1979 General Election - Houghton-le-Spring
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Houghton-le-Spring |
| Turnout | 72.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Urwin, Tom | Labour | 30,181 |
| Straw, P | Conservative | 9,105 |
| Ellis, J | Liberal | 4,479 |
| Temple, D | Workers Revolutionary | 326 |