1979 General Election - St Helens
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | St Helens |
| Turnout | 72.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Spriggs, Leslie | Labour | 32,489 |
| Brown, J | Conservative | 16,934 |
| Smith, I | Liberal | 4,587 |
| Boylan, J | Workers Revolutionary | 471 |