Rye, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Bryant Godman Irvine (Conservative Party) won Rye, with a majority of 23,078 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 16
- Recorded results
- 43
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Godman Irvine | Conservative Party | 35,516 | 62.7% | Yes |
| David Moore | Liberal Democrats | 12,438 | 22% | No |
| Derek Smyth | The Labour Party | 6,852 | 12.1% | No |
| Anne Rix | Ecology | 1,267 | 2.2% | No |
| Thomas Duesbury | National Front | 552 | 1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godman Irvine | Conservative Party | 30,511 | 56.9% | Yes |
| Douglas Roland S. Moore | The Liberal Party | 14,828 | 27.6% | No |
| David W. Threlfall | The Labour Party | 8,303 | 15.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Godman Irvine | Conservative Party | 33,591 | 50.7% | Yes |
| David Moore | Liberal Democrats | 17,456 | 26.3% | No |
| David William Threlfall | The Labour Party | 8,303 | 12.5% | No |
| Robert Harris | The Labour Party | 6,967 | 10.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Godman Irvine | Conservative Party | 32,300 | 64.2% | Yes |
| Harry Fountain | The Labour Party | 9,031 | 18% | No |
| Robin Young | Liberal Democrats | 8,947 | 17.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Godman Irvine | Conservative Party | 27,056 | 58.6% | Yes |
| Kenneth Grenville Wellings | Liberal Democrats | 9,957 | 21.6% | No |
| David Collins | The Labour Party | 9,155 | 19.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Godman Irvine | Conservative Party | 27,240 | 59.8% | Yes |
| Kenneth Grenville Wellings | Liberal Democrats | 10,264 | 22.5% | No |
| Anthony Edmund Arblaster | The Labour Party | 8,014 | 17.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Godman Irvine | Conservative Party | 27,465 | 64.8% | Yes |
| John R Murray | Liberal Democrats | 7,549 | 17.8% | No |
| Douglas Sidney Tilbé | The Labour Party | 7,359 | 17.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Godman Irvine | Conservative Party | 28,500 | 73% | Yes |
| Trevor Payne | The Labour Party | 10,560 | 27% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Cuthbert | Conservative Party | 19,701 | 58.6% | Yes |
| Ernest Bernard Simmons | The Labour Party | 7,414 | 22% | No |
| Ronald Ogden | Liberal Democrats | 6,530 | 19.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Loyd Courthope | Conservative Party | 22,604 | 71.2% | Yes |
| Dorothy Frances Osborn | Liberal Democrats | 9,162 | 28.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Loyd Courthope | Conservative Party | 0 | — | Yes |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Loyd Courthope | Unionist | 18,061 | 56.9% | Yes |
| William Osborn | Liberal Democrats | 10,198 | 32.1% | No |
| George Greenwood | The Labour Party | 3,505 | 11% | No |
