| Election Name: | 1979 United Kingdom general election in England |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | October 1974 United Kingdom general election in England |
| Previous Year: | October 1974 |
| Outgoing Members: | List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election |
| Next Election: | 1983 United Kingdom general election in England |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
| Elected Members: | List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election |
| Seats For Election: | All 516 English seats in the House of Commons 259 seats needed for English majority |
| Elected Mps: | List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election |
| Election Date: | 3 May 1979 |
| Leader1: | Margaret Thatcher |
| Leader Since1: | 11 February 1975 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Finchley |
| Last Election1: | 253 seats, 38.9% |
| Seats1: | 306 |
| Seat Change1: | 53 |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,260,000 |
| Percentage1: | 47.2% |
| Swing1: | 8.3% |
| Leader2: | James Callaghan |
| Leader Since2: | 5 April 1976 |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Cardiff South East |
| Last Election2: | 255 seats, 40.1% |
| Seats2: | 203 |
| Seat Change2: | 52 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,530,000 |
| Percentage2: | 36.7% |
| Swing2: | 3.4% |
| Leader3: | David Steel |
| Leader Since3: | July 1976 |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale |
| Last Election3: | 8 seats, 20.2% |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,880,000 |
| Percentage3: | 14.9% |
| Swing3: | 5.3% |
The 1979 United Kingdom general election saw the Conservative Party win the most votes and seats in England.[1] They received 12.26 million English votes, a record at the time.[2]
See main article: 1979 United Kingdom general election.