pˈoʊlɪŋ ɪnðə baɪᵻlˈɛkʃən tˈʊk plˈeɪs wˈʌn dˈeɪ ˈæftɚ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv dʒˈeɪmz kˈælæɡən hæd lˈɔst ɐ vˈoʊt ʌv nˈoʊ kˈɑːnfɪdəns ɪn pˈɑːɹləmənt ænd slˈaɪtli ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ mˈʌnθ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
Polling in the by-election took place one day after the government of James Callaghan had lost a vote of no confidence in parliament and slightly over a month before the 1979 general election.