| Year: | 1979 |
|---|---|
| General election: | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency: | West Dorset |
| Turnout: | 79.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Spicer, Sir James | Conservative | 26281 |
| Jones, Trevor | Liberal | 9776 |
| Skevington, HJ | Labour | 7999 |
| Tillotson, J | National Front | 514 |
| McEwan, G | Wessex Regionalist | 192 |