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United Kingdom General Election, 1979




  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/United_Kingdom_general_election,_October_1974" class="copylinks">October 1974 Election '''•''' MPs
  '''1979 Election''' '''•''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/MPs_elected_in_the_United_Kingdom_general_election,_1979" class="copylinks">MPs
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983" class="copylinks">1983 Election '''•''' MPs
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1987" class="copylinks">1987 Election '''•''' MPs


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  seats 339
  gain 63
  loss 1
  net + 62
  votes 13,697,923
  votes % 439
  seats % 534%
  plus/minus + 81


  party Labour Party (UK)
  seats 269
  gain 4
  loss 54
  net - 50
  votes 11,532,218
  votes % 369
  seats % 424%
  plus/minus - 23


  party Liberal Party (UK)
  seats 11
  gain 1
  loss 3
  net - 2
  votes 4,313,804
  votes % 138
  seats % 17%
  plus/minus - 45


  party Scottish National Party
  seats 2
  gain 0
  loss 9
  net - 9
  votes 504,259
  votes % 16
  seats % 031%
  plus/minus - 13


  party Ulster Unionist Party
  seats 5
  gain 1
  loss 2
  net - 1
  votes 254,578
  votes % 08
  seats % 079%
  plus/minus - 01


  party National Front (UK)
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 191,719
  votes % 06
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus + 02


  party Plaid Cymru
  seats 2
  gain 0
  loss 1
  net - 1
  votes 132,544
  votes % 04
  seats % 031%
  plus/minus - 02


  party Social Democratic and Labour Party
  seats 1
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 126,325
  votes % 04
  seats % 016%
  plus/minus - 02


  party Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 82,892
  votes % 03
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus + 01


  party Democratic Unionist Party
  seats 3
  gain 2
  loss 0
  net + 2
  votes 70,795
  votes % 02
  seats % 047%
  plus/minus - 01


  party Ecology Party
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 39,918
  votes % 01
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus + 01


  party United Ulster Unionist Party
  seats 1
  gain 1
  loss 0
  net + 1
  votes 39,856
  votes % 01
  seats % 016%
  plus/minus ''N/A''


  party Independent Ulster Unionist
  seats 1
  gain 1
  loss 0
  net + 1
  votes 36,989
  votes % 01
  seats % 016%
  plus/minus + 01


  party Independent Labour
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 27,953
  votes % 01
  seats % 016%
  plus/minus - 01


  party Irish Independence Party
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 23,086
  votes % 01
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus ''N/A''


  party Independent Republican (Ireland)
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 1
  net - 1
  votes 22,398
  votes % 01
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus - 01


  party Communist Party of Great Britain
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 16,858
  votes % 01
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party Scottish Labour
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 13,737
  votes % 01
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus ''N/A''


  party Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 12,631
  votes % 01
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus + 01


  party Workers Party (Ireland)
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 12,098
  votes % 01
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party Independent SDLP
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 10,785
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus ''N/A''


  party Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 8,021
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus - 01


  party Independent Conservative
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 4,841
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party Northern Ireland Labour Party
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 4,441
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party Mebyon Kernow
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 4,164
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus ''N/A''


  party Lincoln Democratic Labour Association
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 3,785
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus - 01


  party Wessex Regionalist Party
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 3,090
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus ''N/A''


  party Socialist Unity (UK)
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 2,834
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus ''N/A''


  party Independent Democratic
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 1,087
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus ''N/A''


  party United Country
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 1,033
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus ''N/A''


  party Independent Liberal
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 1,023
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party Independent Socialist
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 770
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party Workers (Leninist)
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 767
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party New Britain Party
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 717
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party Fellowship Party
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 531
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party More Prosperous Britain
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 518
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party United English National
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 238
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party Cornish Nationalist
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 227
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus ''N/A''


  party Social Democrat
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 144
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party English National
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 142
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00


  party Socialist Party of Great Britain
  seats 0
  gain 0
  loss 0
  net 0
  votes 78
  votes % 00
  seats % N/A
  plus/minus 00