | 30.9 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| New Forest | Con | 25,450 | 38.7 | 77.2% | Con hold |
| Newbury | Con | 10,289 | 16.1 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| Oxford | Con | 1,497 | 2.5 | 74.2% | Con gain from Lab |
| Petersfield | Con | 22,375 | 34.9 | 78.3% | Con hold |
| Portsmouth North | Con | 2,311 | 4.3 | 78.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Portsmouth South | Con | 11,529 | 23.5 | 72.9% | Con hold |
| Reading North | Con | 7,423 | 15.0 | 75.9% | Con hold |
| Reading South | Con | 15,645 | 28.0 | 76.5% | Con hold |
| Reigate | Con | 21,313 | 37.7 | 78.2% | Con hold |
| Rochester and Chatham | Con | 2,688 | 4.6 | 72.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Rye | Con | 23,078 | 40.8 | 77.1% | Con hold |
| Sevenoaks | Con | 22,114 | 34.6 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Shoreham | Con | 21,585 | 38.3 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Southampton Test | Con | 2,123 | 3.6 | 76.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Southamptonitchen | Lab | 1,602 | 2.6 | 74.7% | Lab hold |
| Spelthorne | Con | 16,153 | 29.6 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Surrey East | Con | 19,400 | 43.1 | 78.4% | Con hold |
| Surrey North West | Con | 25,456 | 44.8 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Sussex Mid | Con | 20,843 | 39.2 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Thanet East | Con | 10,239 | 28.7 | 72.7% | Con hold |
| Thanet West | Con | 9,546 | 29.2 | 71.6% | Con hold |
| Tonbridge and Malling | Con | 16,252 | 30.0 | 79.5% | Con hold |
| Tunbridge Wells | Con | 20,536 | 38.3 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Winchester | Con | 22,820 | 33.5 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Con | 25,130 | 39.0 | 75.4% | Con hold |
| Woking | Con | 18,392 | 33.1 | 76.5% | Con hold |
| Wokingham | Con | 18,746 | 28.2 | 78.2% | Con hold |
| Worthing | Con | 20,380 | 37.1 | 73.3% | Con hold |
| Wycombe | Con | 20,171 | 30.3 | 77.6% | Con hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in South East at the 1979 general election?
The Conservatives won 69 of the 72 seats in South East, with 56.0% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South East in 1979?
72 constituencies.
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