The British General Election of 1979

April areas average Benn Britain British by-election Committee Conservative party constituencies coverage Daily Express Daily Mirror Daily Telegraph David Steel defeat devolution East economic election broadcast electoral England favour February Gallup government's headlines Healey Heath incomes policy increase industrial inflation issues Jim Callaghan Labour candidates Labour government Labour MPs Labour party leadership Lib-Lab pact Liberal vote London Lord Thorneycroft main parties majority manifesto Margaret Thatcher marginal seats ment MORI National Front Nationalists North Northern Ireland October opinion polls organisation pact parliament parliamentary party leaders party's Plaid Cymru political politicians press conferences Prime Minister private polls programme proposals public expenditure referendum reform regional reported result Saatchi Saatchi and Saatchi Scotland Scottish shadow cabinet Sir Keith speech spokesmen strategy swing Table Tam Dalyell television Thatcher tion Tony Benn Tory trade union Transport House turnout two-party unemployment Unionist Wales West workers