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1979 General election results summary


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Majority – 43
PM Margaret Thatcher
Held on Thursday, 3 May
Electorate – 41,093,264
Turnout – 76%

Table: 1979 general election results summary
Party Seats Votes % Share Candidates
  Conservative 339 13,697,690 43.9 622
  Labour 268 11,532,148 36.9 623
  Liberal 11 4,313,811 13.8 577
  Official Unionist 5      
  Democratic Unionists 3      
  Plaid Cymru 2 132,544 0.4 36
  Scottish National 2 504,259 1.6 71
  Speaker 1      
  Social Democratic & Labour 1      
  Ulster Unionist 1      
  United Ulster Unionists 1      
  Independent 1      


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