1979 General Election - Eccles
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Eccles |
| Turnout | 77.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Labour | 24,280 |
| Reid, J | Conservative | 16,221 |
| Knight, G | Liberal | 4,448 |
| Keenan, Terry | Communist | 368 |