UK Polling History: Election of 19 March 1970 – South Ayrshire
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Others | |
| Votes | 20,664 | 9,778 | 7,785 | 1,000 |
| Votes gained | -2,831 | -1,664 | – | – |
| Share of votes | 52.7% | 24.9% | 19.8% | 2.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 44.4% | 21.0% | 16.7% | 2.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | -14.6% | -7.8% | – | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -6.1% | -3.6% | – | – |
| Total votes: | 39,227 | |
| Electorate: | 46,504 | (estimated) |
| Turnout: | 84.4% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 3.4% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Independent Labour |
Other | National Liberal |
Liberal | Others | Independent Conservative |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Independent Labour |
Other | National Liberal |
Liberal | Others | Independent Conservative |
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| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 14,271 | 10,287 | 3,233 | 12,750 | 0 | ||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 22,329 | 7,402 | 7,851 | 2,130 | 0 | ||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 23,093 | 10,643 | 6,612 | 0 | |||||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 23,910 | 11,675 | 3,103 | 0 | |||||
| 19 March 1970 | By Election | 20,664 | 9,778 | 7,785 | 1,000 | |||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 23,495 | 11,442 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 24,795 | 12,392 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 24,774 | 14,105 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 21,778 | 13,569 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 14,740 | 22,576 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 22,284 | 14,717 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 21,235 | 13,382 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 18,190 | 13,386 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 13,733 | 16,675 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 16,981 | 12,240 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 11,313 | 11,136 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 11,169 | 8,807 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 11,511 | 9,180 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 6,358 | 5,495 | 4,555 | 0 | 627 | ||||