1979 General Election - Lewisham Deptford
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Lewisham Deptford |
| Turnout | 63.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Silkin, John | Labour | 19,391 |
| Grant, D | Conservative | 11,638 |
| Rowden, N | Liberal | 2,774 |
| Mitchell, R | National Front | 1,490 |
| Maguire, J | Socialist Unity | 274 |
| Dacres, G | Workers Revolutionary | 198 |