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1979 United Kingdom general election

3 May 1979
All 635 seats in the House of Commons 318 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	76.0%, 3.2%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader since 11 February 1975 5 April 1976 7 July 1976 Leader's seat Finchley Cardiff South East Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles Last election 277 seats, 35.8% 319 seats, 39.2% 13 seats, 18.3% Seats won 342 266 11 Seat change 65 53 2 Popular vote 13,760,328 11,451,339 4,313,804 Percentage 44.1% 36.7% 13.8% Swing 8.3% 2.5% 4.5%
Prime Minister before election James Callaghan Labour Prime Minister after election Margaret Thatcher Conservative

1981 Labour Party deputy leadership election

27 September 1981 (1981-09-27)

Candidate Tony Benn Denis Healey John Silkin First ballot 36.1% 43.7% 17.3% Second ballot 50.1% 49.9% Eliminated

Deputy Leader before election Denis Healey Elected Deputy Leader Tony Benn

1980 Labour Party leadership election

4–10 November 1980 (1980-11-04 – 1980-11-10)

Candidate Michael Foot Denis Healey First ballot 83 (31.2%) 109 (40.9%) Second ballot 138 (51.9%) 127 (47.7%)   Candidate John Silkin Peter Shore First ballot 38 (14.2%) 32 (12.0%) Second ballot Eliminated Eliminated

Leader before election James Callaghan Elected Leader Michael Foot