1979 General Election - Luton East
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Luton East |
| Turnout | 77.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Bright, Graham | Conservative | 17,809 |
| Clemitson, Ivor | Labour | 16,962 |
| Franks, D | Liberal | 5,285 |
| Kerry, MG | National Front | 461 |
| Mitchell, CT | Communist | 107 |
| Bardwaj, JN | Committee for the Prevention of a Police State | 61 |
| Lynn, Arthur | Workers Revolutionary | 45 |