1979 General Election - Chingford
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Chingford |
| Turnout | 78.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Tebbit, Norman | Conservative | 24,640 |
| Gerrard, Neil | Labour | 12,257 |
| Nicholson, DA | Liberal | 5,225 |
| South, D | National Front | 1,157 |
| Lambert, Stephen | Ecology | 649 |