1979 General Election - Brighouse and Spenborough
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Brighouse and Spenborough |
| Turnout | 80.2% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Waller, Gary | Conservative | 23,448 |
| McGowan, Michael | Labour | 21,714 |
| Thomas, R | Liberal | 7,278 |