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1979 United Kingdom general election

election for members of the British House of Commons
Event united_kingdom_general_election Q918450
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Summary

1979 United Kingdom general election is an United Kingdom general election[1]. It draws 3,438 Wikipedia views per month (united_kingdom_general_election category, ranking #9 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1979 United Kingdom general election is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election's instance of is recorded as United Kingdom general election[4].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election followed October 1974 United Kingdom general election[5].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election was followed by 1983 United Kingdom general election[6].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election's Commons category is recorded as 1979 United Kingdom general election[7].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election's office contested is recorded as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[8].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election took place on May 3, 1979[9].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as Margaret Thatcher[10].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as James Callaghan[11].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as David Steel[12].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election's has cause is recorded as 1979 vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry[13].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election's topic's main category is recorded as Category:1979 United Kingdom general election[14].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election's successful candidate is recorded as Margaret Thatcher[15].
  • 1979 United Kingdom general election's number of seats is recorded as {'amount': '+635'}[16].

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When and Where

1979 United Kingdom general election occurred on May 3, 1979[9]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Context

1979 United Kingdom general election's instance of is recorded as United Kingdom general election[4]. It followed October 1974 United Kingdom general election[5]. It was followed by 1983 United Kingdom general election[6].

Why It Matters

1979 United Kingdom general election draws 3,438 Wikipedia views per month (united_kingdom_general_election category, ranking #9 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Chris Patten David Amess Donald Dewar Edward Heath Enoch Powell Geoffrey Howe Harold Wilson Ian Paisley Jack Straw James Callaghan John Major John Prescott Margaret Thatcher Michael Foot Neil Kinnock Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham Robin Cook Tony Benn United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · DataDataWeb · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → ['Q108695864', 'Q30750584', 'Q115803501', 'Q65081337']
    Candidate → Margaret Thatcher, James Callaghan, David Steel
    Office contested → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
    Has effect → Q7240397
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Total valid votes: 31,221,362"
  2. 7w ago · DataDataWeb · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → 1983 United Kingdom general election
    Office contested → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
    Follows → —
    Image → UK General Election, 1979.svg
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: UK General Election, 1979.svg"
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