1979 General Election - St Ives
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | St Ives |
| Turnout | 77.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Nott, John | Conservative | 22,352 |
| Evans, RD | Labour | 8,636 |
| Cotton, J | Liberal | 8,299 |
| Murley, Colin | Mebyon Kernow | 1,662 |
| Hoptrough, H | Ecology | 427 |