Kent West
7 June 1979
An election was held in Kent West on 7 June 1979 to elect a member of the European parliament for the constituency.
It was the first election to be held for the newly-established European parliament. At this election, the Conservatives won the seat with a majority of 67,479.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
George Benjamin Patterson 113,961 | 60.8 | ||
Labour |
A. J. Humphris 46,482 | 24.8 | ||
Liberal |
S. Blow 27,127 | 14.5 | ||
Majority | 67,479 | 36.0 | ||
Turnout | 569,411 | 32.9 | ||
Conservative win (new constituency) |
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