1979 United Kingdom general election in England
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The 1979 United Kingdom general election saw the Conservative Party win the most votes and seats in England.[1] They received 12.26 million English votes, a record at the time.[2]
Results table
| Party | Leader | Seats won | Aggregate votes | ||
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| Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | 306 | 12,256,134[3][4] | 47.18% | |
| Labour | James Callaghan | 203 | 9,524,960 | 36.66% | |
| Liberal | David Steel | 7 | 3,877,089 | 14.92% | |
| Others and independents | 0 | 321,768 | 1.24% | ||
| Total | 516 | 25,979,951 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "1979: Thatcher wins Tory landslide". 5 April 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Pilling, Sam; Cracknell, Richard (18 August 2021). "UK Election Statistics: 1918-2021: A Century of Elections" (PDF). House of Commons Library. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Kimber, Richard (20 April 2011). "Political Science Resources". Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Election Data 1979". Retrieved 14 April 2025.