1979 General Election - Leeds East
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Leeds East |
| Turnout | 70.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Healey, Denis | Labour | 26,346 |
| Carter, A | Conservative | 15,810 |
| Ellis, ML | Liberal | 4,622 |
| Rigby, John | National Front | 445 |
| Hill, AC | Ecology | 206 |
| Slaughter, Barbara | Workers Revolutionary | 103 |