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UK Polling History: Election of 11 June 1987 – Glasgow Hillhead

Result summary

Parties
Labour Alliance Conservative SNP Other
Votes 17,958 14,707 6,048 2,713 443
Votes gained +4,266 -149 -3,590 +510 -184
Share of votes 42.9% 35.1% 14.4% 6.5% 1.1%
Share of eligible voters 31.0% 25.4% 10.5% 4.7% 0.8%
Gain in share of votes +9.5% -1.1% -9.1% +1.1% -0.5%
Gain in share of eligible voters +7.2% -0.4% -6.3% +0.9% -0.3%
Total votes: 41,869
Electorate: 57,836
Turnout: 72.4%
Outcome: Labour gain from Alliance
Swing: 9.3% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Partick
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Glasgow Kelvin
1 May 1997 		»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour SNP Liberal Alliance Liberal
Democrat		 SDP Other Others
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour SNP Liberal Alliance Liberal
Democrat		 SDP Other Others
9 April 1992 General Election 6,728 15,148 6,484 10,322 691 0
11 June 1987 General Election 6,048 17,958 2,713 14,707 443 0
9 June 1983 General Election 9,638 13,692 2,203 14,856 627 0
25 March 1982 By Election 8,068 7,846 3,416 10,106 838
3 May 1979 General Election 12,368 10,366 3,050 4,349 0
10 October 1974 General Election 11,203 8,507 6,897 3,596 0
28 February 1974 General Election 14,378 7,997 3,702 6,644 0
18 June 1970 General Election 14,674 7,303 1,957 0
31 March 1966 General Election 15,899 9,384 0
15 October 1964 General Election 16,993 9,572 0
8 October 1959 General Election 20,094 9,317 0
26 May 1955 General Election 20,106 9,648 0
25 October 1951 General Election 24,654 13,359 0
23 February 1950 General Election 23,181 12,920 2,072 0
5 July 1945 General Election 14,909 8,545 2,003 0
14 November 1935 General Election 18,367 8,566 0
27 October 1931 General Election 21,279 7,539 0
30 May 1929 General Election 17,395 10,065 0
29 October 1924 General Election 14,572 6,957 0
6 December 1923 General Election 9,757 5,059 4,331 0
15 November 1922 General Election 12,272 7,313 0
14 December 1918 General Election 12,803 4,186 0

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