West Midlands: 1979 general election results
How West Midlands voted at the 1979 general election: the Conservatives won 31 of 56 seats with 47.1% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 31 | +10 | 1,334,079 | 47.1% | +9.6 | |
| Labour | 25 | −10 | 1,134,375 | 40.1% | −3.8 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 325,439 | 11.5% | −6.3 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 36,544 | 1.3% | +0.5 |
Change compared with the October 1974 general election in West Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge-Brownhill | Con | 5,668 | 10.8 | 82.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | 9,587 | 20.6 | 67.8% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Erdington | Lab | 680 | 1.6 | 67.9% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Hall Green | Con | 9,564 | 19.3 | 73.3% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Handsworth | Lab | 3,209 | 10.4 | 68.4% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Lab | 7,759 | 36.7 | 62.3% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Northfield | Con | 204 | 0.4 | 70.6% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Perry Barr | Lab | 491 | 1.3 | 75.8% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Selly Oak | Con | 4,775 | 10.0 | 73.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Small Heath | Lab | 11,467 | 39.1 | 62.9% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Lab | 8,319 | 27.9 | 65.0% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Stechford | Lab | 1,649 | 3.8 | 71.6% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Yardley | Con | 1,164 | 2.7 | 73.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Bromsgrove and Redditch | Con | 15,885 | 19.3 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Burton | Con | 9,801 | 17.8 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Cannock | Lab | 7,346 | 15.5 | 79.8% | Lab hold |
| Coventry North East | Lab | 10,523 | 22.3 | 72.7% | Lab hold |
| Coventry North West | Lab | 3,971 | 10.2 | 79.2% | Lab hold |
| Coventry South East | Lab | 7,486 | 21.0 | 69.9% | Lab hold |
| Coventry South West | Con | 5,654 | 10.0 | 81.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Dudley East | Lab | 7,687 | 18.4 | 70.1% | Lab hold |
| Dudley West | Con | 1,139 | 1.9 | 76.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Halesowen and Stourbridge | Con | 8,965 | 13.4 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| Hereford | Con | 4,970 | 10.3 | 78.4% | Con hold |
| Kidderminster | Con | 15,652 | 25.1 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Leek | Con | 10,571 | 15.0 | 80.4% | Con hold |
| Leominster | Con | 4,865 | 12.3 | 81.9% | Con hold |
| Lichfield and Tamworth | Con | 8,448 | 10.3 | 81.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Ludlow | Con | 8,382 | 21.2 | 78.6% | Con hold |
| Meriden | Con | 4,127 | 5.4 | 77.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | 4,228 | 7.2 | 81.6% | Lab hold |
| Nuneaton | Lab | 7,688 | 12.2 | 78.5% | Lab hold |
| Oswestry | Con | 13,401 | 31.1 | 73.9% | Con hold |
| Rugby | Con | 2,729 | 5.3 | 83.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Shrewsbury | Con | 10,184 | 21.0 | 76.6% | Con hold |
| Solihull | Con | 32,207 | 49.5 | 77.2% | Con hold |
| South Worcestershire | Con | 20,654 | 33.8 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| Stafford and Stone | Con | 13,177 | 20.1 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Staffordshire South West | Con | 17,433 | 32.7 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Stoke on Trent Central | Lab | 12,603 | 30.7 | 69.0% | Lab hold |
| Stoke on Trent North | Lab | 12,424 | 28.8 | 72.8% | Lab hold |
| Stoke on Trent South | Lab | 14,246 | 26.5 | 72.5% | Lab hold |
| Stratford | Con | 22,554 | 38.4 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Sutton Coldfield | Con | 26,107 | 52.7 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| The Wrekin | Con | 965 | 1.4 | 77.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Walsall North | Lab | 5,866 | 11.1 | 72.3% | Lab hold |
| Walsall South | Lab | 1,588 | 3.6 | 76.7% | Lab hold |
| Warley East | Lab | 5,097 | 13.2 | 70.5% | Lab hold |
| Warley West | Lab | 10,101 | 23.4 | 70.8% | Lab hold |
| Warwick and Leamington | Con | 16,558 | 25.1 | 77.7% | Con hold |
| West Bromwich East | Lab | 1,971 | 4.8 | 71.1% | Lab hold |
| West Bromwich West | Lab | 9,468 | 24.0 | 67.1% | Lab hold |
| Wolverhampton N.e. | Lab | 6,060 | 12.6 | — | |
| Wolverhampton S.w. | Con | 10,760 | 21.2 | — | |
| Wolverhampton Se | Lab | 7,901 | 21.3 | — | |
| Worcester | Con | 11,589 | 19.7 | 75.4% | Con hold |
West Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in West Midlands at the 1979 general election?
The Conservatives won 31 of the 56 seats in West Midlands, with 47.1% of the vote.
How many seats were there in West Midlands in 1979?
56 constituencies.
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