3 May 1979
Result
An election was held in Rochester and Chatham on 3 May 1979 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Conservative |
Peggy Fenner 27,574 | 47.5 | |||
Labour |
Robert Bean *24,886 | 42.8 | |||
Liberal |
M Black5,219 | 9.0 | |||
National Front |
J King417 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 2,688 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 58,096 | 72.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election
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Vote Change
Swing
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