1979 General Election - Pontefract and Castleford
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Pontefract and Castleford |
| Turnout | 73.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Lofthouse, Geoffrey | Labour | 30,566 |
| Page, Hugo | Conservative | 10,665 |
| Marsh, Leslie | Liberal | 3,616 |