| Year: | 1979 |
|---|---|
| General election: | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency: | Stepney and Poplar |
| Turnout: | 53.3% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Shore, Peter | Labour | 19576 |
| Hughes, Robert | Conservative | 6561 |
| Winfield, Rif | Liberal | 2234 |
| Clarke, Victor | National Front | 1571 |
| Johns, Ted | Independent Labour | 672 |
| Halpin, Kevin | Communist | 413 |
| Chappell, Peter | Workers Revolutionary | 235 |