1979 General Election - Don Valley
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Don Valley |
| Turnout | 74.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Welsh, Michael | Labour | 39,603 |
| Freeman, Roger | Conservative | 22,243 |
| Simpson, E | Liberal | 8,238 |
| Connelly, I | Workers Party | 720 |
| McCabe, T | Workers Revolutionary | 398 |