1979 General Election - Cleveland and Whitby
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Cleveland and Whitby |
| Turnout | 80.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Brittan, Leon | Conservative | 26,735 |
| Pimlott, Benjamin | Labour | 19,818 |
| Pitts, M | Liberal | 5,870 |