Gravesend, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Tim Brinton (Conservative Party) won Gravesend, with a majority of 9,346 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 18
- Recorded results
- 58
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brinton | Conservative Party | 37,592 | 52% | Yes |
| John Ovenden | The Labour Party | 28,246 | 39% | No |
| Ian John Clayton Goodwin | Liberal Democrats | 5,917 | 8.2% | No |
| George Donald Willden | National Front | 603 | 0.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ovenden | The Labour Party | 29,569 | 43.1% | Yes |
| Richard Needham | Conservative Party | 27,264 | 39.7% | No |
| L. Cartier | The Liberal Party | 10,244 | 14.9% | No |
| J. D. Turner | National Front | 1,304 | 1.9% | No |
| Tom Keen | Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain | 239 | 0.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ovenden | The Labour Party | 29,571 | 26.8% | Yes |
| Roger White | Conservative Party | 27,989 | 25.4% | No |
| Richard Needham | Conservative Party | 27,264 | 24.7% | No |
| David Christopher Mumford | Liberal Democrats | 13,136 | 11.9% | No |
| Lewis Cartier | Liberal Democrats | 10,244 | 9.3% | No |
| James Donald Turner | National Front | 1,726 | 1.6% | No |
| Thomas Keen | Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain | 239 | 0.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger White | Conservative Party | 29,924 | 46.9% | Yes |
| Baron Murray of Gravesend Albert Murray | The Labour Party | 28,711 | 45% | No |
| Martyn Dunn | Liberal Democrats | 5,234 | 8.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Murray of Gravesend Albert Murray | The Labour Party | 30,276 | 49.8% | Yes |
| Roger White | Conservative Party | 25,484 | 41.9% | No |
| Jack Harris Barnett | Liberal Democrats | 5,092 | 8.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Murray of Gravesend Albert Murray | The Labour Party | 26,074 | 45.4% | Yes |
| Peter Kirk | Conservative Party | 25,326 | 44.1% | No |
| Jack Harris Barnett | Liberal Democrats | 6,015 | 10.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kirk | Conservative Party | 27,124 | 52.1% | Yes |
| CJ Victor Mishcon | The Labour Party | 24,962 | 47.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kirk | Conservative Party | 22,058 | 46.2% | Yes |
| CJ Victor Mishcon | The Labour Party | 19,149 | 40.1% | No |
| Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland | Independent | 6,514 | 13.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Acland | The Labour Party | 30,055 | 55.3% | Yes |
| Charles Burke | Conservative Party | 24,300 | 44.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Acland | The Labour Party | 28,297 | 53.1% | Yes |
| John Lowe | Conservative Party | 22,726 | 42.6% | No |
| Mavis Doreen Ayliffe | Liberal Democrats | 2,298 | 4.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest George Allighan | The Labour Party | 21,609 | 52.5% | Yes |
| Irving James Albery | Conservative Party | 14,553 | 35.3% | No |
| Reginald Goodfellow | Liberal Democrats | 5,033 | 12.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving James Albery | Conservative Party | 20,438 | 56.1% | Yes |
| Benjamin Greene | The Labour Party | 15,994 | 43.9% | No |