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UK Polling History: Election of 31 May 1978 – Hamilton

Result summary

Parties
Labour SNP Conservative Liberal
Votes 18,880 12,388 4,818 949
Votes gained +393 -2,767 +1,136 -610
Share of votes 51.0% 33.4% 13.0% 2.6%
Share of eligible voters 37.5% 24.6% 9.6% 1.9%
Gain in share of votes +3.4% -5.5% +3.5% -1.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters +0.8% -5.5% +2.3% -1.2%
Total votes: 37,035
Electorate: 50,346 (estimated)
Turnout: 73.6%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 4.5% Conservative from SNP

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Mid Lanarkshire
14 December 1918
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative SNP Alliance Liberal Other Liberal
Democrat		 Independent
Liberal		 Communist
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative SNP Alliance Liberal Other Liberal
Democrat		 Independent
Liberal		 Communist
9 April 1992 General Election 25,849 8,250 9,246 3,515
11 June 1987 General Election 28,563 6,901 6,093 6,302
9 June 1983 General Election 24,384 8,940 3,816 9,365
3 May 1979 General Election 24,593 9,794 6,842
31 May 1978 By Election 18,880 4,818 12,388 949
10 October 1974 General Election 18,487 3,682 15,155 1,559
28 February 1974 General Election 19,070 7,977 12,692
18 June 1970 General Election 25,431 5,455 16,849 295
2 November 1967 By Election 16,598 4,986 18,397
31 March 1966 General Election 27,865 11,289
15 October 1964 General Election 28,964 11,806
8 October 1959 General Election 27,423 11,510 2,586
26 May 1955 General Election 26,187 12,661
25 October 1951 General Election 28,591 13,015
23 February 1950 General Election 29,292 12,555
5 July 1945 General Election 20,015 7,226
14 November 1935 General Election 17,049 8,884
27 October 1931 General Election 14,233 12,180
30 May 1929 General Election 16,595 7,752 395
29 October 1924 General Election 13,003 8,372
6 December 1923 General Election 11,858 8,436
15 November 1922 General Election 12,365 9,089
14 December 1918 General Election 6,988 4,819 4,297 504

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