Elections
| General Election 1979: Oxford | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Patten | 27,459 | 45.3 | ||
| Labour | Evan Luard | 25,962 | 42.83 | ||
| Liberal | Dermot Roaf | 6,234 | 10.28 | ||
| Oxford Ecological Movement | A Cheeke | 887 | 1.46 | ||
| Independent | B Smith | 72 | 0.12 | ||
| Majority | 1,497 | 2.47 | |||
| Turnout | 60,610 | 74.18 | |||
| General Election, October 1974: Oxford | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Evan Luard | 23,359 | 42.71% | ||
| Conservative | C. M. Woodhouse | 22,323 | 40.82% | ||
| Liberal | MS Butler | 8,374 | 15.31% | ||
| National Front | Ian Anderson | 572 | 1.05% | ||
| Independent | B Smith | 64 | 0.12% | ||
| Majority | 1,036 | 1.89% | |||
| Turnout | 54,691 | 70.78% | |||
| General Election, February 1974: Oxford | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | C. M. Woodhouse | 23,967 | 39.81% | ||
| Labour | Evan Luard | 23,146 | 38.44% | ||
| Liberal | M Butler | 13,094 | 21.75% | ||
| Majority | 821 | 1.36% | |||
| Turnout | 60,204 | 78.55% | |||
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