1979 General Election - Tynemouth
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Tynemouth |
| Turnout | 77.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Trotter, Neville | Conservative | 29,941 |
| Cosgrove, Patrick | Labour | 22,377 |
| Pinkney, R | Liberal | 5,736 |
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Tynemouth |
| Turnout | 77.7% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Trotter, Neville | Conservative | 29,941 |
| Cosgrove, Patrick | Labour | 22,377 |
| Pinkney, R | Liberal | 5,736 |