1979 General Election

England                                                      

C                     12,255,514         (47.2%)    306 MP’s elected

L                     3,878,055            (14.9%)    7 MP’s elected

Lab                 9,525,280            (36.7%)    203 MP’s elected

Com               6,622                   (0.0%)      0 MP elected

NF                  189,150               (0.7%)      0 MP elected

EP                  38,116                 (0.2%)      0 MP elected

Wales                                                          

C                     526,254               (32.2%)    11 MP’s elected

L                     173,525               (10.6%)    1 MP elected

Lab                 795,493               (48.6%)    22 MP’s elected

Com               4,310                   (0.3%)      0 MP elected

PC                  132,544               (8.1%)      2 MP’s elected

NF                  2,465                   (0.1%)      0 MP elected

Scotland                                                     

C                     916,155               (31.4%)    22 MP’s elected

L                     262,224               (9.0%)      3 MP’s elected

Lab                 1,211,455            (41.6%)    44 MP’s elected

Com               5,926                   (0.2%)      0 MP elected

SNP               504,259               (17.3%)    2 MP’s elected

N. Ireland                                                    

DUP               70,975                 (10.2%)    3 MP’s elected

UU                  254,578               (36.6%)    5 MP’s elected

UUPP             39,856                 (5.7%)      1 MP’s elected

APNI               82,892                 (11.9%)    0 MP elected

IIP                   23,086                 (3.3%)      0 MP elected

NI Lab            4,411                   (0.6%)      0 MP elected

Rep                12,098                 (1.7%)      0 MP elected

SDLP             126,325               (18.2%)    1 MP elected

UPNI               8,021                   (1.2%)      0 MP elected

Total UK:

C                     13,697,923         (43.9%)    339 MP’s elected

L                     4,313,804            (13.8%)    11 MP’s elected

Lab                 11,532,218         (36.9%)    269 MP’s elected

Com               16,858                 (0.1%)      0 MP elected

NF                  191,719               (0.6%)      0 MP elected

EP                  39,918                 (0.1%)      0 MP elected

PC                  132,544               (0.4%)      2 MP’s elected

SNP               504,259               (1.6%)      2 MP’s elected

DUP               70,975                 (10.2%)    3 MP’s elected

UU                  254,578               (36.6%)    5 MP’s elected

UUPP             39,856                 (5.7%)      1 MP’s elected

APNI               82,892                 (11.9%)    0 MP elected

IIP                   23,086                 (3.3%)      0 MP elected

NI Lab            4,411                   (0.6%)      0 MP elected

Rep                12,098                 (1.7%)      0 MP elected

SDLP             126,325               (18.2%)    1 MP elected

UPNI               8,021                   (1.2%)      0 MP elected

C = Conservatives

L = Liberals

Lab = Labour

NF = National Front

Com = Communist Party

EP = Ecology Party

PC = Plaid Cymru

SNP = Scottish National Party

DUP = Democratic Unionist Party

UUPP = United Ulster Unionist Party

APNI = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

NI Lab = Northern Ireland Labour Party

IIP = Irish Independence Party

Rep = Irish Republican Party

SDLP = Social Democratic and Labour Party

UPNI = Unionist Party of Northern Ireland

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