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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Edinburgh Leith

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal SNP
Votes 12,961 8,944 3,382 2,706
Votes gained +1,253 +681 +1,546 -4,982
Share of votes 46.3% 32.0% 12.1% 9.7%
Share of eligible voters 34.8% 24.0% 9.1% 7.3%
Gain in share of votes +6.6% +3.9% +5.9% -16.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters +5.1% +3.1% +4.4% -12.2%
Total votes: 27,993
Electorate: 37,204
Turnout: 75.2%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 11.5% Labour from SNP

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Leith
23 February 1950
Constituency succeeded by
Edinburgh North and Leith
1 May 1997 		»
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal		 SNP Alliance Liberal Other Liberal
Democrat
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative National
Liberal		 SNP Alliance Liberal Other Liberal
Democrat
9 April 1992 General Election 13,790 8,496 8,805 4,238 4,975
11 June 1987 General Election 21,104 9,777 4,045 7,843
9 June 1983 General Election 16,177 10,706 2,646 11,204
3 May 1979 General Election 12,961 8,944 2,706 3,382
10 October 1974 General Election 11,708 8,263 7,688 1,836
28 February 1974 General Election 12,604 11,883 6,569
18 June 1970 General Election 12,066 10,682 1,827 1,490
31 March 1966 General Election 15,407 11,443 279
15 October 1964 General Election 15,934 12,777
8 October 1959 General Election 15,092 12,018 4,475
26 May 1955 General Election 16,337 10,693 6,055
25 October 1951 General Election 19,308 19,236
23 February 1950 General Election 18,111 15,841 2,846

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