Luton East, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Graham Bright (Conservative Party) won Luton East, with a majority of 847 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 3
- Recorded results
- 17
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Bright | Conservative Party | 17,809 | 43.7% | Yes |
| Ivor Clemitson | The Labour Party | 16,962 | 41.6% | No |
| David Franks | Liberal Democrats | 5,285 | 13% | No |
| Michael George Kerry | National Front | 461 | 1.1% | No |
| Clayton Thomas Mitchell | Communist | 107 | 0.3% | No |
| Jitendra Bardwaj | Committee for the Prevention of a Police State | 61 | 0.1% | No |
| Arthur Lynn | Workers Revolutionary | 45 | 0.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor Clemitson | The Labour Party | 17,877 | 45.5% | Yes |
| Arthur Johnston | Conservative Party | 14,200 | 36.1% | No |
| J Fisher | The Liberal Party | 6,947 | 17.7% | No |
| L Byrne | Irish Civil Rights | 299 | 0.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor Clemitson | The Labour Party | 17,137 | 30% | Yes |
| Charles Simeons | Conservative Party | 15,712 | 27.5% | No |
| Arthur Frances Evelyn Johnston | Conservative Party | 14,200 | 24.8% | No |
| Eric James Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 9,680 | 16.9% | No |
| Luke Thomas Byrne | Property Developer | 299 | 0.5% | No |
| Jules Nim Bard | Independent | 155 | 0.3% | No |