1979 General Election - Leeds North East
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Leeds North East |
| Turnout | 70.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Joseph, Sir Keith | Conservative | 20,297 |
| Sedler, Ronald | Labour | 14,913 |
| Hollingworth, Roy | Liberal | 5,329 |
| Parkin, Sara | Ecology | 813 |
| Tibbitts, Ernest | Anti-Corruption | 103 |